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Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up

Ben McCann, Adelaide University Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50...

Dutch public broadcasting: protesters campaign against drastic cuts to media infrastructure

The Netherlands had a right wing government for less than a year, and the administration was not very effective on any of the urgent issues and threats facing our time. But it did manage to achieve one thing: an enormous spending cut on Dutch public...

PLACE: Something Special #74 – Castle Howard (the real Bridgerton!)

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

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