Opinion

My new year’s resolution for 2025 is to be a joyful book reviewer. Why? Because, after four years of writing the “Passion for Prose” column,…

Welcome to 2025. The new year means 12 months of events, of community projects, or engagements, of exciting possibilities for every one of us, whether…

Nosferatu Starring Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult Rated M 4.5/5 The fourth film from writer-director Robert Eggers, Nosferatu is a tremendously tense horror…

Sitting on my kitchen table is a bowl of peaches and nectarines bought a few days before: round plush peaches with their velvety skin and…

Proper nutrition plays a critical role in brain function, emotional regulation, and overall well-being. In fact, certain nutrients have been shown to help manage stress…

The fact that I couldn’t compile a full top ten of bad movies last week already shows what a good year 2024 was for cinema,…

Thanks to everyone who has enjoyed this year’s cartoons. Cartoons will continue with more creative ideas next year.

The CFA’s declared Fire Danger Period will begin in the Yarra Ranges on 23 December. We all know that this formally starts the fire season…

With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to reflect on the progress we made in 2024 while planning new projects and fresh goals for 2025.…

Alex theatre St Kilda A Very Naughty Christmas. Australia’s favourite adults only Christmas show makes its way to London and returns to Brisbane, Gold Coast…

It’s finally happened – after eleven years of running this column, I didn’t see enough bad movies this year. 2024 still had a decent crop…

Horror stories don’t need murder, mayhem and madness to create a sense of dread, despair and doom. The best stories in this genre both disturb…