Author Archives: andyq

Book review: Alice Munro’s The Progress of Love

Posted on 10 January 2025 by andyq

The Progress of Love by Alice Munro My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve decided to get all of Alice Munro’s work and go back and read them all … eventually. Previous to this one, I finished ‘Something I’ve Been … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 6 January 2025 by andyq

A work in progress (at least during 2025) … Musicals and theatre Hamlet Camp, Carriageworks: A kooky idea with engaging pros telling the story. I loved the autobiographical poems that opened this, our friend Claudia provided a wonderful different energy to … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Movies

Posted on 6 January 2025 by andyq

Stay tuned… Movies: seen on TV, probably on a streaming service, or on an airplane … Movies (seen in the cinema) Conclave: Wow, it takes us to February to see a movie in the cinema. Ralph Fiennes is incredible, such … Continue reading →

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2025 in lists: Television

Posted on 6 January 2025 by andyq

A work in progress.  Television Squid Game, Season 2: I can’t believe that so many people all around the world watched such a violent show in Season 1, which purported to say something important about the gap between the rich … Continue reading →

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2024 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 31 December 2024 by andyq

Musicals and theatre An Evening With: The First Ten Years, Hayes Theatre: What a night! Chockful of Hayes Theatre’s most talented and established performers in a celebratory concert and cabaret. & Juliet: This was awfully fun, and we had to … Continue reading →

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2024 in lists: Television

Posted on 28 December 2024 by andyq

Television The Crown, Season 6. We finally finished the last season of the Crown. While I appreciated the acting, particularly of Elizabeth Debecki and Imelda Staunton, it all felt a little too intrusive to me, the fact that many of the … Continue reading →

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2024 in lists: Movies

Posted on 24 December 2024 by andyq

Movies: seen on TV, probably on a streaming service, or on an airplane Maestro: First film of 2024. Choices are always to be made in telling someone’s complex life but I enjoyed this interesting telling of the famous composer and … Continue reading →

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Alice Munro’s Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You

Posted on 5 October 2024 by andyq

Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You by Alice Munro My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m slowly buying all the Alice Munro collections that I haven’t got on my shelf (except for the collected works, as I reckon all … Continue reading →

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Come dine with me: Kuon Omakase, Sydney

Posted on 10 July 2024 by andyq

For a few years, I did a lot of food blogging. It was a fun way to share my passion for eating! And the website Zomato gamified it, so the more reviews I did, the higher I would rank on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rebecca F. Huang’s Yellowface

Posted on 2 July 2024 by andyq

I’ve been meaning to read this book for ages. The premise is so, so good. Quite a while ago, a friend posted on Facebook (Hi Harsukh) that she just didn’t get the book, and I wondered why, with it seeming … Continue reading →

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