Revival by Stephen King
In keeping with the theme of firsts, this was the first time I’d actually read a Stephen King novel. I wasn’t disappointed. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m…
Little Pretty Pocket Books and Murderous Clones: The Dark and Puritanical Heritage of Kids’ Lit
It would be grossly naive to think children’s stories are undeserving of serious consideration. Prevailingly though, they’re seen as the ‘paddling pool’ of literature; a place we glibly float before…
My Night at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Thriving Hub of Campus Arts and Culture
Fantasy We walk over to the gallery fashionably late. After hours of pounding the pavement in search of hot campus news stories, time has gotten away from us – and…
Laughing All the Way to the Banksy
A few years ago, A Perth graffiti artist was aggrieved that one of his pieces, at an estimated value of $20 000, was unwittingly erased from a Perth wall by…
Review: Dinner by Black Swan State Theatre Company
I was fairly excited to see the Moira Buffini play Dinner at the State Theatre, for what should be fairly obvious reasons. I was promised live lobsters, death and betrayal.…
Review: Mariko Mori at AGWA
Luminescent. If I had to describe this exhibition in one word, that’s what it would be. Mariko Mori’s first solo exhibition in Perth, Rebirth follows the theme of humans in…
The Potato Expose: The Truth Behind Australia’s Most Regulated Vegetable
The Yukon Gold. The Austrian Crescent. The Irish Lumber and the Bintje. These are outlawed potatoes, just a few of the many varieties that are people are forbidden to grow…
Save Australia’s Most Venerable Institutions
You may not yet know it, reader, but we are under attack. From whom? By what? And how? These seemingly pertinent questions lapse into irrelevancy when we consider two points:…
Review: Venus in Fur (Theatre)
Venus in Fur (Theatre) Black Swan State Theatre Company It started with thunder, it ended with leather. The bits in between were OK. Venus in Fur is the new one…
The Politics of Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest is like a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a feather boa, and doused in sequins, just for good measure. It swings into our lives…