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A Fairy Tale by Jonas Bengtsson
Do not let the title fool you: there are no fairies – kindly godmother types or otherwise – in Danish author Jonas T. Bengtsson’s third novel. It is a narrative that navigates through the shadows of humanity and, like the…
Give the People What They Want by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Album number five from the inimitable Ms Jones and her Dap- Kings was slated for release last August, though these plans were put on hold when Jones was diagnosed with cancer in June. With the cancer now thoroughly licked, it’s…
Blue Jasmine
Woody Allen hits another home run with this funny, startling reimagining of Tennessee Williams’ seminal stage play A Streetcar Named Desire. Positing the titular Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) in the role of Blanche DuBois, Allen uses Williams’ paradigm to frame…
Smashed On A Knee by Powder Monkeys
Drawing on the membership of the equally seminal God and Bored!, the Powder Monkeys embodied the late eighties/early nineties Aussie independent guitar music scene, while tracing a pub-rock spiritual lineage back decades, through Rose Tattoo, Lobby Loyde and Buffalo. On…
Post Tropical by James Vincent McMorrow
Young Irish singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow burst onto the musical landscape in 2010 with his stunning debut album Early in the Morning, an effort entirely performed and self-recorded over a five-month period while exiled in a cottage on the…
Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
Shot over just twelve days at Joss Whedon’s own home, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick (and sappy lovers Claudio and Hero) is given a modern twist in this film that is dark, sexy and frequently absurd.
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Eating Heaven: Spirituality at the Table by Simon Carey Holt
As we move towards our Christmas Day preparations for the ‘Meal to End All Meals’, with expectations heightened by all around you, let’s remember why we do this every single year, even if we are not religious, spiritual or family…
Banshee: Season 1
Banshee is pretty much the rollicking-est, sexiest ride you’re bound to take this year. It’s over-the-top and violent, but mostly it’s just wicked fun. So buckle in, hold on and take the ride. It’s seriously riveting TV.
This character-driven drama…
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
First published in 1964, Harriet the Spy is the story of eleven year old Harriet M. Welsch, who wants to be a spy and a writer. Harriet lives in Manhattan with her preoccupied socialite parents, so her main companion is…
North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
Most of the crime books I love have characters I feel invested in; this, Elisabeth Elo’s first book, I adored for the writing. Pirio Kasparov, head of her mother’s perfume company, isn’t easy to love, but her general bad-assery is…
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