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Romance, arthouse films vie for Golden Horse Awards (source: CBC)
Hong Kong filmmaker Clara Law, who currently calls Australia home, is vying for nine Golden Horse Awards for her romance Like a Dream. (source: CBC) - and on
Archive for November, 2009
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Public Works: Painting, 1982 (source: The Australian)
Peter Booth, Painting 1982. Art Gallery Of South Australia. On Display. (source: The Australian) - and on
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Yes, we do give a damn (source: The Australian)
On the 70th anniversary of Gone With the Wind’s release, it’s time to recast Scarlett O’hara as a heroine for our times, writes Elizabeth Meryment (source: The Australian) - and on
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Like a cultural DNA, stories tell our souls (source: The Australian)
A good yarn will always draw a crowd because it reveals something of ourselves, writes Jane Gleeson-White (source: The Australian) - and on
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Empire of the Sun dominates Australian awards (source: CBC)
Empire of the Sun, an electro-pop duo from Perth, Australia, were big winners at the ARIA Awards on Thursday in Sydney. (source: CBC) - and on
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RELIGION-US: Will ‘The Road’ Be a Tool for Evangelism? (source: IPS)
OAKLAND, California, Nov 25 (IPS) - Two movies with doomsday scenarios highlight this year’s pre-holiday releases - “2012″, a special effects spectacular, is based on the Mayan calendar, whose end date - not to be confused with the end of the world, mos… (source: IPS) - and on
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VIETNAM: Prospects of Total Facebook Blackout Loom Large (source: IPS)
HO CHI MINH CITY, Nov 25 (IPS) - While much of the world is busy chatting with friends or posting photos via Facebook, Internet users in Vietnam are worried that government restrictions on access to this popular social networking site could soon evolve … (source: IPS) - and on
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LITERATURE/WOMEN: ”When a Woman Wins, It is Still a Story” (source: IPS)
ROME, Nov 25 (IPS) - The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 102 times to 106 Nobel laureates between 1901 and 2009. Only 10 of those winners were women. Meanwhile, the Man Booker Prize has been awarded to 15 women in 40 years. (source: IPS) - and on
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‘Me and Orson Welles’: Zac Efron’s New Movie (source: Time)
The “Me” is teen heartthrob Zac Efron. But it’s Christian McKay as Orson Welles who’ll make you think Oscar nomination (source: Time) - and on
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Striking museum workers reject latest offer (source: CBC)
Striking workers at the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum have rejected the latest offer from their employer. (source: CBC) - and on