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La Bola Negra is about the Spanish Civil War but is unmistakably about our present moment
Nicholas Manganas, Head of School, School of Communication and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Carla Oset/Netflix The new Spanish Civil War film La Bola Negra feels difficult to separate from the present. Set across 1932, 1937 and 2017, La Bola Negra follows three gay men whose lives become ...[Continue Reading]
The Conversation Africa
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Coalition makes desperate late push to avert public-sector strike
Martin Wall, Harry McGee
The Government will make another attempt on Monday to convene talks with trade unions in an 11th-hour bid to avert a planned strike across the public service on Wednesday. The Government is expecte ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
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The pope has a lung nodule. What does this mean? And whats the risk of cancer?
Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) , John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Insti
Pope Leo will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a lung nodule that was detected during a routine check up. The 71-year-old said the growth was well contained and spotted early. So what ...[Continue Reading]
The Conversation Africa
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How to Fix Prime Video Aspect Ratio Problems (Black Bars, Stretching, Cropping)
Aseem Kishore
You settle in with popcorn, hit play on a Prime Video movie, and there they are: thick black bars, or actors who look like theyve been squished in a panini press. If you think your Prime Video aspect ...[Continue Reading]
Online-tech-tips.com
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French lawmakers back reporting rule for crypto wallets over $112K
Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
French lawmakers have backed a proposal that would require holders of self-custodied crypto assets to report holdings equal or above 100,000 euros ($112,000) or face penalties. The amendment, numbe ...[Continue Reading]
Cointelegraph
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Cardinals trade Marv Harrison, Jr. to Houston
Barry Shuck
If you happened to notice that WR Kendrick Bourne and rookie Reggie Virgil were getting more receptions in the blowout loss to the Detroit Lions, you weren't alone. It just so happened that Arizona ...[Continue Reading]
Revenge of the Birds
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