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Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...La Trobe is the artist in the text; she writes and directs the pageant acted by the villagers on that June day. Nature too plays its part: The lawn was as flat as the floor of a theatre. The terrace, rising, made a natural stage. The trees barred the stage like pillars. And the human figure was seen to great advantage against a background of sky. As for the weather, it...
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Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...LA’s African-American and Latino transgender community, Sin Dee Reel (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya Taylor). The reception has so far been overwhelmingly positive. [A still from the movie Tangerine] A still from Tangerine Tangerine follows in the wake of an upsurge in transgender programming in recent years, the quantity of which has resulted in some...
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How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How long will you live if you stop eating and drinking?

...Las Vegas from British Columbia when they took a rural road that essentially turns to a bog in the winter months. Their van eventually got stuck in the mud in the middle of nowhere, and they both waited for help for 3 days without sighting anyone. At this point, Albert Chretien, the husband, left to seek out help, while Rita remained inside the van. When she was found by...
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How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...La Croix believes the outcome has exposed the differences within the union, as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland struggle to have their voices heard. [The Conversation]German television station ZDF judged the mood in Brussels as “conflicted”. Admittedly, after her aggressive and uncompromising stance over Brexit and complaints of German “interference” in the UK...
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Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: What’s happening and who to watch out for

...La Liga player of the year and recent Champions League winner with Real Madrid), Phil Foden (Premier League player of the year) and Cole Palmer (Premier League young player of the year). They will complement Harry Kane who is bookmakers’ favourite for the golden boot. However, potential defensive weaknesses at left back and centre back may have to be addressed if...
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Sherry is not just for Christmas
Science, Maths & Technology

Sherry is not just for Christmas

...la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain] All these sherries can be described as dry, with the more familiar cream sherry being made by mixing the oxidised Oloroso with a very sweet sherry made from a different grape, called Pedro Ximenez or PX. The fortified wine is aged in barrels made from American oak in a system known as a solera. Effectively the barrels are placed on top of...
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The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...viewers to the games. The staging of the breaking competitions in Paris on the Place de la Concorde will create an impressive backdrop to showcase the talent and skills of the competing B-Boys and B-Girls, as breakers are known, but will it overcome the arguments of the critics that it is not really a sport? The following video introduces GB breaker Sam Phillips, a.k.a B-Boy Sheku. Sam talks about training as an athlete and......
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Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?

...La Terrasse in Bamako, in the south-west of the country. Five people were killed and nine were injured. On June 10, there was an attack by armed men on Malian security forces in the town of Misseni, near the border with Ivory Coast. And on August 7, armed men attacked the town of Sévare in the Mopti region, north-east of Bamako. The attack lasted several hours, including...
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