Tom Hanks performing slam poetry on 90s sitcom 'Full House' might be the best thing I've seen all week. - Bethanie Blanchard of Lit-icism has written a great article on literary prizes and their importance. - Speaking of writerly things, this is an excellent post on goals, conflicts and stakes. Super, super handy stuff if… Continue reading Friday Finds
Month: October 2012
Sunday Short: Hotels by Josephine Rowe
I normally try to get these to you much earlier in the day, but this one escaped me unfortunately. My weekend's been a little explosive. I've recommended Josephine Rowe before, but she's stilll fresh in my head after NYWF so you can have another one. It's Rowe's prose, more than anything else, that makes her… Continue reading Sunday Short: Hotels by Josephine Rowe
Friday Finds
The teaser for the newest season of Misfits came out over the week, and whilst it's a bit of a nothing-trailer, it's still a good glimpse at a few of the shiny new faces on the show. People seem to be in two-minds about the new characters, but I'm excited for some fresh faces, especially… Continue reading Friday Finds
Your Mid-Week Art Break: Holly Leonardson
Holly Leonardson is a Tasmanian artist specialising in collage based prints, and man, she outputs some beautiful stuff. Her re-purposing of vintage photographs are entirely charming and really, genuinely lovely. You can check out more of her stuff over at her blog or buy some of it on etsy.
The Horror, The Horror: On the Hunt for Feminist-Friendly Horror Films
My housemate, Emma and I tend to hack and slash (ha) our way through the horror section of any video store with a sort of reverence that normal people reserve for political debates or reality shows. This surprises a lot of people, I imagine partially given I’m 5’2 and have a passion for fuzzy animals… Continue reading The Horror, The Horror: On the Hunt for Feminist-Friendly Horror Films
Sunday Short: Up High in the Air by Laura van den Berg
Just after the Fourth of July, my mother called to tell me she thought her hair was on fire. She lived in Nebraska, alone since my father drowned in the Platte River two years earlier. I hadn’t seen her since Thanksgiving and, for the last month, hadn’t returned her calls.“What do you mean you think… Continue reading Sunday Short: Up High in the Air by Laura van den Berg
Friday Finds
After the internet-explosion over the last few days, how could I not start this FF with Julia Gillard's address? There is a lot to love about this, and whilst people are (rightfully so) pointing out her hypocrisy regarding the GLBT community, this still means so, so much politically in Australia right now. This is a… Continue reading Friday Finds
Your Mid-Week Art Post: Stephanie Ramirez
I'm a little in love with the illustrations of Stephanie Ramirez, a Californian illustrator. She really does like a certain type of girl - lean, Caucasian and black-haired, but then again, I kind of love that design too. Plus, you know, I'm always up for some cat illustrations and narratives and felines feature heavily in… Continue reading Your Mid-Week Art Post: Stephanie Ramirez
That Time I Went to TiNA: National Young Writers Festival
I really didn’t know what to expect when touching down in Newcastle. My domestic travel is embarrassingly light-on, the only thing getting stamped in my metaphorical passport (because you know they don’t stamp that sucker for local) being Sydney and Far North Queensland. I’d spent a childhood country-hopping Europe and an adolescence setting roots in… Continue reading That Time I Went to TiNA: National Young Writers Festival
Dahlia Fall 2012
To start you on your week, have a photoshoot for the Autumn Dahlia collection. Nice stuff is nice. Also, I'd basically wear everything here - it sends me in spirals of regret given that we are elbowing our way into spring instead of cooler seasons. (via Calivintage.)
Sophie Overett 