Every year Cottesloe Beach plays host to Sculptures by the Sea, attracting over 200,000 visitors. As usual several of the pieces left me pondering ideas that might, just might, have…
So you have an idea for an art piece … something about childhood memories combining with social and environmental concerns. But how do you represent this? And how will you…
Let me be clear from the outset I don’t mean ‘held up’; as in ‘bang’, ‘bang’, I mean ‘held up’ as in the dictionary definition of … ‘to impede ones…
There are several things that can instantly sooth your soul, a lovers kiss, a friends embrace, a pets head resting gently on your lap. But what happens when these things…
Wandering around Sydney last week I was reminded about the importance of making the most of stolen moments. Those one or two hours where you can either sit in a hotel room watching…
Last weekend blogging guru Darren Rowse ventured over to Western Australia to present the inaugural Problogger event. The chance to sit at the feet of someone who’s been blogging for…
Several years ago I travelled Australia researching domestic violence for a Canberra Government Department. The aim was to identify strategies that had been empirically proven to work. Little did I…
Day One of the Perth Writers Festival … my brain is already rapidly filling up and pondering a myriad of possibilities. All I need now is time and a rich…
When I was growing up I was too busy climbing trees to read, but then someone gave me a bound collection of Agatha Christie stories and life changed. So it…
After weeks of packing up my house and waiting for gumtree people who never arrive, I decided it was time for a break. As luck would have it a preview…
There comes a time at any festival when you have to eat. Usually this means schlepping off to the same old brand named food van, you know the ones. Not so…
Normally when a tentland springs up in the centre of town it has negative connotations. Not so the current invasion of Russell Square in Northbridge. A quick tour shows its inhabitants intensions are, as…
What better way to spend Australia Day than with a game of Human Fetch. The ingredients are … Australia Day 2014 © The Ponder Room One long sheet of black…
Perth’s Rooftop movie in Northbridge is fast becoming one of my favourite places, that perfect combination of balmy nights, comfy seats, friendly people, and good movies. However on a hot…
It was a full house at Luna Cinema in Leederville when Eric Bana arrived for the preview and QA session for his latest movie Closed Circuit. I’ve already reviewed the…
It’s always embarrassing when you’re the last to arrive at the party. But it’s even more embarrassing when you’re so late the organisers are already rolling up the red carpet.…
New Years Eve is always a tricky one, what do to? The decision is easy for any international tennis players who find themselves in Perth … the Hopman Cup Ball…
Last month Jon Bon Jovi returned to Perth. The last time he was here I was working, but managed to stroll by Subiaco Oval and heard the dying snippets of…
