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Everything I Know About Storytelling I Learned From The BBC’s “Planet Earth II”
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:40:49 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theawl.com/everything-i-know-about-storytelling-i-learned-from-the-bbcs-planet-earth-ii-82b6d6d4fef7>
"At long last, some expertise that leaves me feeling neither grubby nor
in need of a nap. Meet the hatchling iguana and the hellishly numerous
racer snakes of Fernandina Island."
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What’s deadly dull and can save the world? (Hint: We can’t stand it)
Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:39:57 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thecorrespondent.com/4328/whats-deadly-dull-and-can-save-the-world-hint-we-cant-stand-it/188575288-1a7e0c50>
"What do poor people need most? Food? Healthcare? Education? The answer
is as surprising as it is simple. And it can be found under fluorescent
lights and modular ceilings."
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Bronies - BiTS - ARTE
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:10:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PX6fk1SGeY
"Warum hat die Show „My Little Pony“ einen Erwachsenen-Fandom des
höchsten Grades ausgelöst? Reiten wir zusammen über den Regenbogen."
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Professor Elemental & Tom Caruana: Don't Feed The Trolls
Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:53:25 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jclPWidTfak
"Taken from the album by Professor Elemental & Tom Caruana: The Giddy
Limit. Available at
www.professorelemental.com "
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Unconditional charity: Why it's okay to give money to homeless people
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:51:05 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2017/05/30/unconditional-charity-why-its-okay-give-money-homeless-people>
"Australia prides itself on being a giving nation. But would you give
unconditionally to a homeless person and be okay with not knowing what
your money was spent on?"
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Staring down the trolls: Mute, block or resort to 'digilantism'?
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:50:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/news-features/staring-down-the-trolls-mute-block-or-resort-to-digilantism-20170616-gwsb2s.html>
'Australian women who are being attacked online have different ways of
responding at different times: they may ignore, mute, block, report, use
humour or fight back via "digilantism" – a combination of the words
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I Want Americans to Know That Guantánamo Happened Not to Monsters, But To Men
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:18:33 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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10 More Female Superheroes who Deserve a Movie
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:15:23 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://dailyreview.com.au/10-female-superheroes-deserve-movie/61230/
"So, now that we’ve seen the success and importance of films like Wonder
Woman, here is my list of female superheroes that truly deserve the big
screen treatment. Be warned, this list is long – but fantastic!"
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Enough with “the Colbert Defense”: Why criminals, bigots and jerks cry “satire!” when exposed
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 01:28:27 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Only Mass Deportation Can Save America
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 01:27:12 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/opinion/only-mass-deportation-can-save-america.html>
"I speak of Americans whose families have been in this country for a few
generations. Complacent, entitled and often shockingly ignorant on basic
points of American law and history, they are the stagnant pool in which
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