Amanda Riddell
Trip to Rapallo (Andrew) New Year's Eve 2002
Barabara, an American who Philippa met at the Benvenuto Club, has moved to Rapallo for a couple of months before returning to America...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 251 min read
Trial by Facebook
It didn't have to be this way. This was essentially my reaction to being aware of being spied on. I figured that if I posted my entire...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 252 min read
Business sense
Yes, I have it, but only in regards to show business and the media. That's my field, and I'm growing really fucking tired of backseat...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 241 min read
AI as a way of creating distance
Well, normally I'm all for AI, but it struck me that it's the perfect tool to create this gulf between the government and the proletariat....
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 242 min read
Deconstructing people's desires for me
1) I wouldn't find it restful to be in the Lilburn residence. I heard Briar say that it's drafty, and my boarding house is actually...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 243 min read
Question Time 24 October 2024
Parliament is so surreal: it's like a Victorian manor meets Hogwarts with all the various doors and hallways. I've never been behind the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 231 min read
smoking and drinking in my room
Well, my boarding house is nominally non-smoking, non-drinking, but I'm hardly the only one that's bending the rules. I got a written...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 233 min read
Question Time 23 October 2024
Gary's take on the philosophy of the 'white supremacist' coalition: 'you are what you own' Gary spotted Chippy at the Fight Back...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 239 min read
Trip to Pisa (Pippa) 7-8 June 2002
We've finally managed to feel settled enough to go exploring a bit. Andy had to go to Pisa University to look at an installation of their...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 221 min read
Some thoughts
I do watch Hana, but hardly religiously. Of the MPs, I'd only really consider Chloe and Ricardo to be friends of mine. Debbie's not a...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 225 min read
Question Time 22 October 2024
The news cameras were there to pick up a reaction shot of Chlöe when Brownlee read out that Darleen had been fired according to the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 222 min read
Why do I keep turning down gig offers?
For starters, performing isn't my profession. I'm a composer, writer/editor and director. Plus I'm not really attracted to the lifestyle...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 211 min read
Umar Zakaria: Family Music
I've known Umar since we were in high school, and we've collaborated a few times, so this isn't an unbiased review. This was quite nice....
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 211 min read
Something really dark
What if we did a programme on the Christchurch terrorist? Something like Brenton Tarrant: Where is he now? The programme largely...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 201 min read
To Red Scare
If James or Cassandra ever wants to visit New York again, they will settle out of court. I'm serious: I've got a laundry list of ChatGPT...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 203 min read
Bergamo trip (Andrew) 25 January 2003
Having spent several wet weekends in a row at home, we were determined that this weekend, rain or shine, we would go and visit somewhere....
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 201 min read
Writing a hit
Well, there really isn't a rule about what makes a hit song. When it comes to hits that derive from musicals, there's really two types of...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 201 min read
To Rose
Yeah, still haven't seen S3 of Starstruck. Probably won't. I appreciate the nods to me, but programming my channel = me rewatching the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 201 min read
Snark
Never heard M'Lady until AFTER my EP. Everyone thinks they've invented the wheel... Glad They Were Playing was different largely because...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 201 min read
Te Wānanga O Aotearoa -- reflections
This has worked well. I haven't really put in 100%, but the osmosis alone has really strengthened my ability to understand te reo. I've...
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