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Amanda Riddell
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Mental practice
That's what that 02 December 2023 video is about. That's a tip that Inbal Meggido mentioned when I was a student, which was that science...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 27, 20231 min read
To the pussies who want change
Look, I've been through the mill regarding activism: I literally had a series of sit-down meetings with psychologists this year where...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 23, 20232 min read
'you're a bad example'
Well, first I think it's important to delineate the difference between my trans activism and my weed activism. I think they're fairly...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 16, 20232 min read
South Park: Joining the Panderverse
It was pretty stupid, but it had some good laughs. I haven't watched a Disney film or any of those comic book movies for ages. I saw the...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 14, 20231 min read
'the horror is in your mind'
You know, for every film like Repulsion or The Tenant (both Polanski) which totally nails that vibe, there's dozens of shitty films that...
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Amanda Riddell
Nov 10, 20232 min read
A good thought re: pinkwashing
Ah, that's why the Nats are so keen on that Weeded Out script, despite having qualms with my life and how I conduct my affairs. It's a...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 31, 20231 min read
To my fellow arts journalists
Do any of you know where to find the NZSO attendance data, or that same data for the local orchestras? I've heard anecdotally that...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 27, 20231 min read
Bye Bye Birdie is a rock score
I realise Strouse disagrees now, but I wonder whether he would have in 1960? Hair literally caused Strouse to have an existential...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16, 20231 min read
The Transformation of Intimacy
See my business page for the link to the book. Snark: See, if you were as obsessed with relationships as I am, all my ramblings would...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20231 min read
My policies for the future of NZ film and TV
Well, I wish my brother was here to double-check all this, but these are my opinions. I genuinely believe the future of arts involves...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Why movie musicals?
I dislike theatre. My Mum digs stage shows, but that's not me. They're cheaper. That's not a joke: stage musicals are insanely expensive....
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 29, 20231 min read
What happens after you make a movie....
I read once that David Lynch has barely seen a movie since he made Eraserhead. From my own perspective, since I made the DIY features, I...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 23, 20231 min read
sneaking past the censor
Comes with a price; FB turned off optimisation after a few of the various political Ads that I've attempted, and other ones that they...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 28, 20232 min read
more critiquing
I haven't enjoyed this whole vibe that people are saying they learned to understand me through my out-of-tune singing. To start with, I...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Perusing the Opposition crime policies
Well, I had a quick skim of what National and ACT are offering, and it's mostly dumb. The best idea was the Nats, who wanted to extend...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 21, 20233 min read
How I annoyed the fuzz... activist handbook.
I'm loving this new world where I can talk openly about being surveilled thanks to the Dakumentary. That's what I think was the single...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 13, 20231 min read
Queering the strum
That wasn't really intentional; I was aware of the Howard Morrison quartet as a kid, but I didn't find out about the showband stuff until...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 10, 20231 min read
my whakapapa
well, it's pretty thin, but if it's out there it's somewhere in Waikato. My Dad grew up in Taupiri, and the family in general was in...
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Amanda Riddell
Jul 6, 20231 min read
About Amanda Michelina
Well, I think of it primarily as a nom-de-plume. I found it useful as a composer to visualise music as if Amanda Michelina were writing...
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Amanda Riddell
May 25, 20232 min read
Euphemisms, or why I hate NZ English.
So, we're all familiar with my pet peeve about the word 'partner' .. which is basically that I think that it's a way for people to brush...
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