
Sean Penn channels Bond in The Gunman
When an ex special forces man Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is told to stay away from loud noises and stress you know you’re in trouble.
When an ex special forces man Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is told to stay away from loud noises and stress you know you’re in trouble.
In last years post about the Public 2014 street art festival I pondered … ‘could we lucky enough to have a repeat performance next year’ (see post here). Well we…
I love it when you wander down a laneway and find a fantastic new café. This time it included a range of cute pepper and salt Babushka dolls.
Movie premiers can be small affairs with half a dozen people in a tiny theatre, or huge events that include food trucks, cupcakes, champagne and prizes, and then there’s the…
Dior. Just four little letters. But four letters that scream femininity, romance, extravagance and icon. How would you feel if you were a Belgian fashion designer known for your minimalist Ready-to-Wear style, and…
On my way to see That Sugar Film I must admit that wasn’t that excited. I was fairly sure I knew what it would be about. But I was wrong.…
Have you ever pondered what it would be like to be a stand-up comic, a successful stand-up comic? To stand on stage, alone, floodlit with nowhere to hide, as hundreds…
Ponder for a moment sorting through 300 submissions to end up with 69 sculptures from 70 local national and international artists, then working with these artists for 9 months…
On Friday morning the winners of Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe 2015 were announced, more on that later. The morning began with a wonderful welcome to country by Richard Wally who…
Some of you may remember Orioles in Subiaco. Always full to the brim it was the place to be seen for many years. Sadly, even though it’s been through several…
As I begin this piece the first wave of Rottnest Swim competitors are entering the water at Cottesloe beach and beginning the 19.7 kilometre swim to Rottnest. The swim challenges…
February has been frantic! What with The Giants, the Perth Writers Festival, the Perth Festival and a heap of other events thrown in it’s been tough keeping up … oh…
Welcome to the new look Ponder Room. Thank you for your patience. You may have noticed that some of the photos don’t quite fit I’ll be updating these in the coming…
Here’s something to ponder … what does it take to construct a Summer Arts Festival? Sure you need the usual suspects … an inviting performance space, a truckload of brilliant performers…
I haven’t been writing too much on the blog lately because a fair bit of pondering has been taking place behind the scenes about this years social media strategy, and the…
While watching people arrive for the 2015 Hopman Cup Ball a lovely lady approached me asking what was going on. Our chat reminded me about the value of getting out and living…
The carpet may have been Hopman Cup blue instead of red but the same problem arose. What to do while waiting for your chance to take to the ‘red’ carpet and strike…
Following are shots of a few of the players arriving at this years Hopman Cup Ball held at Crown Perth. As usual the outfits were fabulous and this year there were several…