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17.10.26 - 13:12
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The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time | Jeffrey Ingold (The Guardian)
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If cinemas must run 20 minutes of adverts before a feature, they could at least be honest about it. Or, I have a better solution …Do you remember the last time you were lied to? I certainly do. I was tricked by the North Finchley Vue, which sold me and my boyfriend tickets to a 7.15pm showing of The Odyssey. Guess what was playing at 7.15pm? A car advert. Ten minutes later, it was a trailer for the horror film Werwulf. Then there was an advert for Vue – as if I wasn't already there. The film was half an hour late to its own showing when it finally started at 7.45pm.I am sick and tired of cinemas getting away with such treachery. I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my friend, who knows that the ads at her local run for 22 minutes so slinks in at just the right time. I shouldn't have to do mental maths because I am being lied to by cinemas. We are all the victims of their predatory time-wasting system.Jeffrey Ingold is a freelance journalist covering LGBTQ+ issues, music and culture Continue r...
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17.10.26 - 01:54
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China′s tourists flock to experience a pretend typhoon as ′dark tourism′ flourishes (The Guardian)
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The concept of 'paying to suffer' soars in popularity, with simulated disasters proving a modern twist on visiting sites of historic tragedies When Leon Lv was looking for somewhere to travel last year, she turned to the Chinese social media app RedNote for ideas. The algorithm took her to videos of people struggling to survive typhoon-strength winds and flash floods.“I never experienced a typhoon. I don't know how it will feel and what will happen. I just have seen it on the news,” says the 28-year-old from Chongqing in south-west China. “So that's why I want to go there to have a safe place to experience it and learn something.” Continue reading......
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14.10.26 - 22:06
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Oak Hill, Fortress at CAIS, Bumble Goes Private, Media Moves (Bloomberg)
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A weekly, midday program that delivers high-impact, editorially driven coverage of the most important corporate transactions shaping the global market. Today's guests: Fortress Co-CEO Managing Partner Drew McKnight, Ernst & Young Partner, Financial Services EY-Parthenon Elyse Reilly, Jefferies Head of FIG, M&A, Americas Nina Naydenova, and Oak Hill Advisors Founder & CEO Glenn August. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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