| It began, as most calamities do, with a quiet, almost imperceptible shift. On a blistering February afternoon in 2009, the residents of Kinglake, a small Australian town nestled in the heart of Victoria, noticed the sun vanish behind a curtain of smoke. What followed was an apocalypse of flame. The Black Saturday bushfires, among the worst in Australian history, devoured lives, homes, and ecosystems with ruthless efficiency. 173 people died. |
It began, as most calamities do, with a quiet, almost imperceptible shift. On a blistering February afternoon in 2009, the residents of Kinglake, a small Australian town nestled in the heart of Victoria, noticed the sun vanish behind a curtain of smoke. What followed was an apocalypse of flame. The Black Saturday bushfires, among the worst in Australian history, devoured lives, homes, and ecosystems with ruthless efficiency. 173 people died. |
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| | At 6:45 that morning, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, walked out of the Hilton Midtown on West 54th Street, his breath steaming in the air. By 7:12, he was dead. |
At 6:45 that morning, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, walked out of the Hilton Midtown on West 54th Street, his breath steaming in the air. By 7:12, he was dead. |
By Erya Hammett 19 days ago |
By Erya Hammett 19 days ago |
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| | Is art diminished when unmoored from the lived experience of the artist? Or is it a testament to the universality of artistic principles that even an intelligence born in ignorance of art can find its way to expression? |
Is art diminished when unmoored from the lived experience of the artist? Or is it a testament to the universality of artistic principles that even an intelligence born in ignorance of art can find its way to expression? |
By Sebastian Calder Published: 2 weeks ago |
By Sebastian Calder Published: 2 weeks ago |
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| | Let’s just start here: Taylor Swift isn’t just a pop star; she’s a cultural phenomenon, a human Easter egg, and—dare I say—our generation’s Shakespeare if Shakespeare wore glittery bodysuits and wrote breakup songs that slap. |
Let’s just start here: Taylor Swift isn’t just a pop star; she’s a cultural phenomenon, a human Easter egg, and—dare I say—our generation’s Shakespeare if Shakespeare wore glittery bodysuits and wrote breakup songs that slap. |
By Buffy Montauben Published: 4 days ago |
By Buffy Montauben Published: 4 days ago |
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| There is a sound the ice makes when it moves. Those who have listened closely will tell you it is not merely cracking, not merely groaning. It is the earth speaking, breathing, remembering. |
There is a sound the ice makes when it moves. Those who have listened closely will tell you it is not merely cracking, not merely groaning. It is the earth speaking, breathing, remembering. |
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René Magritte self-identified as the “painter of ideas,” but this exhibition, a sumptuous feast for the eyes and mind at the Art Gallery of NSW, reveals him to be something even greater: a conjurer of the uncanny. |
René Magritte self-identified as the “painter of ideas,” but this exhibition, a sumptuous feast for the eyes and mind at the Art Gallery of NSW, reveals him to be something even greater: a conjurer of the uncanny. |
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| | There are fires that scorch the earth, and there are fires that burn the soul of a people. The fire that consumed a school bus belonging to IQRA College, an Islamic school in Adelaide, was no ordinary blaze. |
There are fires that scorch the earth, and there are fires that burn the soul of a people. The fire that consumed a school bus belonging to IQRA College, an Islamic school in Adelaide, was no ordinary blaze. |
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