Movies

Roll up. Roll up – Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

11 March 2013

It occurred to me recently that I must be one of the only people in the universe who’s never been to a Cirque du Soleil live show. I’ve never really been a fan of the circus – other than a brief stage in my childhood when a series of books about joining the circus had [...]

Read the full article →

Puppet on a string

21 November 2012

There was a line in Sleepless in Seattle when Rosie O’Donnell’s character says to Meg Ryan’s character, “You don’t want to be in love, you want to be in love in a movie.” With final year high school students around Australia finishing up I’ve been thinking about my own teenage years. Sure, there are A [...]

Read the full article →

When good guys go bad

15 August 2012

Almost two years ago I watched the TV series Deadwood. In typical (me) fashion I watched all three seasons in quick succession before buying the DVDs myself to keep and rewatch. Now I’m hardly a prude and must confess to swearing like a trooper, but even I was somewhat shocked at the language on the [...]

Read the full article →

Hair apparent

22 April 2012

I’m in a quandary. Yes, I know… we all have to face these pressing issues from time to time: war in the Middle East; starving children in parts of Africa; and a what-to-do-with-my-hair dilemma. Yes, you heard me right… I can’t decide what to do about my hair. I’m due for a haircut. Again! These [...]

Read the full article →

Finding comfort

27 July 2011

On Sunday I went to boot camp at the ungodly hour of 7am. WTF was I thinking? Yes, I know. However… the good thing about getting up early to exercise is that it’s over and done with before most people are tentatively poking their big toe out from under the doona; and one has the rest of the day to [...]

Read the full article →

Under the influence

25 March 2011

Like so many others, I have to admit to a tendency to being easily swayed when it comes to fashion or fads. From ‘Ab Fab’s Edina Monsoon, to Princess Di, to Australia’s ‘Young Talent Time’; I loved them all and it showed… in my clothes and hairstyles!