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What's the Unprofessional Entry?

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"Restart your computer to install important updates"

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Because video display advertising works.

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First, they came for Gloria Jean's, and I said nothing because they were too expensive. Then, they came for Michel's Patisserie, and I remained silent because their pies were pre-cooked in faraway factories. Then they came for Muffin Break, and I cried "What about the free brownie with my next coffee?"

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With 2009 being the year I discovered Twitter, I began dabbling in tweet-size reviews from that year's Sydney Film Festival. Only 140 characters per tweet in those days, of course.

"The Cove" justified a blog post unto itself.

#sff "Looking For Eric": Incredibly funny, sad, violent. A Ken Loach comic fantasy? Yep. Unexpected gem, maybe best soccer film ever. 9/10

As we await the commencement of the 66th Sydney Film Festival on June 5 2019 - my ninth - here is a list of all the films and related events I have attended since my first festival in 2006. Links to my reviews (some merely tweets) where available:

Sun 11 Jun 2006 A Hero's Welcome GU George St 1430 

Sun 11 Jun 2006 An Inconvenient Truth State Theatre 1755 

In 2015 I predicted an Australia v New Zealand final, England missing the quarter-finals, and 32 winners in the 42-game group phase (one match abandoned and I somehow overlooked tipping Afghanistan v Australia).

In 2019, can I do better?

In memory of the political career of Tony Abbott 1994-2019 a fond tribute in three tweets:

Honestly, haven't Tony Abbott's staff watched In the Thick of It? pic.twitter.com/9QGfCQRtbu

— Adam Bennett (@AdDeville) June 4, 2015

The federal election on May 18 2019 will be the sixteenth in which I have taken part. I have seen nine elections in Shortland (1977, 80, 83, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96, 98), four in Grayndler (2001, 04, 07, 10), one in Watson (2013) and following a boundary change, one in Reid (2016) before this one.

Nationally, I am supporting the emphatic removal of the Liberal/National government led by Scott Morrison. I am supporting the formation of government by the Australian Labor Party with Bill Shorten as Prime Minister.

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 33 runs on Sunday April 28 2019:

When Chris Lynn scores 54 from 29 balls and it's only the fourth biggest innings of the match https://t.co/AFwEzXivQW

— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) April 28, 2019