“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” ― Ralph H. Blum Have you ever seen those videos where a camera pulls out from a person, expanding to view the whole house, town, city, country, then earth, solar system, galaxy, universe — creating a sense…

Outside/In is a podcast ‘about the natural world and how we use it’. The overall theme is already attractive to anyone with an environmental bent, but the podcast goes beyond going green and more about the human-natural world relationship. I’ve heard four episodes from them so far; the first one…

This review first appeared in The Cinnamon Roll. It is quite fitting that the Perspectives Film Festival’s opening film is one that emphasises learning to see a person’s life through their own eyes. Short Term 12 depicts a temporary home for troubled teenagers, exploring life in their shoes as well…

This review was first published on the author’s personal blog in 2010. I had been looking forward to Where the Wild Things Are since I saw the trailer (and heard the accompanying awesome Arcade Fire song) on apple.com/trailers, but it wasn’t brought to Singapore theatres. The local distributors probably felt…

Album: The Boy with No Name Band: Travis Genre: Alternative Rock, Britpop, Indie Songs: 3 Times and You Lose Selfish Jean Closer Big Chair Battleships Eyes Wide Open My Eyes One Night Under the Moonlight Out in Space Colder New Amsterdam Sailing Away (hidden track) I first discovered Travis when…