Monday … again, here’s another example of why your job is not so bad. On Easter Monday I watched Dublin brothers, the Lords of Strut, a combination of; Lord of the…
Today Kathy Allam was awarded The Experience Extraordinary Kid’s Choice Prize of $1,000 funded by Eventscorp. Her piece happy floating dream cloud was voted number one by the kids who…
Surfing has been promoted as a healthy way for young kids to take risks, rather than getting involved in other risk-taking behaviours like drugs. This years Super Saturday certainly lived…
Local Councils desire for community engagement is producing more and more interesting street art projects. On Thursday night Subiaco Council unveiled three new pieces. Here’s the first by well known…
Ponder this … you’re a writer/director who’s won several awards for your short films, including a Best Short Film at the AFI Awards and Cannes Film Festival. You’ve secured funding for…
Parker Bilal is the pen name of Jamal Mahjoub, who has published seven critically acclaimed novels. Dogstar Rising is the most recent in his internationally acclaimed Detective Makana series. Along…
This year Perth’s largest free outdoor art exhibition, Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe showcases 71 pieces – 21 from international artists, 26 interstate and 24 local. Running until March 24…
Singapore based ex-lawyer Shamini Flint is an acclaimed crime and children’s book author having sold over 500,000 books in six years. In terms of crime she’s written five books in…
What makes a sane person turn their back on three glorious days of sunshine, to huddle indoors from 9am to 8pm? For me it was the promise of critical thinking,…
It’s always interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes of seemingly effortless acting performances. NIDA graduate Damon Gameau was in Perth recently to launch his latest film Save…
When I first entered the Perth Arena for this year’s Hopman Cup the roof was closed and the lights dimmed, while Spain’s Fernando Verdasco stood off to the side waiting…
By now you may have already started setting your goals for 2013. Naturally there’s the usual lose weight, give up something, be a kinder person etc. But what if you…
Early on in the evening I wandered into the Crown Entertainment Complex and sat on some innocent looking chairs in no-man’s-land. Little did I know what would happen next. Marcia…
Other players arriving at the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2013 New Years Eve BallNovak DJokovic slipped in quite quietly, well as quietly as a number 1 ranked player and his stunning…
The 2013 Hyundai Hopman Cup may have been held in the new Perth Arena, but the invitation only New Years Eve Ball remained at Crown Entertainment Complex. As the clock ticked down to…
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…
The second part of the Picasso to Warhol Film Festival closing party saw the former director of AGWA Alan Dodge AM, provide insights into Andy Warhol, his art and life.…
Sometimes I ponder what it would have been like to clink glasses with the likes of Picasso, or fight Andy Warhol for the last spoonful of tomato soup. No doubt…
