Category Archives: Culture

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Video killed the radio star?

Midway through Take This Waltz the Michelle Williams character rides a carnival attraction with her rickshaw-pulling artist object of desire and we’re swept into a romantic reverie, seduced by the motion, darkness and music (Buggles!) and then — bang — … Continue reading

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The Phantom Thread

Far stranger, funnier, and more emotional than I’d expected. Vicky Krieps as Alma is more than a match for Lewis’ Reynolds. Though always ready to stand up for herself, her move to dramatically alter the power balance is unexpected and … Continue reading

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Shame Into Love

You can combine rituals. Change rituals. Exorcise old crusty rituals that hold pain instead of beauty. Build brand-new rituals to convert shame into love. You can wear a red shirt every Tuesday and it means you are holy. You can … Continue reading

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Revenge of the Seats

An artful and sinister, in a dark side of the force kind of way, arrangement of chairs and light at PS Art Space.

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Pushing a bit of me out into the world

I’m lucky enough to have a job where the busyness ebbs and flows. Some weeks are very intense — long hours and almost no me time — and others are way less so — I know when I’ll start and … Continue reading

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Kalamunda Photo Walk

I went on a nice group photo walk in the Perth hills last Sunday. Heavy rain had been forecast but the skies got their downpouring out of the way before dawn.

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Maria Somerville – Corrib

Maria Somerville’s Luster has been my go-to car album for the last month — such a lush and enchanting sound.

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Tomato Cheese Toast

Yesterday I cancelled my NYTimes subscription as a mental health measure – too much Trump, too much focus on the power players and fuck all on the people who suffer from their crimes. And today they post an absolutely delicious … Continue reading

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Pavements

I watched Pavements last night and although I had a few laughs it was not my cup of tea. I sat down to write about why it didn’t work for me but that just seems like a waste of my … Continue reading

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Pavements is Coming

I was beginning to worry that maybe I’d have to wait years to see Pavements here in Perth. Not so! A little while back the Revelations Film Festival released its program for this year and, you guessed it, Pavements is … Continue reading

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Star Wars: An Unexpected Voice

The other day I put on one of the later episodes of the second season of Andor as background sound while I cleaned the kitchen. I had seen it a couple of times already so my eyes didn’t need to … Continue reading

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Pedestrian Unfriendly

Walking to the bus after a great Goolugatup Sounds event at Goolugatup Heathcote in Applecross I was struck by how pedestrian unfriendly this part of the neighbourhood is — huge expanses of verge and grass but not a footpath in … Continue reading

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Einstürzende Neubauten – Blume

I wonder if I really enjoyed Einstürzende Neubauten’s Tabula Rasa as much as I thought I did back in the day. I know I was definitely capable of talking myself into “liking” things that I thought I should so who … Continue reading

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Lime Garden – Love Song

So stoked that the video for Lime Garden’s “Love Song” is way more unhinged than I had any reason to expect. If only I could remember their name when searching on YouTube or trying to ask Siri to play them … Continue reading

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Aritist and Fan-centric Music Streaming

I don’t care about the framing of this video, which is how Apple can beat Spotify, but I like the suggestion of how a more artist-friendly streaming service could run, which is basically that the company takes 10% of what … Continue reading

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A Typical Severance Episode

One thing I love about Severance is that there’s no such thing, especially in this second season, as a “typical” Severance episode. Love and also kinda hate. Because after last week’s emotional rollercoaster revelations about Gemma Scout aka Ms Casey, … Continue reading

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The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan

Marcin Wichary’s deep dive into the engraving font Gorton is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen on the internet in ages. Even if you’re not a font person — I certainly am not — you’ll find this fascinating … Continue reading

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The Oscar Cup

So the awards season has finally come to a close. We can get back to thinking about movies as art and entertainment and not talking them and all the people involved in making them like racehorses or sports teams.

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Looking Out

It’s amazing to think that Trump has been in power for just over a month. So much damage in so little time. I’d love to see more reporting on the actual on-the-ground human effects of Trump and Musk’s actions rather … Continue reading

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The Handmaiden’s Tale

Yesterday, for the dozenth time, I mistakenly referred to the Korean movie The Handmaiden as The Handmaid’s Tale, causing great confusion. Will this curse ever be lifted?

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