Does blogging make you psychic? (2012 Telstra Drug Aware Pro surfing)
Late Friday night I wrote about John John Florence flying high in the 2012 Telstra Drug Aware Pro (see link). Knowing my Saturday would be extremely busy I scheduled the…
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Kelly Slater out, John John Florence flew and I … (2012 Telstra Drug Aware Pro)
On Thursday I marveled at the female surfers ability to take on the waves and emerge not only intact, but radiating natural beauty even with their hair slicked against their…
Surf envy (2012 Testra Drug Aware Pro Margaret River)
It’s that time of year again when I remember back to weekends spent body surfing, and ponder what might have been had I … had sun-friendly olive skin, more obedient hair, a…
Why it’s good to be late sometimes (NAB Sculpture by the Sea Kid’s Choice Prize)
This year over 200,000 locals and tourists flocked to Cottesloe Beach to see the collection of 70 original sculptures from West Australian, interstate and international artists. However if you went to…
More success for local illustrator James Foley
Earlier we profiled James’s first book The Last Viking link. Some of you may also know his work from the front of the Quokka. I’m thrilled to report that he’s…
Wheelchairs no barrier to a good boogie (Staff Benda Bilili)
Friday night was the Australian premier of Staff Benda Bilili at the Perth Festival Gardens. The blurb suggested it would be a night of life affirming music, of Congolese rumba…
NAB WA Sculptor Scholarship Announced (Sculpture by the Sea 2012)
Breaking News …The NAB WA Sculptor Scholarship, for a Western Australian artist exhibiting at the Sculpture by the Sea, was announced this morning at 11am on Cottesloe Beach. The winner…
A very moving sunset (Valentines Day 2012)
What better way to spend Valentines Day than watching the sun set? If you’re in the east it’s over the hills and in the west it splashes down into the…
True inspiration at 2012 Hyundai Hopman Cup
Ponder this ….You’re invited to the Players Welcome Party at the Hyundai Hopman Cup would you go? What if you happen to be in Florida when the invitation arrives? The…
Morning tea extra (Premier Colin Barnett)
When Premier Colin Barnett decides to have a few people around for morning tea the shopping list includes the usual…..© The Ponder Roomfooddrinkschairs but there’s an additional element ….security,…
A very Rumpole of the Bailey Morning Tea (Colin Barnett in Scarborough)
Friday began with the Premier Colin Barnett’s morning tea, followed by a Community Forum, all put on by the Member for Scarborough Liza Harvey. At the Community Forum Mr Barnett spoke for…
When is a movie not just a movie? (more news on The Hunter success)
When it turns into a successful calling card for its director and photographers overseas. After opening in Australia this month, The Hunter, its director Daniel Nettheim, along with photographers Matt Nettheim and Jason Boland, continue to…
How does a first time film director lure a Hollywood heavyweight into his movie? (Willem Defoe in The Hunter)
While Academy Award nominee Willem Defoe, knew where Tasmania was, he’d never heard of the Tasmanian tiger, so how does a distinguished Australian television director, Daniel Nettheim (Rush, All Saints),…
Fashion dilemma solved with the power of celebrity (Perth Fashion Festival 2011)
© The Ponder RoomFollowing is a lesson in Fashion Marketing – the power of the celebrity endorsement.Imagine you’re going to see the Story of Tang, one of the hot ticket items…
WA film More For Me wins Best Documentary at NYC International Film Festival
Some of you may recall a post about local father Lincoln Fenner who’s film More For Me, was entered into the New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF) and being shown…
A childhood of brown food proves no barrier to cookbook author Anna Gare (MasterChef)
On a beautiful spring-like day family and friends gathered on the Fremantle Arts Centre lawn, to help celebrity chef Anna Gare launch her first cookbook Homemade: simply delicious food. Interviewed…
The World Moves In Mysterious Ways (Red Dog Movie Part 2)
By now you’ll know Red Dog is a story about a charismatic kelpie that charmed the north west of Western Australia, however you may not know how the film came…
How to ensure celebrities perform (Louis de Bernieres at Byron Bay Writers Festival)
While Louis de Bernieres, writer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Birds Without Wings, and most recently Red Dog, discussed his love of creating ‘possible worlds’, the massive audience spilling out of…
