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Read MoreA group of local creative types are hoping to raise money to produce a spooky anthology of 15-minute films.
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The feature film project, titled In These Very Woods, will consist of six episodes, all taking place around a campfire with narrators each telling a different scary tale. Think Are You Afraid of the Dark, Tales of the Cryptkeeper and Goosebumps.
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Read MoreChichester Festival Theatre has been rebuffed as ‘patronising’ after warning viewers they might find depictions of Nazi Germany ‘distressing’
A trigger warning for The Sound of Music has been circulated to theatregoers due to depictions of Nazi Germany and the annexation of Austria.
As final preparations got underway for opening night next week, the theatre cautioned would-be ticket holders that they “may find certain themes distressing”.
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Read MoreThe Canadian Space Agency has budgeted $65 million for a space car, according to an internal audit. The cost accounts for more than 40 percent of total moon exploration spending.
“Approximately $65 million is allocated to developing a Canadian lunar rover,” said an Audit Of The Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program. “Approximately $20 million is allocated to a scientific instrument that will eventually be used on the moon.”
“Approximately $20 million is allocated to a contribution for a partner’s mission to return a sample from Mars,” wrote auditors. “Approximately $31 million is awarded in contracts, grants and contributions to the space industry and academic community to increase the market potential of Canadian businesses.”
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Read MoreA film review website has been launched with the sole purpose of weeding out and warning others of the wokeness in new and popular films.
The brainchild of James Carrick, Worth It Or Woke promises to discern the deep from the deranged by applying a non-wokeness percentage rating to films.
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Read MoreThe rivalry between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has just heated up as Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has teased that it’s launching a platform to rival Twitter.
Called “Threads,” the Meta-backed microblogging platform is billed as “Instagram’s text-based conversation app,” according to a listing on Apple’s App Store.
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Read MoreOver 1,100 people wore inflatable dinosaur costumes in a Saskatchewan town on Canada Day to shatter a Guinness World Record.
The town of Dundurn has 670 people, yet 1,187 people gathered on Canada Day to put on dinosaur costumes. Dundurn Dino Day, organized by Big Murs Tavern, tripled the former record of 380 set in Portland, Oregon in 2022.
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Read MoreFirst lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau said life is difficult for multiple people on Canada Day.
“Everyone has their troubles, no matter what your story is,” said Trudeau in an Instagram post.
“Today, on Canada Day, I invite you to reflect on how your own life impacts others.”
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Read MoreHistoric sites linked to essential moments in LGBTQ history are finally seeing preservation efforts after decades of being forgotten or dismissed.
Why it matters: Few databases exist mapping LGBTQ sites, and cities rarely do anything to mark places related to gay and lesbian history, putting these places at risk of being erased from memory.
Details: NYC LBGT Historic Site Project is mapping hundreds of locations around the city’s five boroughs that are connected to LGBTQ history from the 1600s to 2000.
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