Today in Paris
I woke this morning to eight people messaging me. The texts were varied, but they all had the same central message: turn on the news. What I saw shocked me,…
Things That Person In Your Tutorial Who Hasn’t Said Anything All Semester and Has Instead Sat Silently While Staring at Nothing in Particular Might Be Thinking About
Getting a Thermomix The delicate difference between a flat white and a latte The soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld Dank memes Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci’s onscreen chemistry Hash browns…
People, Places, Things
Director: James C. Strouse Starring: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams People, Places, Things is a new “New Yorky” film from New York, I Love You director James C Strouse.…
Dope
Director: Rick Famuyiwa Starring: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz and A$AP Rocky Dope, one of the breakout hits of this year’s Sundance is (to go for the…
My Hugo Must Be Acknowledged
The Hugo and Nebula awards for Sci-Fi and Fantasy are held annually, open to the public and decided upon by popular vote. Past winners include Heinlein, Phillip K. Dick, Frank…
The B is Silent
Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few months, you’ve probably heard of the marriage equality debate. At least, you’ve probably heard of the “gay marriage” debate. Sure,…
My Night of Fun and Glamour at the Baseball
I don’t like sport. Excepting my netball glory days (goal shooter, I was very good, thanks for asking), I have only two vivid sport memories from childhood. The earlier is…
Fantasising About Diversity
When I heard the theme for this month’s Pelican issue I must admit I got a little (read: very) excited, because fantasy is kind of my special interest. My ideas…
Sigh Gnome More
It has been a rough year for arts at UWA. The faculty’s decision to cut three arts majors not only represents an attack on students, it also opens the way…
Vale Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton (November 5, 1931-September 4, 2015) Public Intellectual, Historian and Pelican Editor 1948-1950
The picture that adorns almost every obituary of Geoffrey Bolton fits his description as the wise old man of West Australian history. Bald with a long beard, his genial stare…