Tag: Opinion
Ramadan and Lent
At the moment followers of two of the Abrahamic religions, Muslims and Christians are in the middle of periods known respectively as Ramadan and
Lent,...
Anne Frank exhibition at Belgrave Library
“I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after...
Rose Glass shatters expectations
Love Lies Bleeding
Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian and Ed Harris
Rated MA15+
4.5/5
Directed by Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding is a surreal, genre-bending romantic thriller.
In 1989,...
CARTOON: Wheels Gone
A Porsche car outside the RACV is on blocks with no wheels.
Your Library reader’s choice 2023
Established in 1996, Your Library (formerly Eastern Regional Libraries) is a co-operative of three outer eastern metropolitan councils; Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges.
According to...
Empire Day
In a newspaper article during Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, among many other titles she was described as The Head of the Commonwealth.
The...
Solaris, starring Adam Sandler
Spaceman
Starring Adam Sandler, Paul Dano and Carey Mulligan
Rated M
4/5
Based on the Czech novel Spaceman in Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar, Spaceman is an atmospheric, deeply...
Married at First Sight
In the 18 th century one of the pastimes of the times was to pay a visit to a mental institution to view the...
Review of Wicked
Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz … but from a different angle.
Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young...
CARTOON: Hot Air
It's hard to trust a weather report at the moment, with weather conditions constantly fluctuating.
Statue of Captain Cook damaged again
Ozymandias
Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert . . ....
Reading for Odesa
February 24 marked the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On that day, the “Reading for Odesa” event took place simultaneously around the...