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Sep 17, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
We are the spaces between words. Gail Holmes’ In the Margins offers a richly descriptive and engaging look at 17th century England, blending elements of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility with the dramatic flair of Shakespeare. Inspired by a real person, it is a glimpse into the life of a spirited book collector – Frances Wolfreston – who uniquely preserved the earliest part of Shakespeare’s body of work.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
My Brother’s Ashes are in a Sandwich Bag is a remarkable memoir, blending humour, heartache and reflection to perfectly embody the signature style of storytelling of Michelle Brasier. Since the loss of her father and brother to cancer, the Australian actor, writer, singer and comedian has been asking herself this question: ‘Your future is not guaranteed. And isn’t that f***ing freeing?
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
Murder In Punch Lane by Jane Sullivan immerses readers into the atmospheric world of 19th century Melbourne, blending historical fiction with a murder mystery that unfolds amid the upper echelons of society. The novel showcases Sullivan’s expansive vocabulary and formal language, reminiscent of the era, which vividly describes Melbourne as a vibrant city comparable to London or Paris.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Kate Pitts |Hayley Thomas
At GearLab, we're all about putting sports bras to the test in a fair and thorough way. We start with lots of research, reading user comments, and narrowing down the best bras for hands-on testing. Even the lower-scoring options in our test suite are top-tier performers. We make sure to order different sizes of each bra to be as inclusive as possible and work with active women of all shapes and sizes to test the bras during various activities.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
A successful Australian youth literature author, Nova Weetman has branched into non-fiction with her memoir Love, Death & Other Scenes. This book is a poignant exploration of love and loss, germinated as a way for Weetman to process the death of AidanFennessy, her partner of 25 years, during the 2020 COVID lockdowns.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
The Great Moscow Circus promises an exhilarating experience under the Big Top, and it mostly delivers on that front. The venue, although seating around 500, manages to maintain an intimate atmosphere, ensuring that you are right in the heart of the action. Upon arrival, the scent of popcorn sets the stage for a classic circus ambience, though the turnout on a Saturday night was surprisingly sparse.
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Jun 16, 2024 | 
medium.com | Hayley Thomas
By Hayley ThomasGerman expressionism is one of the most recognizable styles of silent cinema, although it can sometimes be slippery to define. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Nosferatu, the trend for shadows, angst and exaggerated sets in 1092's German cinema laid the foundations for everything from film noir to the horror genre (Hutchinson & Barrett, 2017).
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
‘War takes our names and turns us into numbers. The number displaced. The number imprisoned. The number dead.’ Shortlisted for the Dorothy Hewett Award, Amanda Creely’s allegorical novel Nameless is a profound exploration of the impact of war, as it acknowledges and remembers the nameless victims. Readers are thrust into a world with an anonymous setting, guided by characters with nondescript names.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
The White Cockatoo Flowers: Stories by Ouyang Yu presents a somewhat cynical, deeply nuanced, yet personal and tender exploration of the immigrant experience, set against the backdrops of both China and Australia. In this debut collection of stories, Yu’s narrative voice is strikingly candid, offering readers a glimpse into the inner workings of an author’s brain, the complexities of the immigrant journey and the creative output that writing serves as a means of navigating life’s challenges.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
artshub.com.au | Hayley Thomas
Created in 2017, Bang On is a biweekly podcast hosted by two of Australia’s most respected and well- loved music journalists, who present a one-stop shop for ‘art, music, life and stuff’. It’s all the conversations you need to be across each week (but don’t have the time to read a think piece). Bang On: Live is a dynamic experience that deftly transcends the audio format of their podcast, creating a captivating and hilarious live show.
