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Moana was first a boy, but nothing in Moana 2 (call it a Disney trans blockbuster) equals the beauty of Robert Flaherty’s 1926 documentary Moana, in which the eponymous native Samoan kid lies in the shallow surf, looking up at his beloved Fa’angase as she eats little fish and basks in his teenage adoration. It’s one of those peerless moments associated with Flaherty, the anthropologist-poet best known for directing the 1922 Eskimo classic Nanook of the North. Flaherty always found beauty in the commonplace activities of little-known cultures. (Man of Aran and Louisiana Story are his other masterpieces
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Read MoreDisney released the second trailer for its $300 million (at least) live-action Snow White remake on Tuesday and within hours, thousands upon thousands of commenters were shredding the two minute advert. Many among the 12,000-plus critics are pointing to Snow White actor Rachel Zegler’s post-election comments, in which she wished for those who voted for President Elect Donald Trump to “never know peace.”
“Rachel Zeglar – the people need some kindnes
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Read MoreThe partner of a man who went missing near Chetwynd, B.C. more than six weeks ago says she believes their dog, which disappeared at the same time, has been found alive.
Micaela Sawyer says she believes a golden retriever found injured and emaciated last week is the same dog, named Murphy, that she and her partner, Jim Barnes, owned together.
Barnes, a paramedic, took Murph
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Read MoreVancouver International Airport is at risk of flooding due to climate change, according to a new Senate report that looks at critical transportation infrastructure across Canada to assess how it will fare in the changing clim
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Read MoreGeorge Takei, most famous for portraying Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek series of films and TV shows, jumped to social media Sunday to celebrate President Biden’s pardon on his son, Hunter.
Despite spending four years telling America that he would never pardon Hunter because he “respects the law,” the president did, indeed, pull out a last minute pardon for his son who has been convicted on felony counts of tax evasion and gun charges.
While many Democrats were aghast over being lied to b
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Read MoreA scene from the new Taylor Sheridan series Landman on Paramount+ has gone viral for explaining how wind turbines are a green energy hoax because they don’t offset the carbon footprint required for their making.
The third episode of Landman, which debuted Sunday, shows oil company fixer Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) discussing wind energy with an attorney (Kayla Wallace).
“Do you have any idea how much diesel they had to burn to mix that much concrete?” Thornton’s character says, later adding: “You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that fucking thing? Or winterize it?”
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Read MoreSky News host Rita Panahi has blasted MSNBC host Rachel Maddow for spreading a “disgusting lie” about Stanford University physician Dr Jay Bhattacharya and his opinions on COVID-19.
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Read MoreStars have turned on Ed Sheeran in the escalating row over the new Band Aid single – with Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley telling him to ‘shut up’.
Trevor Horn, producer of a fresh 40th anniversary version of Do They Know It’s Christmas?, has also been critical of Sheeran after the singer spoke out against the new version of the charity track.
Sheeran revealed last week he would have preferred his vocal contributions from a 2014 recording were not used on the new version.
The song’s co-writer Bob Geldof has been defending the song against criticism that it fuels ‘pity rather than partnership’ while promoting harmful stereotypes about Africa.
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