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Big screens. Small towns. Booming audiences.
Big screens. Small towns. Booming audiences.Reports of cinema's death are greatly exaggerated - at least for rural and regional New Zealand. Movies8 min read
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Ali Mau on childhood sexual abuse: ‘I decided to use the rage’
Ali Mau on childhood sexual abuse: ‘I decided to use the rage’The award-winning journalist writes about facing the reality of her own abuse for the first time in the brave...
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Sirens: the dark psychology of how people really get drawn into cults
Sirens: the dark psychology of how people really get drawn into cultsLike other quirky TV shows that explore coercively controlling groups, Sirens leans into the “wackiness” of cult life. TV8...
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From cult kid to chess master: ‘I was literally abducted and taken away’
From cult kid to chess master: 'I was literally abducted and taken away'When Danny Rensch was 12 he discovered he was a chess prodigy, but he was living in a...
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How African Trees Conquered the Forests of Southeast Asia
The Dipterocarpaceae are a family of iconic trees in Southeast Asia that dominate the canopies and often serve as refuges for orangutans. Their origin had long been mysterious, until the...
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Why Companies Favor “Fake Good Leaders”
Oral fluency is often overrated when it comes to choosing employees who will receive a promotion. Pressmaster/Shutterstock In many companies, leadership is still confused with charisma. A diagnostic error that...
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Why SpaceX and OpenAI’s IPOs Are Unlikely to Deliver Stellar Returns
The hope of achieving very high returns with the introduction of SpaceX on the stock market does not withstand scrutiny by these researchers of 1000 IPOs in the 21st century....
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Welcome to Nubri, where everyone knows how to distill alcohol
Distillation is an integral part of life in Nubri, Nepal. Geoff Childs, CC BY Imagine a place where every household has everything needed to distill alcohol, where people toast for...
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The Mediterranean sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse
Freak tropical-like storms are highly sensitive to climate change and as a result, could be coming soon to the Mediterranean.
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ECDC monitoring Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported. Ebolavirus was detected in 13 of 20 samples tested at...