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December 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Patrick Melrose: DVD

Patrick Melrose Director: Edward Berger Madman This five-episode mini-series takes Edward St. Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novels and devotes a single episode to each; the result, in truly mesmeric fashion, is one of the great catch-all TV shows in recent years. A present-day instant-classic. It’ simply a perfect, heart-breaking, hilarious, grizzly-grim depiction of addiction and the trauma […]
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July 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 124 – Bill Direen

Welcome to episode 124 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was chuffed to finally get to have a good long yarn with Bill Direen; to meet him even. We’d never met though we had corresponded. I had reached out to him a while back to podcast – and […]
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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-October 2018

Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 16 to October 1. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]
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January 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Charles Bukowski: On Cats

On Cats Charles Bukowski Ecco I recently sold all of my Bukowski books – well, the way second-hand dealers work it’s fairer to say I gave them away…but that’s cool, I wasn’t out to make a big score, I just wanted to move them on; liked the idea of letting them have a turn on […]
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March 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Chad Taylor

Chad Taylor writes books and screenplays. His novels include Departure Lounge, Electric and Shirker. His most recent was The Church of John Coltrane. His website is www.chadtaylor.co.nz. Here are five albums he’s loving right now…. 1 – Oscar Peterson Trio, Last Call at the Blue Note:  The Maharaja of the keyboard was 65 when he […]
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