It’s so easy to lean in to a small moment and believe it will last forever. And the problem with this is that the moments that seem to be the most enduring aren’t the ones of passion or romance, it’s the s*** ones. The toilet overflowing...
Finger your brain. 10) Life on Venus? Or Much Ado About Nothing? 19th November What: Several weeks ago, a team of astronomers reported the detection of phosphine on Venus. If this stinky, toxic, perhaps biogenic gas does exist on Venus as reported, we stand to learn something profound. If clever...
The truth is stranger than fiction. Largely because Björk is still alive. 10) Study and Struggle: Deconstructing Settler Colonialism and Borders 28th October What: The Study and Struggle program is the first phase of an ongoing project to organise against incarceration and criminalisation in Mississippi through four months of political...
Sometimes in life you have to face certain difficulties for which you are not prepared. It’s easy, with a certain amount of youth to romanticise the great poets of the age and engage in the kind of rebellious abandon that makes you feel as though you’re...
Cynicism won't save you, but optimism might kill you. 10) Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity: Valuing & Managing Carbon-Rich Systems 13th October What: International and national climate mitigation policies have seen a growing interest in approaches to carbon accounting and investments in carbon-rich systems. Increasingly this interest includes a focus on...
Go gently into the storm. 10) The Barr Brothers: Fairfield Theatre Company 14th October What: The Barr Brothers is an indie folk band founded in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of two American brothers Andrew and Brad Barr as well as bassist Morgan Moore, pedal steel guitarist Brett Lanier, and harpist Eveline...
Mortality is a thing for which we don’t have a direct cure, but rather preventative measures. Like it or not our days are numbered. Frankly, we’ve never quite been able to see the downside to an inevitable end date. Can you imagine looking into the slack-jawed...
Living life as a human being in charge of buying your own cereal requires constant upkeep. We’re not referring to the kind of upkeep involving laxatives, Panamax and hemorrhoid ointment, but rather psychological upkeep. Though, the purchase of those items tends to correlate with an...
Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there. Don't wear Crocs or everybody will pretend you're not there. 10) An Evening with Jodi Picoult 23rd September What: Experience 'An Evening with Jodi Picoult' to celebrate the launch of The Book of Two Ways. In conversation with Brit Bennett, author...
Spring is here. Life is skittles and life is beer. And if you play it right, you'll die of diabetes or liver failure before you have to face 2021. 10) The Gag: Queerantine Party 27th September What: Looking for something fun to do? Can't get out and party because of...