First coffee of 2014 from cafedave on Vimeo. One of my favourite Christmas presents was a surprise. I’d talked for a while with Kel about getting an aeropress, but thought we’d agreed that it was a needless expense, and a way of making coffee that requires a filter each time you use it. In fact, …
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movie: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Neither there nor back again. This movie could easily be compressed into just a few scenes, and adds little to the overall telling of the story of the Hobbit. But who cares? It’s worth the price of admission to be transported back to Middle Earth for another two …
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the Christmas story in instagram photos
Surprisingly effective way to summarise a series of traditional touch-points. [via Church Marketing]
movie: hunger games: catching fire
Movie: Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Hunger Games 2: Hungrier Games I’d appreciated the first movie on Blue Ray (though as it turns out I haven’t blogged about it), and thought the second was worth experiencing on the big screen. The reviews had been positive, and my hopes were high. Overall, they were met. It’s a movie …
dvd: The Lost Thing
DVD: The Lost Thing Spotted this at ACMI – voiced by Tim Minchin and based on a book of the same name by Shaun Tan, this is a playful 15 minute animation about fitting in, growing up, and constant distraction. Enjoyable, and suitable for all ages. Website: http://www.thelostthing.com/
Patricia Coffee Brewers, Melbourne CBD
Seven Seeds Coffee. Corner Little Bourke St and Little William Street. When I was last at Circa, I mentioned the trip to Melbourne and was told that this is their favourite cafe when they’re in Melbourne. It’s indeed an impressive creation. The doorway reminded me a little of Batteries not included. The phrase “standing room …
dvd: the artist
DVD: The Artist Watch this 2010 silent, black and white film about the end of silent film and you’ll see why it won Best Picture for 2010. While telling a classic Hollywood love story, it celebrates what made silent cinema so effective, juxtaposed against the relentless desire for the latest kind of technology. Great performance …
Soylent
Someone is really making a food substitute product called Soylent?
Jack Dorsey and having a do and don’t list
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey talks about having a daily do and don’t list.
book: the Christ files
This book by John Dickson was recommended to a friend, so I thought I’d grab a copy and read through it. It’s a high-level summary of the non-Christian and Christian historical documents that point to the existence of Jesus. Worth a read if you’re after an overview of the ancient evidence for the existence of …