Author Archives: andyq

2024 in lists: Television

Posted on 1 November 2024 by andyq

A work in progress.  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 … 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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2024 in lists: Movies

Posted on 2 June 2024 by andyq

Stay tuned… 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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2 June 2024 by andyq

Stay tuned… 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 … Continue reading →

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2023 in lists: Musicals, theatre, concerts, books and exhibitions

Posted on 31 December 2023 by andyq

Musicals and theatre La Cage Aux Folles, The Concourse, Chatswood: I was surprised at how silly and old-fashioned this musical was, and to find out what a huge success it was at the time. Times change, I guess.  Joseph and the … Continue reading →

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2023 in lists: Movies

Posted on 31 December 2023 by andyq

Movies (seen in the cinema) Avatar: The Way of Water: I can barely remember the first one, though I saw it and I remember some of the controversy over whether people liked the computer animation or not. I liked a … Continue reading →

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2023 in lists: Television

Posted on 31 December 2023 by andyq

A work in progress. And … a sign of the times that I am watching so much TV these days, that it’s better to make a separate post for it, and leave the movies, books and theatre in their own … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sharon Olds’ Balladz (poetry)

Posted on 30 July 2023 by andyq

Balladz by Sharon Olds My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think I must have discovered Sharon Olds’ book The Gold Cell in my late teens or early twenties, and then worked my way backwards as well as reading her … Continue reading →

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