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INTERVIEW: KATE KRUIMINK ON HER NEW NOVEL HEARTSEASE, “I DON’T THINK YOU CAN GET
AWAY FROM YOURSELF AS A WRITER. I THINK YOU GIVE YOURSELF AWAY.”

 * June 28, 2024
 * Books
 * Interviews

I recently spoke to Kat Kruimink about her brand new novel, Heartsease, a
complicated book about familial ties, friendships, flowers, grief, trauma,
memory, ghosts, and sisterly love. You can read my review of the book HERE, and
read on for our interview! Hi Kate, thank you so much for taking time out of
your day…


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   Lyndon Bower

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NEW MUSIC DISCOVERIES 28TH JUNE: JD MCPHERSON, PARTY DOZEN, LITTLE QUIRKS AND
MORE

 * June 28, 2024
 * Music
 * New Music

For the last time this month we have updated our Discovery Playlist on Spotify
and Apple Music with ten new tracks, including two we exclusively premiered.
This week our Track of the Week is “Sunshine Getaway” from American rock ’n’
roll singer-songwriter JD McPherson. “Sunshine Getaway” is the first single from
McPherson’s forthcoming new album…

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   Administrator

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THE UNIDEN DASH VIEW 60+ IS A FANTASTIC DASH CAM IN ALMOST EVERY ASPECT

 * June 28, 2024
 * Reviews
 * Technology

There’s no real shortage of dash cameras on the market these days, and with the
increasing amount of drivers out on the road, it never hurts to have a dash cam
running in your car. While the Uniden Dash View 60+ is probably best recommended
for its awesome 5K recording, there are a few features…

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   Matthew Arcari

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ALBUM REVIEW: THE FELICE BROTHERS – VALLEY OF ABANDONED SONGS (2024 LP)

 * June 28, 2024
 * Album Reviews
 * Music

As a music lover, I often find myself haunted by a persistent existential dread.
I worry about the countless extraordinary songs in recorded music history that
end up discarded due to artistic indifference or the constraints of genre
standards and “radio-friendly” requirements. It’s a self-imposed anxiety,
perhaps, but The Felice Brothers newest release, Valley of…

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   Pace Proctor

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INTERVIEW: RACHEL HOUSE ON HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT THE MOUNTAIN; “I SET OUT TO
WRITE A FILM FOR OUR COUNTRY.”

 * June 27, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Interviews

Sam, a fearless young girl raised outside of her Māori culture, is determined to
fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her
from the cancer she battles. Along the way she meets some misfits and new kids
in town – Mallory, hoping to find friends, any kind of…

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   Peter Gray

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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE ICONIC SOY SAUCE FISH

 * June 27, 2024
 * Features
 * Technology

If you’re Australian, you know those cute fish-shaped bottles of soy sauce you
get with your salmon sushi roll– red cap, white bottle, maybe you even use the
tail as a scoop for the wasabi. Google says that they were invented in 2008 by
“Little Soya” in the US, but that’s a smokescreen. In fact,…

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   Branden Zavaleta

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FALLING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND: CHASING THE CHANGING LEAVES IN ONE OF THE WORLD’S
MOST BEAUTIFUL REGIONS

 * June 27, 2024
 * Features
 * Travel & Lifestyle

Last Fall, I was lucky enough to travel through the northeast of the United
States  – an area known as New England – with my Mum. It was a trip we’d planned
to do for many years. Originally, in the Spring, as the leaves on the streets
were freshly growing and the flowers freshly blooming;…

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   Larry Heath

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LUIGI’S MANSION 2 HD IS NINTENDO’S BEST PORT YET

 * June 27, 2024
 * Reviews
 * Video Games

The Nintendo Switch is getting on in its later years; it has been a solid seven
years of some of gaming’s most remarkable games and has consistently been rolled
out with a mix of new and old titles, upgrades to remasters and ports. While we
know that the next generation of Nintendo’s console could be…

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   Alaisdair Leith

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ALBUM REVIEW: CAMILA CABELLO LETS HER FREAK FLAG FLY ON THE SONICALLY EXCITING
C, XOXO

 * June 27, 2024
 * Album Reviews
 * Music

During Camila Cabello‘s tenure on the US talent reality series The X Factor in
2012 as a member of girl collective Fifth Harmony, at-the-time judge Demi Lovato
singled her out during a performance to note that only she shined on stage.
Given her mammoth success as a soloist it’s often easy to forget that Cabello…

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   Peter Gray

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MELBOURNE COMEDY DUO JON & JERO ARE BACK WITH THEIR LATEST KIDS’ SHOW THE
FORGOTTEN TALES!

 * June 27, 2024
 * Arts
 * Comedy
 * News

Melbourne comedy duo Jon Walpole and Jeromaia Detto, better known as Jon & Jero,
are back with a brand-new kid-friendly show, set to kick off on July 4th.
Specializing in physical comedy, Jon & Jero’s performances are family friendly –
with anyone aged 5 and up encouraged to attend. If you caught them at the…

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   Sarah Duggan

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JUST ANNOUNCED SEMINAL BRITISH ROCK BAND THE CULT TOUR AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER
2024

 * June 27, 2024
 * Music
 * News

Legendary British rock band The Cult have just announced their November
Australian tour 8424 tour playing the iconic Sydney Opera House plus Melbourne,
Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and will be celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary
Led by original members vocalist Ian Astbury, lead guitarist Billy Duffy with
drummer John Tempesta and bassist Charlie Jones (Goldfrapp,…

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   Pete Dovgan

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EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: AMANDUH “SPARKS” (2024)

 * June 27, 2024
 * Music
 * New Music

Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter Amanduh is on a creative roll. Earlier this
year she released her debut EP, Pantsuits, and this week she is following it up
with a new single, “Sparks”, and we are thrilled to be premiering it ahead of
its release on Friday. Amanduh’s songs are from the heart, and mined from her
life…

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   Bruce Baker

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DUMPLINGS ARRIVE AT DISNEYLAND: DIN TAI FUNG OPENING IN DOWNTOWN DISNEY
CALIFORNIA

 * June 27, 2024
 * Food & Drink
 * News
 * Theme Parks
 * Travel & Lifestyle

Outside of their locations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, one doesn’t think of
dumplings when planning a trip out to Disneyland. But this all changes this week
as one of the world’s best, Michelin star winning, dumpling spots Din Tai Fung
opens at Downtown Disney in California. With the soft launch taking place
earlier this…

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   Larry Heath

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FILM REVIEW: THE MOUNTAIN IS A WARM, WELCOMING EXPERIENCE THAT SPEAKS TO MĀORI
CULTURE AND THE WHIMSICAL NATURE OF ADVENTURING CHILDREN

 * June 27, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Reviews

Given that Rachel House so consistently makes an impression on screen with her
oft-deadpan delivery, it stands to reason that her move behind the camera garner
significant interest too.  Though the regular Taika Waititi collaborator has a
slew of short films under her belt, The Mountain stands as her debut in feature
filmmaking, with the…

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   Peter Gray

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TOKYO’S ALL GIRL GROUP HANABIE ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE TOUR THIS NOVEMBER

 * June 26, 2024
 * Music
 * News

After impressing fans at Good Things Festival 2023 Hanabie return to Australia
to embark on their first headlining Australian tour in Brisbane, Sydney,
Melbourne and Adelaide. Formed in 2015, the Tokyo based all girl
Harajuku-metalcore band consists of Yukina (lead vocals), Matsuri (guitar),
Hettsu (bass) and Chika (drums) have released two studio albums Girl’s Reform…

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   Pete Dovgan

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FLIGHT REVIEW: AIR CANADA’S UPDATED AIRBUS 321-200S ARE CHANGING THE IN-FLIGHT
EXPERIENCE

 * June 26, 2024
 * Flight Reviews
 * Travel & Lifestyle

Air Canada have been giving their Airbus 321-200s a much needed overhaul, from
head to tail, featuring everything from larger baggage compartments, to a camera
on the tail and belly – a first for a narrow body aircraft. This will help bring
the aircraft up to the standard of their newer narrow body aircraft, both…

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   Larry Heath

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GLASS ANIMALS ANNOUNCE 2024 AUSTRALIA TOUR

 * June 26, 2024
 * Music
 * News

Surprise! After a sold-out, and by all accounts insane, pop-up show at Sydney’s
Liberty Hall last month Glass Animals are heading back our way much sooner than
expected – this November! We’ve got all the ticket details below. The UK
favourites took out the coveted Hottest 100 top spot not that long ago with the…

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   Eloise Coomber

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BOOK REVIEW: DUNE: EXPOSURES IS A DIARY AND MEMORY ALBUM FOR DUNE 2’S
PRODUCTION        

 * June 26, 2024
 * Books
 * Reviews

A diary is the only place that someone writes with complete candour. So, only in
a diary do we often get the truest insight into a person’s life and motivations.
Dune: Exposures may be billed as a photo book, and although it’s true that Dune
2 cinematographer Greg Fraiser has taken some gorgeous photos capturing…

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   Branden Zavaleta

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EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: HAVE A GOOD DAY “PUNCH-DRUNK IN LOVE” (2024)

 * June 26, 2024
 * Music
 * New Music

Pop duo Have A Good Day made a splash last year on their debut, with four
stellar singles, kicking off with “Somebody, Nobody” and rounding it off in
November with the high-energy dance tune “Head Shoulders Knees & Toes”. In great
news for fans, they are back this week with a new gem, the sparkling…

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   Bruce Baker

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VIAGRA BOYS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST TOUR 2024

 * June 24, 2024
 * Music
 * News

Swedish punk outfit Viagra Boys return to Australia on The Australia Shrimp
Grand Prix tour, with three headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Sebastian Murphy (lead singer) and the boys last played in Australia in 2019 and
we can expect mayhem from one of Europe’s great live bands, with their high
powered punk rock…

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   Pete Dovgan

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THE ALIENWARE M16 R2 PULLS DOUBLE-DUTY, SATISFYING THE MARKET FOR BOTH FUN AND
PLAY

 * June 24, 2024
 * Reviews
 * Technology
 * Video Games

Alienware has long been a top choice in the high-powered, portable gaming rig
market, often with a hefty price tag to match. As competition grows and demands
for better, cheaper, and faster devices increase, Alienware’s redesigned M16 R2
is certainly a pivot. It’s a sure sign from Dell that there is an interest in
expanding…

 * 
   Pace Proctor

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INTERVIEW: BIRDER DIRECTOR NATE DUSHKU, WRITER AMNON LOURIE AND ACTOR MICHAEL
EMERY ON VIOLENT CHOREOGRAPHY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTIMACY COORDINATOR

 * June 23, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Interviews

Consent has never been deadlier. Winner of Best 1st Feature at the Melbourne
Queer Film Festival, Birder is an erotic thriller that pushes the limits of
queer sexual intimacy on screen and tells a compelling story about what it means
to be queer, sex positive, and vulnerable. Starring Michael Emery in a chilling
turn as Kristian…

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   Peter Gray

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FILM REVIEW: BIRDER IS A GRISLY, QUEER CHILLER THAT OFFERS REFRESHING
CONVERSATION AND GENRE THRILLS

 * June 23, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Reviews

“Live Free or Die” So says the state motto of New Hampshire, something that some
people take a little too seriously, especially those within the realms of Nate
Dushku‘s Birder, a grisly, queer thriller centred around an enigmatic serial
killer and the nudist camp he preys upon. The “birder” of the title introduces
himself as…

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   Peter Gray

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LIVE REVIEW: RELIQA MESMERIZE ON THE BRISBANE STOP OF THEIR SECRETS OF THE
FUTURE TOUR (20.06.24)

 * June 23, 2024
 * Live Reviews
 * Music

Escaping from a brisk Brisbane winter mere minutes before showtime, I found
myself wedged far from the stage between the mixing desk and merch table,
surrounded by a sea of eager fans filling the upper and lower decks of
Brisbane’s iconic venue, The Brightside. In this little corner of Fortitude
Valley, Sydneysiders Reliqa continued their…

 * 
   Pace Proctor

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DINING ICONS: IS CELEBRITY-FAVOURITE L.A RESTAURANT GIORGIO BALDI WORTH THE
HYPE?

 * June 22, 2024
 * Food & Drink
 * Reviews
 * Travel & Lifestyle

Welcome to ‘Dining Icons’ where our writers take a look at some of the world’s
most iconic food and drink experiences – both reputable and under-the-radar –
and report back to answer the simple question: is it worth it?. For our first
edition, we’re taking a look at Giorgio Baldi, an Italian restaurant just
outside…

 * 
   Chris Singh

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LIFELY’S DEEP DREAM SUPER FIRM MATTRESS IS PERFECT FOR BACK SLEEPERS ON A BUDGET

 * June 22, 2024
 * Reviews
 * Technology

Dominant mattress-in-a-box brands like Koala and Emma have helped take what was
once a niche offering for bed-and-mattress buyers and push the category forward.
To the point where I don’t think anyone would bother heading for a furniture
store and buying a mattress anymore. That goes double for renters. You buy one
online, it’s shipped…

 * 
   Chris Singh

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PHOTO GALLERY: MARLON WILLIAMS – MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE (20.06.24)

 * June 21, 2024
 * Music
 * Photo Galleries

Marlon Williams graced the Melbourne Recital Centre for night two out of three
of his An Evening with Marlon Williams tour. Presented as a stripped-back
version of his usual energy-filled sets, the stunning historic theatre setting
warmed up the chilly Melbourne crowd. Williams’ was his usual affable self,
garnering laughs and applause interspersed with immense quiet from…

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   Eloise Coomber

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INTERVIEW: NEIL MCGREGOR ON GROWING HAPPINESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING
AUSTRALIAN ART, AND THE UNLIKELY AMERICAN FIGURE IT LED TO.

 * June 21, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Interviews

In the heart of the unforgiving Outback, a relentless drought tightens its grip
on the land and small town of Kalbar, Queensland. Two resilient farmers, Jenny
and Russell Jenner, hatch a daring plan in an attempt to save their dying town.
Undeterred by the seemingly insurmountable odds, they rally the community to
stage a vibrant…

 * 
   Peter Gray

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FILM REVIEW: THE UNEXPECTEDS IS A SCRAPPY CAPER COMEDY THAT GETS BY ON ITS
PLUCKY CHARM

 * June 21, 2024
 * Film
 * Film & TV
 * Reviews

Thanks to the rise of cryptocurrency – and the emphasis that anyone’s voice can
now be heard through a variety of social media outlets – scammers have a
platform and a mainstream presence.  They were never exactly a hidden, unknown
collective, but there’s perhaps a prominence surrounding them now, and as the
opening title card…

 * 
   Peter Gray

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DISNEY WONDER CONFIRMS 2025-26 SEASON IN AUSTRALIA AND NZ FOR ITS “DISNEY MAGIC
AT SEA” CRUISE

 * June 21, 2024
 * Cruises
 * News
 * Travel & Lifestyle

Disney Cruise Line – which finally arrived in Australia and New Zealand last
October – have just confirmed their ship Disney Wonder is set to return for a
third season on our shores in 2025/2026. Having already completed its first
season, and with a second already announced for October 2024 through February
2025, the confirmation…

 * 
   Larry Heath

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