In celebration of the time-warping, laws of physics-breaking, booty-shaking universe of The Fast and the Furious. Definitely contains spoilers for FF 1-8.
Author Archives: Catherine Jeffcoat
Certified Energy portfolio
A series of interviews profiling energy generators and how energy certificates can help them.
Sustainable Business Council portfolio
A selection of writing, video and design work managed by Catherine for the Sustainable Business Council.
When ‘she’ll be right’ won’t cut it: On the temptation to soldier on through a virus
A rare occasion of tapping into the zeitgeist in time to get a piece published. Published in The Spinoff.
Who owns the art on the street?
You wouldn’t use the riff from ‘Slice of Heaven’ to spruik your products without permission, so why is visual art any different? Catherine Jeffcoat looks at a recent initiative to let street artists know about their copyright protections and comes up with some useful tips for the communications profession. Published in The Spinoff.
In the beginning… there was Film Society
In Wellington there exists a not-so-secret society of film lovers, who congregate every Monday night from March to November at the temple of cinema that is the Embassy. We worship at the silver screen: art-house, international, classic, and occasionally cult cinema. Founded in 1946, I remember my father going off to his Film Society eveningContinue reading “In the beginning… there was Film Society”
We are the ones who can save the media
Why we need to pay for a free press.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
This is a time of milestones, so naturally I’m feeling a wee bit reflective. I turned 45 yesterday. This week is also the 20th anniversary of beginning my first full-time professional job, as a baby researcher fresh out of library school, at Ernst & Young in Auckland. I’ve spent the last two weeks contemplating aContinue reading “Today is the first day of the rest of my life”
Citizen scrutiny of local government
All the scorecards being put out by our emerging election watchdogs – piece for The Spinoff
Sustainable Business Council 20th anniversary celebrations
A package of material put together to mark the Sustainable Business Council’s 20th anniversary in August 2019.