The Art of the Score Podcast Anyone I’ve seen lately who’s expressed even a passing interest in movie music will have had my iPhone shoved into their faces to show them how they can find the Art of the Score podcast. What is it about? To quote their website: “Art of the Score is the podcast…
Before I launch into the post below, if you have a spare 30 seconds I’d love it if you would do this blog survey for me. A lucky person will be picked at random to win a copy of On The Many Shapes Bodies Will Take when it is released. The results will really help me…
Sometimes I think about this question: “What if the internet had existed while I was in high school?” Of course, it already did. But only in embryonic form compared to what it looks like today. I like how my first email address was given to me in my first week of university in 1997. Pre-university,…
April 23rd, 2016 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. He is probably the writer to have had the greatest impact, or significance, on my literary life. I doubt the legacy he has left upon the world will ever be topped. Below are some of my favourite moments on film/video. Not all are from the…
1. Public Libraries We are lucky in Melbourne – where in other parts of the world pubic libraries are closing down, here they seem to be holding steady, if not doing better than ever. We were in Carlton at the new Kathleen Syme Library on Friday and I dusted off my Melbourne Library Services card…
As you saw yesterday, we’re in the thick of birthday mode now – including prepping for a party on the weekend. Consequently, I haven’t had a lot of time to do the rounds of the internet as much as I normally would. But I’ve put together a few things because this series is about celebration…
I have to admit I’m a bit of an Oscars tragic, so I watched this year’s 88th Academy Awards with customary excitement, most of which was channelled into cheering on Mad Max: Fury Road to as many wins as possible – six in total, as it turned out. Including one for one of my…
It’s time to take a deep breath and mentally prepare myself for the month ahead. I think most families have times when they’re busier than usual, and March is one of those for us. We have two birthdays, plus, Easter and school holidays usually fall in there somewhere (as they do this year). *Deep…
I’ve blinked… and it’s Friday already. This week has been very much about the kids and their activities – school swimming carnivals, tennis competitions and the regular juggle of extracurricular stuff. It’s not normally that busy, but there are times – like this week – when everything seems to be happening at once. I’m looking…
