It is often considered a red flag when a director decides to obscure his or her involvement in a film by adopting the infamous Alan Smithee pseudonym, a name now synonymous with “bad” movies. … more
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Sharrie posted a Quick Tip about The Cool Hunter.
April 30, 2011
The Cool Hunter is an Australian blog which focuses on showing its readers the most spectacular and vibrant designs in the world. I love The Cool Hunter for its colorful format and quality of pictures … more
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Sharrie posted a Quick Tip about The Cool Hunter.
April 17, 2011
To see another world beyond ours, one needs some form of transportation and skill. I believe I need to take up snorkeling and diving immediately! Despite that I’ve had … more
Excellent footage of the sea and the colorful coral reefs. The film explores the reasons for the deaths of the corals by diving around 3 different areas, namely Australia, Fiji and French Polynesia. Stunning … more
Is Australia Asian or Western? Good question, isn't it? Ahem, I've no idea either. But, Australia begins to prosper when it proclaims some years back as being in the Asia part of the continent. … more
One of the best performing foreign currencies in the world of floating currencies. AUD is now on par with the US$ and is extremely popular with traders. Not only does it have a high interest rate, the … more
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Sharrie posted a Quick Tip about Qantas.
November 06, 2010
Qantas has grounded all its A380 flights after one of its flight has had its engine exploded midair and an emergency landing in Singapore. Another flight (a Boeing 747) experienced engine failure on Friday, … more
I'm planning a trip to Australia and New Zealand, and wanted to travel to quite a few cities in a short period of time, necessitating a lot of additional flights. Virgin Blue made it easy … more
Amal is a sixteen-year-old Palestinian-Australian girl attending a mostly-white prep school. When the new semester starts, she decides she wants to wear the hijab full-time, even though she knows she's … more
What is our connectedness with people we love, and where are the boundaries of responsibility? This riveting little book by Australian writer Helen Garner asks you those questions with such intensity … more
I invite you to explore & be amazed at how beautiful this world of ours is! I'm still speechless! Well done, Bill Tikos! Your site (& blog) is certainly the cooooooooolest I've … more
Helen lives a happy life as a writer, next door to her daughter Eva and perky five-year-old granddaughter Bessie. Until the day she agrees to take fifteen-year friend Nicola into her care for three weeks. … more
Garner has crafted a powerful paean to friendship, the profound generosity of an Australian woman, Helen, who welcomes her dear friend, Nicola, into her home for three weeks of alternative cancer treatment … more
This is a war memoir with no war. In fact, the one time author Thomas St. George hears gunfire, it's being directed at an annoying kookaburra bird disturbing a soldier's all-too-rare sleep early in the … more