
end of the century: existential romance

A walk and a wank, a perv, a paddle and a pick up, a shag and a shower.
Reading Jules Verne’s Journey to The Moon on a Barcelona beach.
It seems not much happens in END OF THE CENTURY and …
Art for art’s sake. Art felt and artful.


A walk and a wank, a perv, a paddle and a pick up, a shag and a shower.
Reading Jules Verne’s Journey to The Moon on a Barcelona beach.
It seems not much happens in END OF THE CENTURY and …


One of the best things in Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond, Quantum of Solace, was a cameo in the film’s coda, Stana Katic playing a Canadian Intelligence officer.
In A CALL TO SPY she gets a much more …


It’s not hard to pick the motive of the murder of a priest and his subsequent castration in John Banville’s SNOW.
Set during a particularly harsh winter in 1957 Ireland, the incident was probably more shocking and the motive more …


I have to thank William McInnes for putting me onto Lyrics for Lovers, the spoken word album by Dirk Bogard.
In McInnes’ latest book, CHRISTMAS TALES, he recounts that his mum used to play a few tracks on Christmas morning, …


CROCK OF GOLD – A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE McGOWAN is arguably film maker, Julian Temple’s magnum opus.
The polysemy of the title is preposterously apt as the former front man of The Pogues is both pugilistic linguistically and libation …


Established in 2008, the Indie Book Awards celebrate the best Australian writing; and who better to nominate and judge the best-of-the-best than indie booksellers!
What makes indie booksellers uniquely placed to judge and recommend the best Aussie books of the …


Turn Santa’s sack into a book bonanza filled with satire, science and scallywaggery, a Christmas cornucopia of Capricornian crime, comedy, conspiracy and chemistry.
A stocking filler full of science fact, DR. KARL’S SURFING SAFARI THROUGH SCIENCE catches the wave of …


Covid marshals in cinemas showing THE BEE GEES: HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART are going to have a hard time keeping patrons in their seats.
After all, one of the band’s biggest hits commands You Should Be Dancing. …


Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the …


The trouble with being withdrawn may work favourably for THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN, a film that was selected by the Melbourne International Film Festival director’s team, approved by the programming committee and passed by the Australian censor but then …
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