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  • ‘Twitter’ has movie potential

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    Tanya Heading

    Poor Twitter. That little bird has always been the second idea, the afterthought. Just as facebook was the first to pioneer social networking, it’s also been the first to be made into a movie. But don’t worry Twitter fans! I know you’ve been wondering how great the Twitter movie could be… so here’s a sneak…

  • The Social Network movie review

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The Social Network is the story of the early days of Facebook and the egos, greed and rivalry that comes hand in hand with the billion-dollar idea. It’s based on real life events, but the people in the know claim it’s been ‘Hollywoodised’ to some degree … which has to be expected really. In case…

  • Looking into the future: things that ‘Back to the Future II’ got right!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This year marks the 25th anniversary since the first Back to the Future movie screened. My brother, cousin and I loved the Back to the Future movies – our favourite part of the story was Back to the Future II; the movie where the ever-cool Marty McFly travels into the future to the year 2015.…

  • Sometimes it pays to think small…

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    Tanya Heading

    During my recent wanderings around the wonderful world of facebook, I discovered this fantastic little competition that had happened on flickr: Spectacular Insect Faces! The competition closed in March, but lucky for us the winning entries are still available for all to see! Have a look at all the top entries here. See if you…

  • Parade your Pug at Valentino & GoMA!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    “I don’t care about the collection. My dogs are much more important.” – Valentino Garavani, The Last Emperor Are you a Pug dog lover or just a dog lover in general, like Valentino? Yes? Then head on down to the Pug Parade at the Valentino Retrospective exhibition this Sunday, 24 October 2010! If you’re a…

  • Apple MacBook Air’s Next Generation

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Apple have now released the new generation of MacBook’s available in an 11 inch and 13 inch screen size. The MacBook Air. This MacBook runs off a flash drive instead of a hard drive, which, if you already have an iPod, iTouch, iPhone etc… then you already have the experience of using such development. It’s…

  • Spend Friday nights at GoMA’s Up Late

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    When 5pm rolls around each Friday, what do you do? a) Head to a city bar and muse over the working week with colleagues and a bottle or two of vino? b) Drive straight home and settle in for an evening of TV and takeaway? c) Or… do you spend the evening longing to find…

  • Nikon-Walkley Photographic Awards & Exhibition

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Each year, along with their major sponsor Nikon, The Walkley Foundation celebrate the best in press photography. The finalists for this years’ Nikon-Walkley Press Photo competition were announced last week and www.news.com.au has uploaded a gallery showcasing a selection of the finalists’ thought provoking photographs ranging from amazing and comical to heart-wrenching and inspiring. View…

  • The Gift of Genius

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Last week saw the passing of a woman both humble and great, Dame Joan Sutherland. Sixty years ago Joan Sutherland won a competition that allowed her to sail away to London and learn to forge her gift into an art form that has given us back bel canto singing, something that had all but disappeared…