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2021-11-11 20:00:33 Shoestring budgets and disaffected youth: why Australian film is ripe for a mumblecore revival

From Friends and Strangers to Hot Mess, there’s a new wave of self-funded films that celebrate the mundane and tap into ‘a national malaise’“Like Bridget Jones directed by John Cassavetes” was how one Guardian review described the first mumblecore film.The film, Funny Ha Ha, was US director Andrew Bujalski’s debut: a shoestring budget affair following a cast of twentysomethings suspended in postgraduate ennui – not so much coming of age as fumbling their way towards adulthood via awkward encounters and half-baked conversations. Continue reading...

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#Sydney_film_festival_2021 #Australian_film #Film #Culture #Australia_news Open / Comment

2021-11-11 20:00:28 Any less water in Murray-Darling system means ‘Armageddon’ for South Australia, conservationist says

The 2,750 gigalitres to be returned to river will be lost to evaporation from heating climate, CSIRO saysGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA national effort to save the Murray-Darling by returning 2750 gigalitres of water to the system is under way, but climate change could see roughly the same amount evaporate.The extra water is needed to save ecosystems in the southern basin. Continue reading...

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#Murray-Darling_Basin #Australia_news #South_Australia #Environment #Climate_crisis Open / Comment

2021-11-11 20:00:23 Sixteen deaths in Australia’s troubled seasonal workers program since pandemic

Spike in fatalities comes to light as scheme faces claims of exploitation and ‘inhumane conditions’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingSixteen people have died while in Australia on the government’s troubled seasonal workers program since the beginning of the pandemic.The figures have come to light as the scheme faces widespread accusations of exploitation and “inhumane conditions”, as well as a potential class action. Continue reading...

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#Australian_immigration_and_asylum #Australian_politics #Pacific_islands #Migration #Rural_Australia Open / Comment

2021-11-11 20:00:19 Turkish lira sinks to record lows against the US dollar

Currency hits new low of 9.97 against the dollar as popular support for Erdoğan’s government wanesTurkey’s currency is slumping to record lows against the US dollar, deepening the poverty felt by households across the country and eroding popular support for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government.The lira fell 1% to a new low of 9.97 against the greenback on Thursday because of higher-than-expected US inflation data, settling at around 9.93 when US markets opened. The currency has lost a staggering 25% of its value so far this year after a series of deep interest rate cuts by Turkey’s central bank, despite three years of double-digit inflation. Continue reading...

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#Turkey #Recep_Tayyip_Erdoğan #Currencies #US_news #Business Open / Comment

2021-11-11 20:00:15 Norwich closer to naming manager after holding more Frank Lampard talks

Lampard a leading contender to replace Daniel FarkeDean Smith linked with vacancy but may prefer to take breakNorwich City are moving closer to naming Daniel Farke’s replacement after holding talks with Frank Lampard about becoming their manager.Lampard is a leading contender to fill the vacancy and was interviewed on Thursday. The 42-year-old has been out of work since being fired by Chelsea last January and is interested in the position, although Norwich are yet to make a decision on whether to appoint him. Continue reading...

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#Norwich_City #Frank_Lampard #Football #Sport Open / Comment

2021-11-11 20:00:10 FW de Klerk obituary

Last president of South Africa under apartheid who oversaw the orderly transfer of powerFrederik Willem – FW – de Klerk, who has died aged 85, was the last president of South Africa under apartheid. He was often compared with Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, for his work in consigning a bankrupt and reviled regime to oblivion.When De Klerk succeeded PW Botha in 1989, he oversaw an event no less unexpected than the collapse of Soviet communism was when Gorbachev came to power in 1985. His stunning act of realpolitik in announcing sweeping political reform, including the release of his eventual successor, Nelson Mandela, was the grand gesture that saved his country, and in 1993 they shared the Nobel peace prize. The following year Mandela became the country’s first democratically elected leader. Continue reading...

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2021-11-11 20:00:06 Kyle Rittenhouse judge in spotlight after angry reprimand of prosecution

Bruce Schroeder, Wisconsin’s longest serving circuit judge, snaps at prosecutors and queries iPad footage as homicide trial gets testyThe shouting that unfolded on Wednesday in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial has thrust presiding judge Bruce Schroeder and his style of unusual lectures and quirky questions in court under the spotlight.Schroeder heavily admonished prosecutors in the trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, questioned the authenticity of some pinch-to-zoom footage presented in evidence, and apparently forgot to silence his phone in court, which at one point rang with a song used at Donald Trump’s rallies. Continue reading...

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#Wisconsin #US_crime #World_news #US_news Open / Comment

2021-11-11 19:40:10 Winter Olympic luge track training crash blamed on ‘human error’

Mateusz Sochowicz hospitalised after crash into gate on trackOfficials say ‘additional safety measures’ readied for GamesThe International Luge Federation (FIL) said on Thursday that “human error” caused a Polish athlete to crash and suffer serious leg injuries in a training run this week at the track built for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.Mateusz Sochowicz crashed into a gate that should have been open to allow him clear passage down the chute during his run. He needed surgery to repair a cracked left kneecap and stitches to repair a very deep cut on his right leg, injuries that are expected to keep him in a Chinese hospital until early next week. Continue reading...

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2021-11-11 19:40:06 ‘I’m not impressed’: Glasgow unmoved by Boris Johnson’s Cop26 return

Locals frustrated at distraction of Tory sleaze scandals when focus should be on climate talksCop26 – latest updatesWhen Boris Johnson stepped off the train as he returned to Glasgow for the final days of Cop26, he was met with boos at the city’s central station.Many people were unhappy at his decision to return to the conference on Wednesday, and felt he was doing so more to escape the sleaze scandals enveloping his party in Westminster rather than out of any strong desire to help save the planet. Continue reading...

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#Boris_Johnson #Cop26 #Glasgow #Scotland #Conservatives Open / Comment

2021-11-11 19:20:11 Fashion editor at Vice’s i-D magazine suspended over sexual misconduct claims

Exclusive: Max Clark accused of sending inappropriate messages to more than a dozen womenA top executive at one of the UK’s biggest fashion magazines has been suspended by the company after more than a dozen women accused him of sending sexually inappropriate messages.Max Clark, fashion editor at i-D magazine, is a prominent figure in the industry and has been employed by the influential publication, which is owned by Vice Media, since 2014. He has also worked as a high-end stylist on promotional shoots for brands such as Prada, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Nike and Supreme – working at events such as London fashion week. Continue reading...

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#Vice_Media #Media #Newspapers_&_magazines #UK_news #Fashion Open / Comment