WIN! Double passes to see British drama ‘Mothering Sunday’
Based on the much-loved novel by Graham Swift (Booker Prize winner), this superior British drama is set in an idyllic country village, starring Academy Award winners…
Oz Comic-Con Melbourne announce a slew of indie stars to the June 11/12 event
Covid really put a spanner in the works when it came to a host of conventions. Among many, one in particular, Oz Comic-Con, has been put…
Amazon’s Alexa adds a whole bunch of Aussie slang to her vocabulary
Have you ever asked Alexa something in an Australian accent and discovered she’s heard words completely different to what you’re trying to convey? The Aussie accent…
Kylie collaborates with South Korean DJ Peggy Gou and ice cream brand Magnum
What do you get when you cross an Aussie pop icon, a classic Aussie ice cream brand, and a South Korean DJ? The new collaboration in…
Interview with Drew Anthony: director of ‘Grease: The Musical’
Drew Anthony is a dab hand at putting on a show. He started out as a stage performer, starring in everything from A Chorus Line to…
Oh Hey WA offer great small bar tours to get you out of that pandemic rut
It takes a lot to get me out of the house these days, and even more to get me into a bar full of strangers. Covid…
Nick Cave’s son Jethro Lazenby has died, aged 31; he is the second of Cave’s children to have died in tragic circumstances in the past seven years
Singer Nick Cave announced this morning that his 31-year-old son, Jethro Lazenby, has died. In a statement to press, Cave wrote: “With much sadness, I can…
Australia Post release its new batch of Aussie-themed $1 coins
Australia Post and the Royal Australian Mint are once again releasing millions of freshly minted $1 coins for their third Great Aussie Coin Hunt. The big…
WIN! Double passes to see comedy/wartime movie ‘Operation Mincemeat’
Despite its fictional sounding title, Operation Mincemeat tells a factual story that is far stranger than fiction. This real-life event proved a vital turning point in…
Thinking of cosplaying on Star Wars Day? Here are the most popular characters, and tips on how to pull them off
With Star Wars Day (May 4th) happening tomorrow, the famed film franchise ought to be in the minds of many. As per annual tradition, hundreds of thousands…
Would I enjoy the new ‘Downton Abbey’ film if I’ve not seen any of the TV series?
I’m fairly stubborn when it comes to watching particular TV series. Put it this way, if 90% of the world is suddenly into a series, say…
A heck of a lot of Elvis stuff a-happening
There’s a lot of Elvis going on at the moment. Baz Luhrmann’s dazzling biopic Elvis is creating quite the buzz heading toward its cinematic release on…
WIN! Double passes to Nicolas Cage playing Nicolas Cage in ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
Nicolas Cage stars as Nicolas Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage…
