Author Archives: andyq

Concert Review: Rickie Lee Jones at the Factory Theatre

Posted on 12 March 2013 by andyq

I’ve always found it interesting how we’re drawn to what type of music. It doesn’t matter whether we’ve shared life experience with the singer, or can even understand their language to be drawn in and then either like, or even … Continue reading →

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Books I read in 2012

Posted on 3 March 2013 by andyq

March already, and I never posted this up… Michael Ondaatje’s The Cat’s Table (Fiction) – My god, did I love this. What a great start to the year for reading. Tara Moss’s Split (Crime/Thriller) David Musgrave’s Phantom Limb (Poetry) Barbara … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Momofuku Seibo Redux

Posted on 6 February 2013 by andyq

Even though it hasn’t been all that long since I’ve been to Sydney’s hottest new restaurant (though Movida these days seems to be giving it a run for its money), it was entirely necessary to go again so that the … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve Read: 2010 and before

Posted on 3 February 2013 by andyq

I first kept this list on my webpage, but then figured that it would be easier to edit (and access) on my blog. So, I started this list on 7 July 2008 (my 39th birthday), and try to keep it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Benjamin Law’s Gaysia

Posted on 31 January 2013 by andyq

Gaysia by Benjamin Law My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like to think it’s a compliment to a book if I’m interested enough in it, engaged or enraged, in order to want to write a review. I also think … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Pei Modern, Melbourne

Posted on 28 January 2013 by andyq

A few months ago, I found myself in Melbourne, and we were looking for somewhere to eat before going to see Geoffrey Rush in “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum”. Even though it was only about … Continue reading →

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Sydney’s Labyrinth

Posted on 22 January 2013 by andyq

I can’t express how happy I am to know that Sydney will finally have its own public labyrinth… Information about it is here. It is currently drawn on the grass in a beautiful corner of Centennial Park, but over 80% … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jonathan Franzen’s Strong Motion

Posted on 16 January 2013 by andyq

Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Jonathan Franzen’s 1992 novel, ‘Strong Motion’, we see the prodigious talent that would bring him worldwide fame with ‘The Corrections’ and the more recent ‘Freedom’. I enjoy reading … Continue reading →

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Guest Poet: Josh Stenberg

Posted on 16 December 2012 by andyq

Josh Stenberg is an Asia-based Canadian writer and translator. His writing has been published in the Asia Literary Review, Kartika Review, and Vancouver Review. He has also  translated two volumes of Chinese short fiction. the swan the swan is blackening … Continue reading →

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Concert Review – Radiohead, 12 Nov 12, Sydney

Posted on 12 November 2012 by andyq

It’ll likely be sacrilegious for a Radiohead fan, but what I want to talk about in this review is the set. It was the most amazing set I’ve ever seen for a concert (and both Lady Gaga and Prince pulled … Continue reading →

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