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Hollywood

Stars Announced For We Day Illinois

WE Day, a powerful series of educational events that combines the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of extraordinary stories of leadership and change, announces th...

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The Lenny Interview: Melinda Gates

While I edited this interview, my husband was folding our laundry and my daughter was running around our apartment in one continuous, galloping loop. I mention this because ou...

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Gender

Speaking About Rape Is Scary. For Some Writers, Fiction Can Help

“The first person to tell me I was gang-raped was a therapist, seven years after the fact,” novelist Jessica Knoll wrote in an essay for Lena Dunham and JenniKonne...

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Health

3 Striking Charts Show How Vaccines Have Impacted 20th Century Diseases

Despite the few very loud voices still claiming vaccines are dangerous (and getting a lot of attention in the process), there is overwhelming evidence that they make the world...

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Sustainable Development

The Globalisation Of Bad Food And Poor Health: Sustainable Development Or Sustainable Profits?

The proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world increased from 12 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2013. Globally, cancer is already the second-leading cause of death ...

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Environment

Attention Must Be Paid (Not To Climate Change)

A bombshell dropped the other day. But if nobody heard it explode, did that make it a dud?This is from a news story on Thursday: “We are not saying this is definitely go...

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Festivals

What's On At The Spanish Film Festival 2016 In Canberra

It wasn't that long ago, well maybe it was 20 years, when for many of us moviegoers Spanish cinema was synonymous with the work of Pedro Almodovar. And vice versa. His films w...

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Bollywood

Why Kangana Ranaut Is The New Poster Girl For Indian Women

She may be hated for her honest, blunt opinions on matters. She may be envied for the kind of films that are offered to her, but there is no denying that KanganaRanaut is the ...

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Hollywood

Sean Astin Pays Tribute To Mother By Launching Patty Duke Mental Health Project

Actor Sean Astin has paid tribute to his mother, Patty Duke, by starting a Crowdrise campaign. Duke – a passionate supporter of mental health issues – passed away ...

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Idea Extends Easy Share To Support Child Education

With its Easy Share campaign, Idea Cellular created a platform to enable mobile internet users to share data for the benefit of children. On the completion of this campaign, I...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FORM

Towards the non-bourgeoise tales from screen and stage: Amar Singh Chamkila and Lavani k...

May 5 2024

FESTIVALS: IT’S WORLD HERB DAY ON 6TH MAY

The Prophet remarked that eating lentils fills the heart with sympathy, brings tears to ...

May 4 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEPICTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN CINEMA

Courageous storytellers daringly illuminate the darkness of child abuse, igniting conver...

May 3 2024