Well that was a breathtaking (and somewhat teary-eyed) fun! Based on the life, ambitions and success of Phineas Taylor Barnum, probably the most famous circus purveyor that ever did live, The Greatest Showman was indeed[…]
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
I read Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express many, many, many years ago, back when I was still in school. It was a classic then just as it is today, and I must admit[…]
The Little Book of Hygge: the Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking
As a country consistently ranked as the happiest country in the world, Meik Wiking, a researcher at the Happiness Institute in, where else but Denmark, decided to put together a book on that important concept[…]
Trigger warning by Neil Gaiman
I have mixed feelings about Trigger Warning, and it has nothing to do with the many charming, creepy, scary, intriguing stories contained within its pages. Neil Gaiman’s writing is stellar as always, and there were[…]
Lucifer, season 1-3
You know what sucks? Finding a new series you really enjoy and discovering it was cancelled before you could even start. And you know what doesn’t? Finding out as you’re barreling through season 3 that[…]
Set it Up (2018)
Set it Up isn’t the most brilliant of movies out there, but it was cute and entertaining and sometimes, that’s just the kind of weeknight entertainment you need. I like that two biggest names in[…]
Blood Monster by Neil Gaiman
Well, that took all of five minutes to read. Haha. Blood Monster by Neil Gaiman is either about a father telling his kids a scary story, or about a blood monster who has entered into[…]
Beijing in 5 Days by Mimi Mashud
I’ve been following Mimi and her illustrations via my @allthens account on Instagram for awhile now, so it was very cool to finally get around to reading her comic book Beijing in 5 Days, which[…]
William Shakespeare’s the Jedi doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth by Ian Doescher
What can I say except that this was awesome. William Shakespeare’s the Jedi doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth is the third written, third filmed, sixth instalment of the Star Wars series, be it[…]
All the Bodies We’ve Embraced by Sheena Baharudin
I first heard of Sheena Baharudin during Art for Grabs at Urbanscapes last year. I had a booth opposite the stage and while it turned out to be a very quiet market sales-wise, my perfectly[…]
Uppercase issue 28
It’s the first time I’m reading Uppercase magazine and I can honestly say I enjoy it a whole lot more than Flow. The articles are well written and have great personality, the content and subject[…]
Little Basket 2016: New Malaysian Writing edited by Catalina Rembuyan et. al.
I always feel I’m a little hard on local writers. I want to like them, but. So far I haven’t really found anyone who writes the way I want to read. Maybe my standards are[…]
Being an Account of the Life and Death of the Emperor Heliogabolus by Neil Gaiman
I admit, even if all Neil Gaiman did was draw a piece of poop that said “Boo”, I’d probably find it brilliant. But that’s probably because despite whatever he’s writing, be it a review or[…]
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami is a fine place to start if you’re venturing into Murakami’s world and writing for the very first time. This slim volume was first published in 1999, and seems to[…]
William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back, Star Wars part the Fifth by Ian Doescher
In which Luke findeth out that Darth Vader is his father. And the young Skywalker is still prone to lamentation and monologues. Ian Doescher’s sophomore effort is definitely an improvement on Verily, a New Hope,[…]
The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
This is it. The last book in the Long Earth series, and one of the few Terry Pratchett stories left that I can say I am reading for the very first time. The feeling is[…]
Looking, season 1-2
Looking reminds me of Sex in the City in that it features a tight group of friends looking for true love. Except this time the group of friends are three gay guys, the city is[…]
Flow issue 12
Apparently Flow is a magazine for people like me – you know, makers, crafters, shop smallers, non-corporate types. But I wonder if the readers who gushed about Flow have actually read it cover to cover,[…]
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
I wanted to like this novel. I really, really did. I wanted a new author to add to my collection of must-reads, instead of flitting around from one writer to another. Sadly, Ruth Ozeki is[…]
Jane the Virgin, season 1-4
I was looking forward to watching Jane the Virgin when it came out a few years ago. I am, as usual, late to the party, but I’m glad I finally got here. It’s not surprising[…]
An Honest Answer and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman
An Honest Answer and Other Stories is a nice quick read I completed in about 10 minutes or less. It’s a compilation of three short graphic stories, the first about answering that age old question,[…]