Lost for things to do this weekend? Here’s a couple of options to get you out and about
The Lake
Nothing gets the weekend blood pumping a lap around the lake on a Saturday morning. Be it a walk, run, ride or, um… rollerblade, you always have company on the footpaths between the bridges.
Read MoreThe Gatekeepers tells the story of Israel’s most secretive spy agency, Shin Bet, and it’s efforts to protect Israel from external (and internal!) threats. Featuring extraordinary interviews with six former heads of the agency, The Gatekeepers has an unprecedented wealth of information about Shin Bet and its activities.
Both divisive and fascinating, The Gatekeepers promises to be one of the highlights of the 2013 Israeli Film Festival.
Read MoreHave no doubt; Canberra’s coffee obsession sees no sign of abating in the near future. While many venues are heavily investing in their own roasters to carefully develop and control their signature flavour, there are a number of whole-in-the-wall venues where convenience is the key selling point.
First we had Bean in the City café on Ainslie Avenue to the South of the Canberra Centre. Following that, the same crew opened Loading Zone, which, although significantly larger and broader in the scope of its menu, is still a comparatively small space.
Read MoreThere’s more than one reason why we put on an outfit. Sometimes we want to feel comfortable, sometimes we want to feel warm. On other occasions we want to reveal a little bit of ourselves, but there are more times – in fact most of the time – when we simply want to hide a part of ourselves, and in that action project another identity.
This is a great motivator for fashion.
Read MoreKim Mordaunt has been kicking around the Australian indie film-making scene for well over a decade, honing his skills on well-received non feature releases that explore Australia’s immigrant and Indigenous cultures.
Following on from 2007’s Bomb Harvest, that tracked the efforts of a bomb disposal expert doing his best to repair the ravaged countryside of Laos, there is a clear progression from Western Sydney with its multicultural population through to the lands of their origin.
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