While the world's best athletes are competing for gold in Brazil, I'm sittin' on my couch, chomping through my dinner and cheering them on. The sports games are amazing, I'll admit ("sports games" - ha! That's how bloody sporty I am), but what I scan the screen for are the Brazilian faces. The background images. The landscape. The music. Therefore, the country, as displayed through my Samsung teev.
I'm a fan of Latin culture. There, I said it. I love the music and the culture and the vibe, ...
Shorts, Sounds and Stories of Latin America: Sydney Latin American Film Festival 2016
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The beauty of Scandinavian culture as depicted in film
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The third Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival is just about to wrap up. It started on the 5th July and featured 22 films from Scandinavian talent. Films and film festivals are a great way to experience the culture and art of another region of the world, without even pulling out your passport. It's an important exercise in understanding another way of life, another point of view, another population.
Elysia Zeccola is the Scandinavian Film Festival director, and she was kind enough to share her ...
Adventures of a Happy Homeless Man is screening at the Chauvel Cinema
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Everyone kind of adores the Loveable Loser in film and TV. They're those hapless characters who, on the surface, look like they've lost everything, but still they manage to place one foot in front of the other and carry on. They're endearing because they remain hopeful for their future, regardless of their current circumstances. This is the case for Rafael in the new Australian film, Adventures of a Happy Homeless Man, played by Felino Dolloso. Directed and written by Dicky Tanuwidjaya, the ...
BUZO, Woollahra Review: “Our evolution begins by not being defined by one country”
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Growing up, I had a very Asian style eating habit. If I was at home, meals were hot, served with meat, some veggies, sauce or soup and then served over rice. I can't walk past a Thai, Vietnamese or Filipino place without going, "Oooh, I could go a round of rice and chicken".
It's a habit I carry today. I think of Asian food as "comfort" food, reminding me of my mother and grandmother, who did most of the cooking when I was growing up. Alright, stuff it, all of the cooking (I cook now, ...
From Sudan to Sydney: Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed’s love for music travelled with her to Australia
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This week is Refugee Week, a chance for the wider Australian community to recognise the contributions that refugees bring to the country. Refugees have sought a new home to escape persecution, war or natural disaster, and refugees have been settling in Australia for decades. Refugees have definitely made a positive impact in their new country, and here's a list of people who were refugees, or children of refugees:
Freddie Mercury: Born in what is now known as Tanzania, this frontman for ...
