If you could choose the perfect ending to a Kimberley trip it would be a Pigram concert in Broome. And it happened. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Lions thump Eagles but what did it mean?
The view from the couch Subiaco vs West Coast on Ch 7.
Round 16 was the last of the bye weekends in the WAFL with three games played. The most significant result, on the surface, was Subiaco’s thumping win over West Coast. The Eagles were beginning to look a bit scary with wins over East Fremantle (72 points), South Fremantle (22), Peel (48) and West Perth (69) in their last four outings. Continue reading
Search for truth in German epic by Richard Jones
A look at Never Look Away (M)
As a lover of films depicting actual historical events the latest Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck opus was always going to be on my ‘must-see’ list. After all his epic award-winning story of life for East Germans behind the Berlin wall in the mid-1980s, depicted in The Lives Of Others, was a masterpiece. Continue reading
Getting all nude by Song List Rat
At primary school I suffered with recurring nightmares about being naked in public places. Continue reading
WAFL in motion
Bailey Banfield. Photos by Les Everett.
I’ve been away but the WAFL, to its credit, has continued. There’s a good battle for spots in the five with only the improved East Fremantle and Swan Districts out of the running. The Lions keep winning and are two games ahead of the field in top place. West Coast are beginning to look ominous – in form and poised a game outside the five. They’ll move in with a win over Subiaco on Saturday. And wouldn’t a successful Eagles be great for the comp… Continue reading
Is love-struck physicist a dangerous spy by Richard Jones
A look at Red Joan (M)
It seems incredible in this day and age that a former Soviet spy living in retirement in a beautiful London suburban street would only be taken in for questioning half-a-century after forwarding secrets to Moscow. Continue reading
It’s just the Dockers not the end of the world by Les Everett
Winjingarra Bard Bard. Photos by Les Everett.
In was 22 June, the Dockers were sitting nicely in the eight and about to take on the struggling Demons at the MCG. On ABC Grandstand expert commentators Adam Ramanauskas and Mark Maclure were working themselves into a frenzy about Freo. Continue reading
