A few weekends ago, I got to see Hugh Jackman in concert, once again, at Sydney Olympic Park, during his 2019 world tour ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I went to SMASH!, at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. It was a pretty quiet one for me this year - no catchups or panels or events, just browsing the Artists' Alley and looking at cool creations.

I did stop for a while to listen to the stage show by the violinist Ayasa, who played violin covers of anime ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I saw the musical Once at the Darlinghurst Theatre.

It's based on the acclaimed movie with Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, about two struggling musicians in Dublin whose paths cross by chance, and the handful of days in which they change each other's lives. The gorgeous "Falling Slowly" won the Oscar for Best Original Song ( Read more... )

Sweet revenge: Federer stops Nadal in Wimbledon thriller7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 ( Read more... )

So I finally saw this at the movies last week. I didn't think three and a half weeks after release was that late, but it was only in a handful of cinemas, and only screening one session a day. Everyone seemed to have moved onto Spider-Man: Far From HomeI went in with low expectations from negative reviews, but also with fan reports that it was not ( Read more... )

Roger on Rafa:

"[We] haven't played each other in a long, long time on this surface. He's serving way different. I remember back in the day how he used to serve, and now how much bigger he's serving, how much faster he finishes points," Federer said. "It's impressive to see how sort of healthy he's stayed. A lot of them are saying, 'Oh, it's the ( Read more... )

Speaking of canons you encounter through osmosis. This is what I knew about the hugely popular, yet seemingly indescribable, phenomenon that is Homestuck:

"Homestuck is - something? maybe a webcomic? maybe a game? - by Andrew Hussie? There are the kids, and the trolls, and some kind of online world? There are a lot of names? And various ships? And ( Read more... )

It's always slightly bizarre to encounter a canon through osmosis, and then experience the actual thing. You get expectations colliding with reality, and you also get pieces of a puzzle falling into place. (Oh, this is who those nicknames belong to! Oh, this is where that soulmate meme comes from!) And in a way, it feels like it opens up the world ( Read more... )

On the weekend, I went to Supanova in Sydney. Originally, Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum were scheduled to appear as guests, which excited this old time Smallville fan. But a few weeks ago, they unfortunately cancelled - but one of the new guests announced was Elijah Wood.

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Dear Rule 63 CreatorThank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms and characters, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination ( Read more... )