1 Dec 2014
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: A JOURNAL FOR HEROES – Book Review
Cressida Cowell (Hachette/Hodder Children’s Books) 2014, 176pp, RRP $19.99 (Hardback)
The Clothesline – Page 223
1 Dec 2014
Merrick Watts Comes To Town To Have A Few Laughs On The Adelaide Comedy Circuit – Interview
It was part of the double-act Triple-J Drive show with then comedic partner Tim Ross that Merrick Watts became known to Australian audiences. From there he…
1 Dec 2014
THE BEST OF MIRANDA: Favourite Episodes Plus Added Treats – Book Review
Fans of the TV show Miranda will be familiar with Miranda Hart’s trademark writing style and humour. Hart excels in creating moments of extreme awkwardness and…
30 Nov 2014
The Penguin Leunig: 40th Anniversary Edition – Book Review
Michael Leunig [Introduced by Barry Humphries] (Penguin Books Australia) 2014, 128pp, RRP $24.99 [Hardback]
29 Nov 2014
Bob Downe Is All Bob, Sweat And Tears For His Art – Feast Review
If some good old camp sing-a-long fun is your thing, the king of camp, Bob Downe is your man! The brainchild of Mark Trevorrow, Bob Downe has been churning out…
29 Nov 2014
DEATHWATCH: American Film, Technology, And The End Of Life – Book Review
C. Scott Combs (Footprint/Columbia University Press) 2014, 276pp, RRP $129.00
29 Nov 2014
EREN: The Terrifying Debut Novel From Simon P. Clark – Book Review
It’s interesting that Clark’s strange, sparsely-illustrated, impressively unsettling is-it-a-children’s-book-or-not? offering comes with a promotional quote…
29 Nov 2014
Hannah Gadsby Is The Exhibitionist… Or Is She? – Feast Review
Hannah Gadsby’s studies in the fine arts may not have led her to a career as an artist or curator, but it has provided her with some comedy gold in The…
29 Nov 2014
HOW TO BE NORMAL: A GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED – Book Review
Browning, a prolific writer, film director and ‘dad dancer’, is also the Creative Director of the ‘innovation agency’ Smokehouse (uh-oh), and this…
29 Nov 2014
Merv Hughes’ 104 Cricket Legends: The Whole Truth! Well… Sorta… – Book Review
“With legends, you can only pick 104” – Merv Hughes’ inclusion of an arbitrary 104 cricket figures who shaped his career is typically silly. “Stories, mostly…
29 Nov 2014
REVIVAL: Another Fantastic Horror Story From The King Of Dark Scary Tales – Book Review
King’s third book in less than 18 months (retirement just isn’t an option) is a less messy work than the uneasy Shining sequel Doctor Sleep and more of a…
29 Nov 2014
Thriller Live: Prinnie Stevens Joins In The Theatrical Concert Celebration Of The Undisputed King Of Pop – Interview
Thriller Live is the concert spectacular that has been taking London ’s West End by storm for the past six years, making it the 20 th -longest running show in…