Historically, creatives have flourished during times of crisis. Since the year 2020 is an epic confluence of all kinds of different crises, we could safely assume that the year 2021 will see a rash of brilliant musicians and artists emerging from the brush heralding a new...
Emotional connections have never seemed more like a desperate farce. The mass realisation of our own mortality coupled with the mass realisation that, yes, disproportionate wealth will always save the elite, and that no crisis, no matter how fatal, will be a great leveller, has resulted...
We're almost at the half way point of 2020. It would seem like the logical visceral reaction to the past six months or so would be one of exhaustion, of having emotionally aged ten years within a very short period of time. But rather than adding...
Let's fill that hole. 10) Latrice Royale: Eat It! 16th May What: Join RuPaul alumnus Latrice Royale from her home in Florida for a fun-filled show, EAT IT!, a live cooking demonstration/tutorial. Why: Far less visually arresting than Ramsay's forehead wrinkles. https://on.com.au/search/search?parentId=fc3bbfb0-8fb8-11ea-96b7-b132cf2a7536 9) Silkroad Home Sessions with Hanneke Cassel 14th May What: Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler...
Let's test your capacity. 10) Fearless At Home Festival 10th May What: Iconic US label Fearless Records is hosting a virtual global event, Fearless At Home. The live stream music festival will take place this Monday and the label has the lineup of international artists that will perform across the...
Lack of surety is more pervasive than ever. Not only because of the recent pandemic, but because of things that were on the precipice of change before we were aware of it and its ramifications. Things which, now the end is somewhat in sight, will be...
There has been a lot to reckon with in the past few months. We have all been facing a mass pandemic which, rather than spurring a realisation of our essential commonality, has resulted in illuminating and widening the social, political and economic cracks inherent in this...
Family is a complicated thing. No matter how many indie films and quirky TV shows, all of which star various incarnations of Zooey Deschanel, conclude in the final act that it's the family you choose that really matters, the fact remains that the family that is...
We are all terrible people. It's a fact that has been intermittently revived throughout history, but cemented in the collective consciousness around the 90s when it was widely acceptable to consider Hanson, a tow-haired band of underage Nazi wet dreams, 'hot'. We are self-serving, gluttonous monsters,...
Let slip the dogs of lore. 10) Ottowa Adventure Film Festival 3rd May What: It's tough being an adventurer in lockdown so the team at the OAFF have curated an amazing selection of films from the past 3 years for your entertainment. Hosted by David Brennan, they're hoping to keep...