‘The Real Chopper’ by Adam Shand – Book Review
Review by John Kerrens He has been called “a modern day Ned Kelly” and “a bullshit-artist”, both of which are applicable to Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read, who passed away in 2013. A new biography; ‘The...
View ArticleBlack Rock White City by A.S. Patric
Reviewed by Mary McConville On Wednesday the 8th of April A.S Patric had his book “Black Rock White City” launched by Maxine Beneba Clarke, the author of “Foreign Soil”. It took place at Readings...
View ArticleMagic Mushrooms – A book written in the colourful cafes of St Kilda
The year is 1988. Maree Cowan, a young, naive girl, has taken magic mushrooms in Thailand and has been flown home to a high security mental hospital and given the life sentence of bipolar. She has...
View ArticleDying Light Review
By James Leer What happens when you fuse ‘Mirrors Edge’, ‘Dead Island’ and ‘Farcry’ together? We get a contrived yet pleasant game by the name of ‘Dying Light’ – a first person open world zombie...
View ArticleThe Flash (2014)
By Neil Radtke ‘The Flash’ (2014) is an American TV show based on the original series, which aired from 1990-1991. The first season of ‘The Flash’ (2014) was televised in Australia on Fox 8. The...
View ArticleWentworth (TV Series)
By Davey Duzit ‘Wentworth’ now in its third season, is a remake of the old Australian classic ‘Prisoner’ which ran on Channel 10 from 1979-1986. The series is a contemporary drama and the story is...
View ArticleThe Stuffed Owl – Written by D.B. Wyndham Lewis and Charles Lee
Reviewed by Mary McConville “The Stuffed Owl” could just as well be called “The Golden Turkey”. This book is an enjoyable anthology of bad verse put together by D.B. Wyndham Lewis and Charles Lee....
View ArticleThe Living Museum of Erotic Women
Reviewed by Daniel Wilson Imagine you are going to a play. The usher rips the ticket, you walk in and instead of finding yourself in a theatre, you are in a 1920s piano bar. You order a cocktail, next...
View ArticleHipsters take note
Standard Textbook of Professional Barber Styling – Jacob J. Yahm Reviewed by Mary McConville In 1977 the Milady Publishing Corporation put out the revised ‘Standard Textbook of Professional Barber...
View ArticleMortal Kombat X Review
By Damilare Williams-Shires The biggest and best known, and when you get down to guts and other naughty bits of it, it’s impossible not to realize why. Mortal Kombat is simply really good at what it...
View ArticleFilm review: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
By Henry Shires Courtroom dramas have a long and exciting place within the history of the cinema from jury drama Twelve Angry Men directed by Hollywood Hall Of Famer Sydney Lumet with Henry Fonda in...
View ArticleLast chance for Miss Fisher’s costume exhibition
By Sinead Heffernan This is the last month to step into 1920s Melbourne and see the Miss Fisher’s costume exhibition at Rippon Lea house. Featuring the costumes from the hit TV series Miss Fisher’s...
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