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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
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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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 29, 20231 min read
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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 21, 20233 min read
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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 13, 20231 min read
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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 10, 20231 min read
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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
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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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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Amanda Riddell
May 25, 20232 min read
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Emotional honesty
I feel shitty if I'm keeping Chloe up late. This is the sort of thing where I wish that we'd straightened it out in 2020. For example: I...
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Amanda Riddell
May 25, 20231 min read
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who are the non-voters?
Given the 20% or so who don't vote are more likely to swing an election than the middle of Aotearoa, why is it that there aren't tons of...
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Amanda Riddell
May 21, 20231 min read
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some craft for the lyricists
I messed up re: one of the rhymes. It's supposed to go 'sands, hands, strands, lands' The lands of time was a line that I thought was...
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Amanda Riddell
May 21, 20231 min read
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Why not signal or telegram etc. - Amanda the pro dealer
If the journos were able to break into the alt-right feeds, those services clearly aren't secure. Yes, they're peer-to-peer encrypted,...
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Amanda Riddell
May 3, 20231 min read
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Producer's Statement - the Dakumentary
When I met Gary and Dakta in the Southern Cross one day in 2018, I doubt I had any idea how much my life was about to be transformed....
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Amanda Riddell
May 2, 20232 min read
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For Sir Peter
Yeah, I'm not keen on the Tina thing. I still think those development techniques with the roto will be useful for Shipwrecked. Ultimately...
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Amanda Riddell
Apr 5, 20232 min read
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responsibilities of criticism
I may be an unconventional journalist, but I still have ethics and beliefs. When it comes to social criticism, I don't think it's...
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Amanda Riddell
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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On directing/film-making
Film is a very solitary pursuit. For directors and editors etc. - for actors and camera people, it's very communal. The Movie Orgy's are...
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Amanda Riddell
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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Screen vs. Stage.
Screen is more immersive. It just is, particularly with noise-cancelling headphones. A play cannot do what the Weed Tapes do, by design....
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Amanda Riddell
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Why Polanski is different to Woody Allen and Michael Jackson:
1. He took the rap. 2. Yeah, he roofied an underage girl, but Caravaggio killed a guy, and Artaud + most of the French famous artists...
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Amanda Riddell
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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Amanda's IP = drugs and booze music.
I don't know if I want to be engaged. I definitely don't want to be Jane. I don't want to be part of the guitar scene. That's what I've...
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Amanda Riddell
Dec 30, 20223 min read
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