After Chloé Zhao’s recent win for Best Director at the Golden Globes, I made a point to learn more about her and her previous work. There, I learned of her movie The Rider, which came out in 2017. Apparently, after seeing this movie at TIFF, Frances McDormand approached her about directing Nomadland. So, I was …
One thing I’ve found really relaxing during pandemic days has been watching downhill mountain biking and snowboarding videos. The GoPro footage is so high-quality and immersive that you really feel like you are the likes of Mark McMorris throwing down big air on the Swiss Alps. So, I immediately dug in when I saw the …
Amazon Prime’s new series The Wilds (filmed outside of Auckland at the same time I was there!) premiered last Thursday and, within a week, I have already crushed all 10 episodes. The story focuses around eight teenage girls – from “wildly” different backgrounds – who are deserted on a remote island when their plane crashes …
Want to take a three week tour of France? Yeah, that’s not happening anytime soon. However – redemption – Le Tour de France has just started and it’s the closest you’ll likely get for some time. This 3,484km cycling race takes place over 23 days, with the 2020 route starting in Nice and ending in …
Here’s a round-up of some cool stuff I enjoyed this week in music, scenery, and space! SCENE STEALERS The stunning images from the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition are well worth a scroll through. I especially love the photo below of Space X exhaust plume above Sierra Nevada (taken by Brandon Yoshizawa.) Do yourself …