Movie Review: 45 Years
When I first heard about the movie 45 Years I wasn’t all that interested, I thought I knew what it was going to be about, how wrong I was. I…
Browsing: Review
The first global market explained at Treasure Ships exhibition
Ponder for a moment you’re off on your annual trip to buy spices, a lot of spices. Now imagine you have to get them home, to the other side of…
2015 A Year Of Reality
December signals summer, last minute panic and hopefully a few moments of reflection. As I ponder the year that was, I find myself thinking of 2015 as the Year of…
Polo In The City 2015, Perth
Christmas was cancelled, well the pageant anyway, so what about the Landrover Polo In The City event? Would the event go ahead and if so would we be watching polo or…
The power of a white tablecloth: Thai Spice on Oxford
Last week I meet up with a handful of fellow bloggers for an early Christmas lunch in Leederville and there I learnt about the power of a white tablecloth.
The Program, Lance Armstrong movie review
Sure we all know the story about Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall, so I was surprised to find myself intrigued by The Program. It was really interesting hearing the story…
New piazza near Mary Street Café
Ever since I tried the peanut butter donut from Mary Street Café at Taste Perth, I promised I’d get to the cafe one day. I finally made it last week…
Remembrance Day 2015 Perth
This year I made it to the Remembrance Day ceremony at Kings Park. Apart from the obvious Commemoration it’s not often you get to see the handing over of the ‘Keys…
Review: British Film Festival 2015
If like me you grew up watching British television then the 2015 BBC British Film Festival presented by Palace, Luna Palace Cinemas and The West Australian is a no brainer.…
Review Food: Grantham Street Cafe
Perth café scene is certainly taking off, so much so that I now find myself heading out to one café only to be side-tracked by another. This was the case…
Review: Russell Brand Trew World Tour
An evening spent with Russell Brand was always going to be interesting, even if it was shared with a few thousand other people at Perth Arena. I’d seen Brand’s TV…
National Writers Congress 2015: Funding the Arts
Festivals are tricky things. They arrive with so many promises. Promises of inspiration, rare insights, chance encounters and diets suspended by designer morsels. But what happens when the Festival comes…
Citizen Band inspires at WA Art Gallery
On my way out from seeing the Brett Whiteley exhibition at the WA Art Gallery I was lured into an insignificant looking exhibition called Citizens Band in the Screen Space.
Brett Whiteley pondered The American Dream
I finally made it to the Art Gallery to see Brett Whiteley’s most iconic painting The American Dream, American Nightmare. Years ago I’d seen a documentary about the painter and…
Inside Out Delight at Basilica
The other day I was in the city around lunchtime but having spent all morning in a meeting the last thing I wanted to do was sit inside a stuffy…
Review: Community spirit and design at Mr Finch Noshery
It’s not often that I visit a café twice in the same day but Mr Finch Noshery in Fremantle had me mesmerised. I couldn’t take it all in in one quick visit.
OEC Bob café is much more than a cafe
For several months now I’ve driven past a café and been intrigued about what lay inside. Last week I finally managed to check it out and what a surprise. I…
Review: Surprises at 150 East restaurant
I must admit that when pondering somewhere to go for a special lunch I rarely think about restaurants attached to hotels. Last week my dinner companions suggested 150 East, which…
