Not So Great Gatsby
Do you believe in the green light? A struggling writer (is there any other kind?) once lamented that no matter how hard they tried, emulating the prose of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s much loved 1925 masterpiece […]
Lifestyle
Stars – 215
Aries Mercury and the Sun join forces in your creativity sector. Writing and communication projects are likely to succeed under this cycle. Taurus Be open to the love lessons that Saturn has imposed. You may […]
Gig Guide – 215
Thursday 1st August Bardo Pond Old school psychedelic rock right here. Bardo Pond is much more in line with Pink Floyd or Jefferson Airplane than any new psychedelic bands out there. They are slow, melodic […]
Movies – 215
Greetings From Tim Buckley Some of the hits from the recent Sydney Film Festival (three on this page alone) are starting to appear locally, and we recommended this little gem a few issues back. Don’t […]
Keen Greens
World history is changed by small groups of determined people and Climate Change Balmain-Rozelle is a tenacious collective of Inner Westies determined to rapidly decarbonise Australia. It’s hard to remember – but seven years ago, […]
Gigs Guide – 214
Saturday 27th July Passion Pit Supported by fellow Splendour act PVT, Passion Pit’s gig is bound to be pretty indie and pretty synthy at times. If you’re into that, then this is going to be […]
Stars – 214
Aries A little effort goes a long way under the Mars-Jupiter link. Jupiter supports grand plans. Challenges turn into opportunity, so take a few risks. Taurus Your home environment will be the focus this […]
Movies – 214
Before Midnight Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke), the young couple we first met in 1995 (Before Sunrise) are now pushing 40. Richard Linklater brought them back in 2004 (Before Sunset) to roam the […]
Brisbane Diversions
There can be few cities anywhere in the western world that have undergone such a dramatic transformation over the past three decades as Brisbane. When I first visited in 1982 – the year of the […]
Healthy food is a human right
Governments and corporations argue that genetically modified food is necessary to feed the hungry masses but food rights provide a better solution. All over the world we are now hearing the call for clean drinking […]