Opinion
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Welcome to audiobooks
For those who are used to reading written words, listening to spoken words via audiobooks can be an exciting adventure. Audiobooks offer an immersive experience…
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The Biggest Word You’ll Read Today
Asteroid City Starring Jason Schwarzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks Rated M 3/5 Asteroid City is a charming, well-produced film that destroys its own drama…
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Ask and listen: A review of Adam and His Tuba by Žiga X. Gombač
Here is a lovely addition to libraries, schools and families seeking books from around the world featuring kids who find their own path. Adam and…
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Another Great Action Movie for 2023
Sisu Starring Jorma Tommila, Askel Hennie and Mimosa Willamo Rated MA15+ 3.5/5 After Barbie and Oppenheimer – both deep in their own way – let’s…
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An insider’s guide to the hospitality industry
A review of Raised by Wolves by Jess Ho by Christine Yunn-Yu Sun The subtitle of Jess Ho’s Raised by Wolves is “a memoir with…
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Barbenheimer – the movie event of the year is here
It’s finally here – Barbenheimer. Directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie is a fun, endearing film with surprising depth for what is essentially a feature-length commercial.…
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CARTOON: Hope it’s charged with hydro
The placement of a new electric vehicle charging station in Healesville on a floodplain raised some eyebrows.
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CARTOON: Knock Knock, El Nino is here
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology hasn’t quite caught onto the World Meteorological Organisation’s El Nino confirmation, but it looks likely to be on our doorstep regardless.
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Melbourne Rare Book Week
This year’s Melbourne Rare Book Week will take place from July 21-29. The program features a wide range of free talks and events across the…
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Your Mission: See This Movie
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1 Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell and Rebecca Ferguson M 4.25/5 2023 has been a phenomenal year for action cinema…
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Switzerland on show
Lilydale Athenaum Theatre’s choice of play for June/July season was Joanna Murray-Smith’s Switzerland. Quoting from the director’s notes Helen Ellis’s original intention was to to…