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The DJ remix of my review

I was delighted, surprised, and a little embarrassed to receive this gracious and articulate response from DJ Spooky himself to my post yesterday about his Rebirth of a Nation project: “Actually it wasn’t really meant to ‘subvert’ the film, it’s...
Meet Jasper

Meet Jasper

Jasper is the new pride and joy of my former colleague Sachaa and her husband Adam, who were in NYC last November briefly and featured in this previous post. Sachaa is a fiend with the camera and recently sent friends a library of images of her newest and most...

Spooky, but what does it all mean?

Perhaps it was because I’d been up since 6am. Perhaps it was the fact that my friend Derek and I mistook north for south, then east for west, in trying to get to our destination in TriBeCa, and walked almost two miles (me in heels) as a result. Perhaps it was...
Cheery cherry blossoms

Cheery cherry blossoms

The picture above was taken at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens (but not by me). In my neighborhood the blossoms are at their peak now – for just a couple of short weeks each year – but it has been so hopeful just watching...

The local wailing wall

My local cafe, Cheryl’s on Underhill Street, boasts brilliant coffee, wonderful food, and staff who are fun and interesting. Typically the waitstaff are taking turns at the coffee machine en route to more creative careers. My friend and barista, Derek, is a...

New York Networking

Advance, the organisation that brings ex-pat Australians together for everything from keynote speakers to commemorating Anzac Day, held the inaugural event last night for its Media, Communications & Technology forum, of which I’m a member. Participating in...
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