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New Zealand is changing its place names
The Economist· 4 hours agoNEW ZEALAND may boast some of the world’s most magnificent scenery, but early British cartographers proved uninspired. More than 260 spots are named...
An Italian Court Has Reconvicted Amanda Knox of Slander
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAmerican Amanda Knox was twice convicted and then acquitted in the murder of Meredith Kercher in...
‘Memoir of a Snail,’ by Oscar Winner Adam Elliot, Set to Open Melbourne Film Festival
Variety via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago“Memoir of a Snail,” directed by locally-born, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot, has been set as...
Sid Going, All Black who became one of the greatest scrum-halves in rugby history – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoSid Going, who has died aged 80, was one of rugby union’s greatest scrum-halves as well as one of...
FestPAC kicks off with wa‘a ceremony | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 11 hours agoA few thousand people showed up Wednesday morning at Kualoa Regional Park to attend the wa‘a...
‘Severance’ Breakout Britt Lower Is a Librarian with a Creepy Lover in ‘Darkest Miriam’ — Watch
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAdditional highlights include “Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara” about a thrash metal band that sings...
China pioneer of river ethics and management
China Daily· 10 hours agoThe world faces a grave water crisis, both in magnitude and extent. First, the global population has continued to increase, along with commercial and industrial activities. All important human ...
Crowded House’s Neil Finn on How a Stint With Fleetwood Mac Led to Revitalizing His Own Band: ‘I...
Variety via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe void that Crowded House left in the periods of time that the group disbanded a couple of times...
The World’s Most Expensive Yachts—Including Some That Cost Billions
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThough we are not including Jeff Bezos’s yacht, Koru (Maori for “coil”), in this list because it is...
Take a bite out of these fun exhibits about sharks and dogs
San Antonio Express-News· 6 days agoAt the Witte, “Sharks” is a deep dive into the ocean-dwellers, with an emphasis on conservation as...
