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Peter Hill is chair of the Clean Technology Partnerships Initiative When leaders gather at New York Climate Week, countries with complementary capabilities need to come together and start building To continue reading Request free trial Make sense of regulatory change with our global policy tracker - quickly search and filter thousands of provisions Respond to regulation change with confidence, guided by authoritative analysis from our team of specialist journalists and industry experts Stay...
Falling Better with Patrick Pound
The City Gallery within Melbourne Town Hall is small, yet the complex installation Patrick Pound has installed within it feels as if you are falling through the vastness of space in a toy Dr Who phone box. This is totally appropriate for an exhibition named The Museum of Falling. In it, you will find a poetic taxonomy of images, all submitting to the power of gravity and the vagaries of chance. Pound does this sort of thing better than anyone else on the planet.
The life of Mishaqa and the birth of Arab-Ottoman modernity
The 19th-century Middle East presents a paradox. On the one hand, this was a time when the idea of a modern, secular society became possible. On the other, it saw the rise of newly divisive religious identities that stood opposed to that idea. Across the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire, intellectuals were creating a modern public sphere: a vibrant periodical press, a series of cultural associations and new-style schools.
Stress testing Intellectual Humility in the real world
Arrogance is all around us: political polarization, exploitive leaders, societal unrest and injustice, escalating conflict, and burnout in the workplace.
10 great Indian arthouse films of the 1970s
Indian arthouse cinema came of age in the 1970s, reigniting the hope of a sustainable alternative cinema. In the late 1960s the Film Finance Corporation (FFC), originally established by the state under Nehru to help independent filmmakers, funded a series of low-budget films that demonstrated new aesthetic and thematic possibilities.
5 things to watch this weekend - 30 June to 2 July
First up: the dangerous suburban fable that beat Lynch to it... 30 June 2023 By Sam Wigley Smooth Talk (1985) Where’s it on? Blu-ray © Criterion Did David Lynch see this dark and dreamy drama before he cast Laura Dern in Blue Velvet (1986)? Fewer have seen Joyce Chopra’s 1985 coming-of-age movie, but in several ways – not just Dern’s presence – it pre-empts Lynch’s masterpiece, not least in its lurch between suburban homeliness and sudden fairytale danger.
5 things to watch this weekend - 23 to 25 June
Stars at Noon (2022) Where’s it on? Prime Video © Amazon Prime This perverse world throws up many surprises, not least that we live in a time when the UK release of a Claire Denis film sees it go straight to streaming. Its victory at Cannes (winning the Grand Prix) makes this all the more baffling, but let’s move on. Margaret Qualley is the young journalist whose exposés have left her trapped and vulnerable; Joe Alwyn is the mysterious Brit who might be her saviour.
Violence, Protest, and Pumpkin Pie
In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore wrestle with culture wars of a related kind, discussing the divisive responses to the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado and the silent courage of Iranian sports figures against their domineering government.
How Can Gratitude Improve Your Life?
Life is full of stressors and unpredictable events. Research shows that being grateful not only improves our relationships with others and brings us closer to God in times of need, but can positively affect our daily attitude, despite the challenges thrown at us. How can we hone in the art of being grateful to improve our overall well-being when difficult events inevitably occur? What does the act of being grateful actually mean?
5 things to watch this weekend - 12 to 14 August
Nope (2022) Where’s it on? Cinemas nationwide, including BFI IMAX Although the abiding image of Jordan Peele’s latest is a cloud, its biggest foe might be this weekend’s heatwave. Brave it if you can, because any picture from this director is an event. Expect to be thrilled, harrowed and baffled by the story of siblings (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) whose horse ranch seems to be ground zero for strange visitors in the skies above.
Sydney Biennale showcases artists, oceans, forests and the night sky
In 2018, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor visited a revolutionary art space in Bogotá, Colombia, called FLORA ars+natura.
Pirates at large in Melbourne’s NGV Triennial
The second edition of Melbourne’s NGV Triennial opened in December at just the right time — as the city of 5m people were reclaiming the...
10 great African films
In creating a list like this so many factors have to be taken into account, not least whether or not it should actually exist. Africa has long been oversimplified as a monolith, taking little account of the myriad experiences, cultures and languages on the continent. It could be argued that by placing all African cinema under the same umbrella this list is propagating that over-simplification.
MONA’s decade of daring and Tasmanian devilry
When MONA, Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art, opened 10 years ago this month, its architecture — a vast and vastly ambitious...
Globe’s Sustainable, Lifetime-Guaranteed Rebrand Is More Than A Marketing Driven Shift
“The clutter in the boardsports market and distancing from the real lifestyle and values of core riders was troubling,” - Globe's Peter Hill. Today one of the industry’s last surviving surfer-owned brands, Globe, announced a major philosophical shift in their design, production, and distribution moving forward—the most dramatic and forward thinking move we’ve seen any of the major brands make since the pandemic.
Positive signs for a bumper olive crop in Victorian dairy country
EXTRA virgin olive oil is a product not usually associated with the dairy farming district of Yarram. But a desire to learn something new, for and about themselves, led former secondary fine arts and English teachers, Andrea and Chris McCallum, to take a risk and establish an olive grove at Devon North.
Basquiat, Haring and the golden age of graffiti
A large museum exhibition that pairs New York artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat makes so much sense.
‘TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR’
Photo credit: Patty Torrilhon. Left to right: Van Rockwell, Mary Zatezalo, Mark Hackmann (background), Peter J. Hill, Sarah Brisco and Michael Rodriquez WHAT: Trust Me, I’m a Doctor WHO: By Peter J. Hill WHEN: June 28 – Aug.
Vault · Australasian Art & Culture Magazine · Issue 24 · Asia Triennial
Arlo Mountford The peasants are revolting Peter Hill reviews the mid-career survey of multimedia artist Arlo Mountford Review by Peter Hill Image credit: Arlo Mountford, Deep Revolt, installation view. Shepparton Art Museum, 2019. Image courtesy the artist and Sutton Gallery Melbourne. Photo: Emiliano Fernández They are the signature motifs in Arlo Mountford’s extensive vocabulary of images and shapes.
7 Tips for Musicians to Handle Criticism
Dealing with criticism can be challenging for anyone, let alone musicians. No, I’m not saying that musicians’ egos are stronger than those of the rest, but when someone doesn’t like your music, it strikes you right in the soul, and you wonder, how can they not? You take it personally and might even become anxious about writing music in the future. Even when other people try to influence and discourage you from pursuing your passion, there are many ways in which you can gain self-confidence again.
The many sides of artist Douglas Gordon
I’m walking through Douglas Gordon’s astonishing installation of mirrors, film stills, low-tech television monitors and timed-to-the-split-second video projections of Robert De Niro, as Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle, practising pulling a gun – “You talkin’ to me?” – when a text comes in from the man himself. “Window of opportunity,” he says.
The Astronaut Selection Test Book by Tim Peake, The European Space Agency
From the bestselling author of Hello, is this Planet Earth and Ask an Astronaut, The Astronaut Selection Test Book details for the first time the astronaut training process, from psychological exams to memory tests, the ability to learn languages to advance team leading, and reveals the extraordinary puzzles, gruelling quizzes, and surprising trials potential astronauts must pass before ever boarding a spaceflight.
Hear me Roar! Benedict Cumberbatch is apparently terrifying as Shere Khan
Hello there! I'm Peter and I'm a movie buff and an aspiring author who likes to write about cool things regarding movies. Everyone loves Benedict Cumberbatch.
Marvel's Latest Production Schedule Update: Thanks Directors Guild of America!
Hello there! I'm Peter and I'm a movie buff and an aspiring author who likes to write about cool things regarding movies. The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's success has taken the studio from a struggling company to a global empire thanks to the oversight of Kevin Feige, a group of talented directors and writers who have conjured up the best stories for the big screen.
Chris Pine's Steve Trevor: Is His Story over in the DCEU?
Hello there! I'm Peter and I'm a movie buff and an aspiring author who likes to write about cool things regarding movies. If you haven't seen Wonder Woman (and you really should), then this post is going to discuss one huge spoiler. I mean it. You should really turn away unless you want to be spoiled. Okay, here we go.
Sidney Lumet: 10 essential films
“I can’t write,” Sidney Lumet told Peter Bogdanovich (then a reporter) in 1960, adding, “and I have such respect for writers.” Lumet was not a director who believed, as did his French contemporary Marguerite Duras, that cinema ought to cast off its attachment to text. Instead, he said: “I am a great believer in words in films,” and considered such talk of cleansing film of dialogue a “temporary fad”. Get the latest from the BFI Sign up for BFI news, features, videos and podcasts.
Black noir: 10 essential black performances in film noir and neo-noir
Film noir did much to change the way black characters were depicted in American cinema. During the 1930s, a narrow range of racial stereotypes had been imposed upon Hollywood directors by a combination of the Production Code and the commercial concerns of studio heads reluctant to offend southern white audiences with affirmational African Americans.
17 rare times when a director made five or more great films in a row
So we were thinking about Spielberg, and in particular marvelling at that extraordinary run of films that he made near the start of his career. Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and E.T. (1982) – all box-office gold, all films which helped jumpstart the modern blockbuster era, but with a grace and charm that’s seldom been matched since.
007 great underrated James Bond films
Seven criminally undervalued films featuring Ian Fleming’s world-famous secret agent. 23 October 2015 By Alex Davidson, Peter Hill, Lou Thomas Since Ursula Andress strutted out of the ocean in Dr. No (1962), the 24 James Bond films made by Eon Productions have amassed an inflation-adjusted £13.8 billion.
Re: hpLauncher on iPAQ rx5935 can't open
An update. It all works now.The factory (hard) reset did the trick. Once I did that I reinstalled all the software on the CD which came with the iPAQ and it all works just fine.As my iPAQ came with TomTom, I copied the maps to my local C: HDD first before the reset just to be on the safe side. As it happens, the factory reset didn't erase the TomTom data at all which was a bit of a surprise.So, go ahead and do the factory reset. But backup your data first. --gwdee
Quiet please: matchless moments of tennis on film
Comedy, suspense, one-upmanship – everything’s to play for when film characters take to the tennis court. With Wimbledon upon us, here are some of our favourite tennis moments on film. Strangers on a Train (1951) Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is an amateur tennis star who toys with the idea of exchanging murders with a stranger on a train in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1951 thriller.
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