We by Yevgeny Zamyatin – Book Review
1984 might be the definitive work of the dystopian genre, but it was in turn influenced by this lesser-known Russian novel written in the early 1920s, the proper granddaddy of the modern dystopian literature.
Sleepy Hollow – Film Review
The spooky season is upon us, so I thought I’d kick off the streak of horror and supernatural-themed movies with Tim Burton’s gory and atmospheric take on the classic short story.
Charlie the Cat at Nearly Nine
Time got away from me and now my boy is moving ever closer to double digits and Old Man Charlie.
Agnes Obel @ Hamer Hall (09/2026)
My first time seeing the bewitching Danish songstress live, with Hamer Hall the perfect setting for her singular, atmospheric, ghost-like chamber pop.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Quotes About Spring
It’s a Fall Freebie at That Artsy Reader Girl this week, or a Spring Freebie for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere… so here are some spring-themed literary quotes. Read more
Quote of the Day – Kindness
“Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who’d be kind to me. That’s what people really want, if they’re telling the truth.”
— Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
Practical Magic – Film Review
With the new sequel out, I checked out the original 1998 brew of family drama, horror, comedy and romance about two witchy sisters, and enjoyed it far more than expected.
MSO: Organ Gala @ Melbourne Town Hall (09/2026)
I might have wished for a little bit more of the Grand Organ, but this anniversary concert celebrating 120 years of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was still quite special.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – Book Review
