Review: Madman Anime Festival – Perth
Posted by H. J. Stephens in Anime, Conventions, Events, Pop Culture, Reviews on March 6, 2017
The Madman Anime Festival is a convention that Perth has been pleading for a long, long time. Traditionally only visiting Melbourne and Brisbane, 2017 was the event’s first time coming over to the Western side of Australia. As it has been so deeply anticipated, it had a lot to live up to. I’m afraid that […]
Review: Perth Writers Festival – Day 3, Sunday
Posted by H. J. Stephens in Events, Reviews, World Politics on March 2, 2017
Unlike the day preceding, Sunday was not a day to stay indoors. With beautiful sunshine and a calming breeze the resulting temperature was nothing short of perfect for a festival. Left, Right, Left – The March of Politics: 11:30am-12:30pm, Octogon Theatre 4.5/5 In this panel, Lee Zachariah, Thomas Frank, and Troy Bramston were joined by […]
Review: Perth Writers Festival – Day 2, Saturday
Posted by H. J. Stephens in Events, History, Reviews, World Politics, Writing on February 27, 2017
If I had to describe Saturday in one word, it would be this: hot. It reached 39 degrees C in Perth on Saturday. Admittedly, given that the University of Western Australia is situated on the banks on the Swan River and was thus relieved a little by an early afternoon breeze, it wasn’t as bad […]
Review: Perth Writers Festival – Day 1, Friday
Posted by H. J. Stephens in Events, History, Reviews, World Politics, Writing on February 24, 2017
There is one particular weekend of the year that I always set aside, scheduled a year in advance and looked forward to eagerly. Last night marked the start of the 2017 Perth Writers Festival with Ben Rawlence giving a resounding opening address at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Today, the journey through the pages […]
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