Television Archives : Alexandra Spring

Marie Kondo, you know what would spark joy Buying less crap

Alexandra Spring — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:42:34 +0000

Those glossy garbage bags filled with unwanted stuff don’t just vanish – they are filling up landfills and polluting our oceans

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Married at First Sight: ludicrous reality show offers flicker of hope in a cynical world

Alexandra Spring — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 22:14:30 +0000

Channel Nine’s series is a compulsory TV engagement in which the participants are just hoping to survive the perils of dating Last night, 1.3 million Australians uttered the same phrase at exactly the same time: “Finally!” Finally air hostess/model Nadia called bullshit on perennially smug race caller Anthony. On a romantic date, as the pair […]

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Sweet Valentine: Adelaide Clemens

Alexandra Spring — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:50:13 +0000

Standing in the Soho production offices, Adelaide Clemens couldn’t help feeling a little frustrated. Having flown herself from New Orleans to London, the actress had finally convinced acclaimed director Susanna White to give her just 15 minutes to audition for the upcoming BBC/HBO television drama Parade’s End. Based on the little-known classic Ford Madox Ford novels […]

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The Young and the Fearless: Lena Dunham

Alexandra Spring — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:07:47 +0000

It sounds like an episode straight from hit TV series Girls. Lena Dunham has just returned from a group holiday to India with her mother, photographer and designer Laurie Simmons. Prompted by a close friend who happens to be an Indian arts and culture expert, Simmons thought it would be a good way for mother […]

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The Girl with the Golden Gun: Essie Davis

Alexandra Spring — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:51:00 +0000

Miss Phryne Fisher is a heroine for the modern age The gold, pearl-handled gun appears first, held firmly in a long pale hand. From behind a sandstone wall, our heroine swings into view. Her gold chandelier earrings sway under her gleaming black bob and her white silk coat, thrown over a black and white embellished […]

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Past Master: Mad Men Costumes Designer Janie Bryant

Alexandra Spring — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:40:27 +0000

No-one could have predicted the impact the television show Mad Men would have, not least on the fashion world, which fell hard for form-fitting silhouettes and glamorous, grown-up dressing. Now in a worldwide exclusive, the show’s Emmy Award-winning costume designer Janie Bryant has curated Icons of Style, an exhibition of 20 costumes showing exclusively […]

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Girl Crush: Tina Fey Interview

Alexandra Spring — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:05:28 +0000

So is Tina Fey, she of Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Mean Girls, Baby Mama and Date Night fame, one of those comedians who is quiet, serious and perhaps even a little boring when she’s at home with the family “Yes, ma’am,” she replies quickly. “They are usually telling me to speak up. I’m a […]

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