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Video: Dried-up Aral Sea springs back to life
Straddling the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest saline lake in the world, an inland sea of 66,000 square kilometres. But in 1950, the Soviets diverted the two rivers that fed it in order … Continue reading
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Hunger Games salute used for Asia protests – BBC News
As thousands of protesters in Myanmar continue to demonstrate against the military coup, one hand gesture has emerged as the movement’s defining symbol – the three-fingered salute. Originally seen in The Hunger Games films and books, the salute has been … Continue reading
Global Women – Career Limiting
What’s the most career limiting thing you can do? It turns out that if you’re a woman, it’s having a baby. A short little film directed by me for Global Women New Zeeland. Produced with Saatchi & Saatchi and Passion … Continue reading
Write for Rights: An Illustrated Campaign for Amnesty International Aims to Free People Who Are Imprisoned
“Writing Carries Their Voice” (2020). All images © Amnesty International, A new campaign for Amnesty International exemplifies the power of the pencil in a moving series of illustrations by Bristol-based Owen Gent. Led by creative agency Cossette, the initiative was was designed … Continue reading
GMWatch mythbuster exposes UK government misinformation on gene editing | The New Dark Age
Just over three weeks into the consultation the “Explainer” suddenly seemed to disappear from DEFRA’s website, possibly as a result of complaints. UK farm and environment ministry DEFRA published an “Explainer” document on gene editing as a guide for members … Continue reading
Tonika Johnson Discusses Using Photography as a Starting Point to Explore Chicago’s Ongoing History of Segregation
Colossal contributor Paulette Beete spoke with Tonika Johnson in November 2020 via phone. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity. Shown above is Wade, an Edgewater resident, sitting on Nanette’s porch in Englewood. Though not Chicago’s true geographic … Continue reading
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David Graeber on the Extreme ‘Centre’
“It strikes me that what’s called the moderates are the most immoderate people possible” Previously unreleased video of David Graeber talking about liberalism. Originally filmed at the start of 2020. We planned to make a dedicated film on the subject … Continue reading
‘Good on her’: how Jackie Weaver became an internet star | Guardian
Handforth residents, a comedian and young political activists helped explosive parish council meeting go viral t was the distraction the nation didn’t know it needed: a poor-quality recording of an online meeting of a Cheshire parish council, called by two … Continue reading
Bridgerton’s Black Presence isn’t Total Fantasy, it’s Hidden History | Messy Nessy
BY MARY KAY MCBRAYER FEBRUARY 3, 2021 There’s a reason why Google autofills questions about the authenticity of Black presence in 17th and 18th century Europe – lots of people are asking. The hit Netflix show Bridgerton is Shonda Rimes’ … Continue reading
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