When the other C word goes mainstream (Beaufort Street Festival injects community spirit)
For the past 15 years at least, I’ve been hearing the c word uttered more and more often in surveys. It used to be whispered by a small group of…
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Praise be to mystery dancer? (Job satisfaction #3: Beaufort St Festival)
Continuing the series about ‘how to get through Monday-itis’ … on the weekend I was privy to a sight that left me pondering, two things … I’ll never complain about tight…
A Hullaballoo at Picasso to Warhol Film Festival Closing Party
Last night I made my way to the Art Gallery of WA for the Picasso to Warhol Film Festival Closing Party. Put on by the Friends of the Art Gallery…
Can street parades aid mental health (Pride Parade Perth 2012)
There are several reasons why I love a street parade but reviewing these photos from the 2012 Perth Pride Parade, I realised it comes down to three things. The…
New rugby tactic unveiled at 2012 Pride Parade Perth
Next came a female rugby team who held up the proceedings for a moment to perform a haka … followed by …© The Ponder Rooma bit of a shimmy, which left me…
Does old technology still have a place? (2012 Pride Parade Perth)
In these days of shrinking appliances where encyclopaedias have been condensed into eBooks and family medical records into Apps, it’s interesting to ponder whether there’s still a place for old…
Face to face with a stick wielding gang at Perth Pride Parade
Ponder this: What would you do if one night while driving around town, Northbridge to be precise, you turned left into a dark side street on the wrong side of…
What makes being a craft stallholder enjoyable (Subiaco Craft Fair)
Next time you’ve wandering around a craft fair looking at the plethora of locally made produce, spare a thought for the people behind the scenes who help make it all…
The cost of ambition and success (THE WORDS movie)
After years of writing attempts and a mammoth rejection file, what would you do if … you stumbled across an old sachet in an antique store, inside it was a…
Why is it important to preserve your inspiration during execution? (PFF Design Capsule 2)
When I read that Designer Capsule 2 included a collection called Seaside Sanctuary I pondered … would a sea turtle or a blue whale make an appearance, similar to the…
What happens when a butcher, a crow and a cook enter a room? (PFF Designer Capsule 1)
This was just one of the dilemmas facing this year’s PFF organisers when they put together the Designer Capsules at Fashion Paramount. Thankfully they saw fit to split the arrivals, with…
Two sure-fire signs a movie is worth recommending (Arbitrage)
Last week I saw Arbitrage, a slick corporate suspense thriller about love, loyalty, power, greed and how one decision can change it all, or …? With a stellar cast of Richard…
Tim Ferguson waves his big stick at the Wild West Comedy Festival
It’s been 12 months since Tim Ferguson was last here and while his approach was more relaxed, his wit was as sharp as ever. © The Ponder Room Tonight Tim put on an intimate…
Wisdom comes with age … maybe (I am Eleven by Geneviene Bailey)
Wisdom comes with age or so they say, but as I left the movie, I am Eleven, I pondered whether this saying needs a bit of re-gigging.I am Eleven is the first feature…
Market Segmentation on Ice #3 (Fremantle Winter Festival)
While at the 2012 Fremantle Winter Festival I also pondered how much people changed when they stepped on the ice. The ice really leveled things out, and it was wonderful to…
Market Segmentation on Ice (Fremantle Winter Festival)
In marketing and consumer psychology we’re often asked to segment markets for clients. A recent trip to the 2012 Winter Festival in Fremantle had me pondering some rarely seen segments,…
Twenty shades of Gaga (Born This Way Ball)
There are some things you expect at a Lady Gaga concert and then there’s …Late Sunday afternoon a friend who knows my predilection for people watching, suggested I make my…
The King Is Dead Q&A with Rolf de Heer
Before showing The King is Dead at Cinema Paradiso, director Rolf de Heer (Ten Canoes, The Tracker) was asked to explain the movies genre. He declined saying he’d prefer people watched…
