This is the World Ploughing Championships: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
The 67th World Ploughing Championship is being held in Ratheniska, Ireland, this week, with with contestants and spectators traveling in...
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Sep 21, 20222 min read
Street smarts: on the road to fashion success
Japanese-inspired streetwear from Shinzo. Picture from @shinzotribe on Instagram “How cool would it be having your own clothing line. It...
Sep 20, 20223 min read
Full ’60s fab: tribute to Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Two for The Road’
FILM COSTUME REVIEW Two For the Road Run time: 1h 51mins Who: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney Where: Free to watch on YouTube...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ needed a few more years in the oven
FILM REVIEW Title: Three Thousand Years of Longing Run time: 1h 48mins Director: George Miller Cast: Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton Where:...
Sep 8, 202210 min read
India Parkman: The language of modern music … and life
“It made me think a lot about the music that I wanted to make, and how I want to make music that a 25-year-old woman would listen to,...
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Blond ambition: Hair-raising tales of shoddy work
With the release of House of the Dragon, the much-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, some of the fuss has centred on a surprising angle...
Aug 27, 20224 min read
Confessions of a volunteer(aholic): My MIFF experience
Trigger warning: This story covers topics such as addiction and early 2000s romantic comedies starring Katherine Heigl. You have been...
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Thirteen lives: cave rescue film explores sacrifice and life-saving courage
FILM REVIEW Title: Thirteen Lives Run time: 2h 27m Director: Ron Howard Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Where and...
Aug 20, 20222 min read
Death for sex workers: Horrific and eye-opening portrayal
MIFF FILM REVIEW Title: Holy Spider Run time: 1h 57m Director: Ali Abbasi Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahmi, Mehdi Bajestani Where and when: No...
Aug 19, 20224 min read
‘She saved my life, and she knows that’- Olivia Newton-John fan’s heartwarming sto
For 22-year-old Megan Sloane, Olivia Newton-John came into her life at exactly the right moment. “My grandmother passed away of cancer in...
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Bonnie and Clyde: The Deco revival and the ‘Great Hemline Hassle’
COSTUME REVIEW • Bonnie and Clyde (1967) • Event: 50th anniversary of release • Director: Arthur Penn • Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye...
Aug 14, 20223 min read
Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future finds beauty in the grotesque
FILM REVIEW • Crimes of the Future • Melbourne International Film Festival • Director: David Cronenberg • Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Léa...
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