Welcome to the Neighbourhood.
The “unprecedented times” are quickly becoming “precedented”, but in this daunting uncertainty, we know we can always count on the community. And that’s what the Neighbourhood is. A place where we showcase and discuss the best coming to Australia in the world of cinema, literature, books, arts and maybe, at some point, a little bit of politics. So come on in, take a seat, leave a comment, and share a post. It’s like real life - the more, the merrier.
Film review: The Social Reckoning
Sans David Fincher, Jesse Eisenberg and Trent Reznor with Atticus Ross, Aaron Sorkin takes it upon himself to return to the world of Mark Zuckerberg, this time focusing on The Washington Post’s investigation into Facebook’s culpability in radicalising its users to the far right. You’d think the mistake was in Sorkin failing to reach Fincher’s ankles as …
It’s Love Your Bookshop Day!
Today, 10 October, marks Love Your Bookshop Day. If you are reading this page, chances are you have some idea of the perilous state of bookstores in Australia. As this article in The Conversation details, the number of stores nationwide halved from 2013 to 2023. Independent bookstores fight on many fronts: a decline in reading levels and the undercuttin…
Music review: Kacey Musgraves, Margo Cilker, Jess Williamson
When singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves delivered her seventh album, “Middle of Nowhere”, in May, she delivered what might be the best album of the year. “Middle of Nowhere” strode confidently into the charts with its wry humour, unexpected candour, sweet melancholy atop honeyed melodies and an unexpected cameo from Miranda Lambert.