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Athena Browning

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Berlin, Germany, Edinburgh, London
As seen in: Zag Daily, MSN, The Guardian, The Telegraph, AOL UK, City A.M., Tatler, The Student (Edinburgh)
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'We were the magicians': cinematographer Phedon Papamichael on 40 years of film-making

'We were the magicians': cinematographer Phedon Papamichael on 40 years of film-making

The Guardian — He has collaborated with an array of star directors, and is currently at work on James Mangold's Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. He explains why US film-making is like the army, and British cinema is more like a factory job
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One in six small business owners will not be taking any holidays this year

One in six small business owners will not be taking any holidays this year

City A.M. — Covid-19 travel restrictions are putting off small business owners from vacationing this year. After a tough year, small business owners are reluctant to take time off from work to travel abroad. One in six don't plan to take any holiday, while almost a quarter of sole traders plan to keep working without leave for the next twelve months, according to new research by iwoca, shared with City A.M.
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Japan's top medical advisor slams Olympics chief Bach over return to Tokyo

Japan's top medical advisor slams Olympics chief Bach over return to Tokyo

City A.M. — Japan's top Covid-19 advisor has blasted International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach for returning to Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. Bach's visit comes as the country continues expanding emergency curbs to contain the pandemic. Shigeru Omi, chairman of a government subcommittee on the coronavirus response, criticised the decision at a parliamentary committee session.
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Bucking the trend: Revolut sets no vaccination requirement for US staff

Bucking the trend: Revolut sets no vaccination requirement for US staff

City A.M. — Bucking the Wall Street trend, Revolut will not require its US staff to be vaccinated in order to get into the office. The US boss of the tech darling told Financial News Revolut had chosen not to make vaccination against Covid-19 a requirement of returning to work in its offices in New York, San Francisco and Dallas.
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The new age of the music biopic

The new age of the music biopic

The Student (Edinburgh) — It has long been said that the greatest mark of success for any singer is to see themselves immortalised on the silver-screen. Who could forget Eminem's iconic performance in 8 mile, or indeed Jamie Foxx's moving portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray? Enter the 21 st centuries new favourite genre: the music biopic.
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Documentary pick- Siberia: The good, the bad and the freezing

Documentary pick- Siberia: The good, the bad and the freezing

The Student (Edinburgh) — When T.S. Eliot said April was the cruellest month, he clearly hadn't endured a Scottish February- where a badly heated student flat offers little protection from the wind and rain forcing its way through rickety single-glazed windows.
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Cult Column- But I'm a Cheerleader

Cult Column- But I'm a Cheerleader

The Student (Edinburgh) — In honour of Pride month, I think it is high time to revisit an old classic of cult cinema: Jamie Babbit's But I'm a Cheerleader. Released in 1999, it has all the fun, campy quirks of a Y2K chick flick but is thematically way ahead of its time.
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Documentary Pick- Afghanistan's Bacha Posh

Documentary Pick- Afghanistan's Bacha Posh

The Student (Edinburgh) — The YouTube algorithm, in all its sadistic wisdom, knows I'm a sucker for a good documentary title, and none has intrigued me more than RT's short piece called He is My Son: Afghanistan's Bacha Posh, When Girls Become Boys.
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Documentary Pick- Dubai

Documentary Pick- Dubai

The Student (Edinburgh) — No stranger to controversy, Dubai has repeatedly made headlines of late- be it as the influencer's choice of mid-pandemic getaway, or as the prison fled by Sheikh Mohammed's wife and still missing daughter. And yet, the UAE's most prized pearl continues to be a highly sought-after destination for those seeking sun, sea, and skyscrapers.
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Documentary Pick- Unreported World: Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania

Documentary Pick- Unreported World: Young girls force-fed for marriage in Mauritania

The Student (Edinburgh) — The arrival of the spring season symbolises new life, new growth and, for many a newly invigorated dietary obsession. Anyone who is familiar with the onslaught of pro weight-loss propaganda in the run up to summer may be enticed to live in a country where big is beautiful.
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Documentary Pick- The VICE Guide to Sex: Cat Chateau

Documentary Pick- The VICE Guide to Sex: Cat Chateau

The Student (Edinburgh) — Everybody wants to be a cat...? The lights dim and the room grows silent as Chairmyn Meow begins her purrlesque performance, gradually shedding everything but her cat ears and tail as men in suits and women in lingerie cheer her on.
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A Woman Watching herself being Watched - Speak-easy Magazine

A Woman Watching herself being Watched - Speak-easy Magazine

speak-easymagazine.com — Agnes Varda's Cleo de 5 a 7 (1962) has cemented itself into the crème de la crème of French New Wave cinema. Its alluring charm stems from its provision of a female perspective on life in times of social change - a cinematic rarity even sixty years later.
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Force feeding in Mauritania: A review of the Channel 4 documentary - Speak-easy Magazine

Force feeding in Mauritania: A review of the Channel 4 documentary - Speak-easy Magazine

speak-easymagazine.com — The arrival of the spring season symbolises new life, new growth and, for many, a newly invigorated dietary obsession.
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The female form in fashion: A photo series by Hannah Youngblood - Speak-easy Magazine

The female form in fashion: A photo series by Hannah Youngblood - Speak-easy Magazine

speak-easymagazine.com — The image of the female body we continue to be presented with in popular culture is marked by uniformity. The high-fashion body is uniformly thin and tall, the Instagram body is small-waisted and big-breasted, the plus-size body is presented as a derivation from the normal- a 'positive' de
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BDSM in a Theocracy: A young Iranian's journey through pain and pleasure - Speak-easy Magazine

BDSM in a Theocracy: A young Iranian's journey through pain and pleasure - Speak-easy Magazine

speak-easymagazine.com — On my last trip to Berlin, I had the pleasure of interviewing Arya Yekta, an Iranian activist whose mission it is to make Iran a safer environment for the BDSM community, and its queer and polyamorous intersections.
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'Art for Social Change'- an interview with German sculptor Beate Ringenberg - Speak-easy Magazine

'Art for Social Change'- an interview with German sculptor Beate Ringenberg - Speak-easy Magazine

speak-easymagazine.com — Beate Ringenberg is artist based in Freisinger, Germany who fights for social change through art. She fights for body positivity, empowerment, and open discourse around sexuality. She created her most recent sculpture "BEAUTIFUL!" with the renowned Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar. "BEAUTIFUL!" is about
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Williamson pushes for under 16s to be vaccinated to restore 'normal school experience'

Williamson pushes for under 16s to be vaccinated to restore 'normal school experience'

City A.M. — Gavin Williamson has said that under 16 year olds should receive the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible to restore a "normal, pre-pandemic" school experience. With the start of a new school year looming, millions of children will be returning to the classroom this week despite repeated expert warnings that rising case numbers could follow.
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Ministry of Defence faces backlash after awarding contracts to foreign shipyards

Ministry of Defence faces backlash after awarding contracts to foreign shipyards

City A.M. — Backlash ensued after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced its latest decision to consider foreign firms in the race to build Royal Navy supply vessels. Yesterday marked a vital stage in the battle to secure a £1.5bn deal to deliver the ships the Royal Fleet Auxiliary need to support the Royal Navy.
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Afghanistan: World Bank freezes funding after Taliban takeover

Afghanistan: World Bank freezes funding after Taliban takeover

City A.M. — The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the country's fall to Taliban control. The Washington-based financial institution cited concerns over Afghanistan's future development prospects in the wake of drastic leadership change, particularly for the nation's women.
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Citi re-hires Obama aide Nathan Sheets as global chief economist

Citi re-hires Obama aide Nathan Sheets as global chief economist

City A.M. — Citi has re-hired Nathan Sheets as global chief economist, seven years after his departure from the bank to work under former President Obama. Sheets will return to Citi to oversee the global economics team in New York and lead research across all areas of economics.
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Mayor Khan pushes ahead with controversial Thames tunnel plans

Mayor Khan pushes ahead with controversial Thames tunnel plans

City A.M. — Mayor Sadiq Khan is pushing ahead with construction plans for the East End's fourth and most controversial road river crossing. Construction of the £2bn Silvertown tunnel is well-underway and set for completion in 2025. The tolled road tunnel will span between the Royal Docks precinct and Greenwich peninsula, falling within the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (Ulez).
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Ocado sales dip as pre-pandemic habits return, supermarket data finds

Ocado sales dip as pre-pandemic habits return, supermarket data finds

City A.M. — The UK's return to normality has been accompanied by a return to pre-pandemic shopping habits, with online and overall grocery sales declining. The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar for the period ending 8 August show that grocery sales fell by four per cent.
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No place like home: Staycations set to sizzle into 2022

No place like home: Staycations set to sizzle into 2022

City A.M. — Staycations are set to remain the holiday of choice for Brits seeking to avoid the hassle of Covid-19 regulations on international travel. Data from Square indicates almost half of UK holidaymakers plan to continue staycations in the UK instead of travelling abroad until the pandemic is over, or at least until 2022.
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Clipper Logistics offers 200 new jobs after John Lewis contract win

Clipper Logistics offers 200 new jobs after John Lewis contract win

City A.M. — Clipper Logistics today said it has signed a new contract with John Lewis which promises to create 200 new jobs. Clipper said it will provide additional e-commerce and store replenishment services to the UK department store chain from its new distribution centre.
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