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Bell Shakespeare’s The Lovers is a sugar-fuelled, ironic adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Gen Z

November 1, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriella Edelstein, Lecturer in English, University of Newcastle Daniel Boud/Bell Shakespeare Review: The Lovers, directed by Shaun Rennie. What was the first Shakespeare play you were exposed to as a child? It’s very likely that it was A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Of all the plays in Shakespeare’s ... <a title="Bell Shakespeare’s The Lovers is a sugar-fuelled, ironic adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Gen Z" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/bell-shakespeares-the-lovers-is-a-sugar-fuelled-ironic-adaptation-of-a-midsummer-nights-dream-for-gen-z-191953/" aria-label="Read more about Bell Shakespeare’s The Lovers is a sugar-fuelled, ironic adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Gen Z">Read more</a>

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40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Piero Moraro, Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University Peter Dombrovskis/National Library of Australia/Wikimedia The 1982 campaign to stop the building of Tasmania’s Franklin River dam was a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. Those events are now being recounted in the documentary Franklin, screening ... <a title="40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/40-years-ago-protesters-were-celebrated-for-saving-the-franklin-river-today-they-could-be-jailed-for-months-191579/" aria-label="Read more about 40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months">Read more</a>

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7 ‘creepy crawlies’ you don’t need to be afraid of this spooky season

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney vinitapuniasangwan/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC The vast majority of animals on Earth are invertebrates (animals without backbones) – such as insects, arachnids and crustaceans. These amazing animals are absolutely crucial to our ecosystems: they are pollinators, pest controllers, soil creators and waste ... <a title="7 ‘creepy crawlies’ you don’t need to be afraid of this spooky season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/7-creepy-crawlies-you-dont-need-to-be-afraid-of-this-spooky-season-193302/" aria-label="Read more about 7 ‘creepy crawlies’ you don’t need to be afraid of this spooky season">Read more</a>

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Book extract: Dreamers and schemers and the election that changed us

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Rick Rycroft/AAP This is an edited extract from Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno, La Trobe University Press, 2022. The term “democracy sausage” first appeared in Australia ... <a title="Book extract: Dreamers and schemers and the election that changed us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/book-extract-dreamers-and-schemers-and-the-election-that-changed-us-192733/" aria-label="Read more about Book extract: Dreamers and schemers and the election that changed us">Read more</a>

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Starting cancer treatment? You should discuss fertility first

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Violet Kieu, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Not all Australians with cancer are getting the fertility care they need. In 2022, it is predicted more than 8,200 Australians under 40 – in their reproductive years – will be diagnosed ... <a title="Starting cancer treatment? You should discuss fertility first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/starting-cancer-treatment-you-should-discuss-fertility-first-190531/" aria-label="Read more about Starting cancer treatment? You should discuss fertility first">Read more</a>

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In disasters, people are abandoning official info for social media. Here’s how to know what to trust

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Associate professor, The University of Queensland original In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what’s going on and what you should do to stay safe? Traditionally, government agencies have been the “go-to” sources of information in events such as floods and bushfires, ... <a title="In disasters, people are abandoning official info for social media. Here’s how to know what to trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/in-disasters-people-are-abandoning-official-info-for-social-media-heres-how-to-know-what-to-trust-193307/" aria-label="Read more about In disasters, people are abandoning official info for social media. Here’s how to know what to trust">Read more</a>

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Could Russia collapse?

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University DALL E Among the many questions asked about Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine, one of them is posed only very rarely: can Russia survive what seems increasingly likely to be a humiliating defeat at the hands ... <a title="Could Russia collapse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/could-russia-collapse-193013/" aria-label="Read more about Could Russia collapse?">Read more</a>

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Floods are natural, but human decisions make disasters. We need to reflect on the endless cycles of blame

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Robert Cook, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne As the Victorian city of Echuca prepared for flooding this week, the council moved rapidly to build a temporary earthen levee as others sandbagged. This kept some homes dry, likely worsened flooding in others, and prompted blame from ... <a title="Floods are natural, but human decisions make disasters. We need to reflect on the endless cycles of blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/floods-are-natural-but-human-decisions-make-disasters-we-need-to-reflect-on-the-endless-cycles-of-blame-192930/" aria-label="Read more about Floods are natural, but human decisions make disasters. We need to reflect on the endless cycles of blame">Read more</a>

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From farming to fermentation: how New Zealand could ‘brew up’ new foods to reduce agricultural emissions

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Mason, Research Fellow in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/TDway New Zealand agriculture contributed 50% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, an unusually high proportion by world standards. Dairy farming was responsible for about half of the 39.1 megatonnes of carbon dioxide ... <a title="From farming to fermentation: how New Zealand could ‘brew up’ new foods to reduce agricultural emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/from-farming-to-fermentation-how-new-zealand-could-brew-up-new-foods-to-reduce-agricultural-emissions-192934/" aria-label="Read more about From farming to fermentation: how New Zealand could ‘brew up’ new foods to reduce agricultural emissions">Read more</a>

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Are you haunted by ghosts of the past and phantoms of your future? Welcome to the spooky realm of hauntology

October 31, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alasdair Macintyre, Associate lecturer visual arts, artist, PhD, Australian Catholic University Alasdair Macintyre, Ghost Kid on Stairs 2, 2019. aecap/flickr, Author provided Do you believe in ghosts? Every year, Halloween serves up the usual images of spooks, skeletons and witches – but these ideas aren’t just the ... <a title="Are you haunted by ghosts of the past and phantoms of your future? Welcome to the spooky realm of hauntology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/31/are-you-haunted-by-ghosts-of-the-past-and-phantoms-of-your-future-welcome-to-the-spooky-realm-of-hauntology-191843/" aria-label="Read more about Are you haunted by ghosts of the past and phantoms of your future? Welcome to the spooky realm of hauntology">Read more</a>

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Most older Australians aren’t in aged care. Policy blind spots mean they live in communities that aren’t age-friendly

October 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edgar Liu, Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Urban Environments (HUE) Collaboratory / City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In response to the horror stories of abuse and neglect from the Royal Commission into Aged Care, the new federal Labor government has made legislative changes. Prior to this, ... <a title="Most older Australians aren’t in aged care. Policy blind spots mean they live in communities that aren’t age-friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/28/most-older-australians-arent-in-aged-care-policy-blind-spots-mean-they-live-in-communities-that-arent-age-friendly-192591/" aria-label="Read more about Most older Australians aren’t in aged care. Policy blind spots mean they live in communities that aren’t age-friendly">Read more</a>

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Should the West negotiate with Russia? The pros and cons of high-level talks

October 28, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Levy, Associate professor, Australian National University With progressive members of the US Congress recently calling for a resumption of direct talks between the West and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, it’s a good time to consider how such talks could look and what might be gained – or ... <a title="Should the West negotiate with Russia? The pros and cons of high-level talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/28/should-the-west-negotiate-with-russia-the-pros-and-cons-of-high-level-talks-193297/" aria-label="Read more about Should the West negotiate with Russia? The pros and cons of high-level talks">Read more</a>