The Killing In the pilot episode, The Killing came across as a smart, sharply written crime drama that had a similar look and feel to the popular Girl With A Dragon Tattoo series.  The show was based on a popular Danish cop drama although I’m not sure how true to the source material it is.  The concept of having a ...

DISTILLERY Suntory Yamazaki TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 43% REGION Shimamoto, Osaka COLOR Dark honey NOSE Sweet scent, honey and apricots. PALATE Modest and rather subtle.  Not as sweet as you’d expect.  It’s a mellow blend of grain, cinnamon and oak. FINISH Incredibly long aftertaste that is full bodied and warming.  Lingering taste of oak, dried fruit and salt. SCORE 90 ...

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Room is a prize winning novel from Canadian author Emma Donoghue.  Its a story told from the perspective of a five year old boy Jack who has lived in a single room all his life with his mother.  They are the hostages of ‘Old Nick’, who abducted Jack’s mother when she was a teenager and impregnated her. Donoghue was inspired ...

Trained professionals at work

To mark the occasion of the Matildas arriving in Germany for the Womens World Cup which starts on the 26th June, I thought I’d have a football themed video for the day.  This is a penalty shootout between Italian football clubs Termeno and Dro and involves a premature celebration from a goalkeeper.  It’s a rather incredible goal. Have a good ...

This is an apple sitting on my desk at work.  I bought it from Coles in January and it’s been sitting there, out in the open, for six months.  In that time, its lost none of its colour or its firmness.  It has the same resiliency to decomposition as food from McDonalds. I wonder what preservatives they put in the ...

They say that dreams are a window into a person’s soul.  In the same way, I think Words With Friends can sometimes offer an insight into a person’s psyche, their innermost thoughts and desires. See if you can guess what was on Pat’s mind today. Also, if you haven’t done so already, download Hanging With Friends on the iPhone and ...

Reel scary

The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo is often described as a Christmas time for gamers.  It’s where new consoles and video games are often unveiled for the first time and each major hardware company unveils their vision for the year ahead.  The 2011 edition was expected to be a biggie.  Both Sony and Nintendo had new hardware to reveal which is ...