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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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Parry Parry Parry

I recently had three days off and half-deliberately ended up having a bahn mi for lunch on each of the days. The winner by far was from Viet Kite in the Fremantle Market. The perfect mix of crispy skin without … Continue reading

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Nature Shots

Wildflower season here in Perth.

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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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Reaching out

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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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Tuesday afternoon at the beach

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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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Here

Long lingering shots of branches blowing in the wind. Naturalistic dialogue that serves no plot. A guy makes some soup and wanders around the city chatting to friends and strangers. He meets a scientist studying moss. They walk together in … Continue reading

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Al Fresco Dining

There’s a house being built right next door. Results in some strange sightings.

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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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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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Snuggle Cap

Did one of the caps for my Fujifilm 50mm teleconverter snuggle its way into the lens cap of my X100VI? Yes, it did. Did I spend countless hours searching for it? Yes, I did. Did I scratch my head at … 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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