Book: What’s happening to our girls? A book for parents to think about the changes in culture and society as it affects their children, since they were children themselves. It’s not a positive picture: lots of challenges with girls growing up too soon, with too little a sense of self-worth. A good starting point, but …
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movie: the hobbit: the battle of the five armies
movie: The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies Put aside for a moment the complaints that a short book is turned into three high-grossing movies. If you’d like to go back to Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth for one last visit, then you’ll be headed there. There’s lots of blood-less CGI fighting, hand-to-hand combat, a …
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movie: penguins of madagascar
Movie: Penguins of Madagascar One requested by the kids. Again, we took them to the Dendy for their family pricing and smaller screens. 6yo enjoyed it throughout, 3yo (almost 4yo) was a bit scared by the final set piece action sequence. It’s more an action movie than a comedy, though there are plenty of things …
DVD: Son of Rambow
DVD: Son of Rambow is the story of outsiders in a bizarre school, of imagination and film-making that will make you wonder why you ever stopped being 12 years old. with its references to Rambo, it’s probably not suited for very young kids.
dendy direct: The Ides of March
Dendy Direct: The Ides of March I liked the idea of having my movie rental money go through Dendy direct instead of to Apple’s coffers, so I’ve tried this out now a couple of times. It’s a fairly smooth process, although you have to log in via both a web browser and an app, so …
transitions
I read the Bible this morning, as I do pretty-much every morning. I’ve been crawling my way through Acts a few verses at a time. This morning I finished chapter 25. Paul is slowly, slowly, making his way towards Rome. When Acts is read quickly, it’s dominated by the big narrative arc: a bunch of people taking Jesus’ message …
apple TV – Guardians of the Galaxy
Apple TV: Guardians of the Galaxy I heard a lot of positive things about this film when it was out at the cinemas, but it wasn’t something I made time for. Seeing it available for rent, and having an unexpected free evening, I hit the “rent” button and checked it out. This seems a film …
24 ways, 2014 edition
Each year, a team of experts from the web community put together an advent calendar of posts about the web. This year, it kicks off with an overview of what it takes to build a website. If you’ve been out of the web development game for a while (as I have), it’s a useful refresher to …
movie: Nightcrawler
Movie: Nightcrawler (2014) Jake Gyllenhall produced and stars in this action/drama. A tale of a drifter who finds the thing he’s passionate about. In his case, it’s being a nightcrawler – someone who drives around taking video of crime scenes to sell to TV stations’ news programmes. Gyllenhall’s performance is really great: creepy, persuasive, and filled with …
Central Roasters, Sydney CBD (near Town Hall)
Central Roasters Coffee (and a range of single origins from different roasters). Shop 4, Central Lane, Sydney (near Pitt St, but essentially an unmarked shop in an alley). This is one you’ll only find if you know what you’re looking for. Central Lane runs from George St to Pitt St, opposite the giant Event Cinema …
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