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Scientists are divided about what we should call the current geographic time period. Most argue it’s the Holocene, which is marked by the retreat of glaciers nearly 12,000 years ago, but some say we’ve moved into a new period, the Anthropocene. The idea is that humans have now made such a large impact on the planet by manufacturing plastics, detonating nuclear bombs, and burning fossil fuels that we’ve established a new epoch. Depending on who you ask, it’s a useful term or yet another sign of mankind’s devastating hubris.
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Fans of the podcast will get the least value from the book. While there are a few new reviews in the collection, such as an assessment of August Sander’s photograph
I m now at a point where I m able to speak my mind.
After nearly five years of adventures around the world, chronicles of love, heartbreak and an adopted duck,
Birdy is ready to step back into the spotlight. The Grammy nominated, multi-platinum singer-songwriter is releasing her first album in five years, titled ‘Young Heart’, on April 30th.
What made her wait so long?
The 24-year-old has a good reason after signing her first record deal at 14, Birdy’s life took a turn that lots of teenagers only daydream about. Her cover of Bon Iver’s ‘Skinny Love’ became a hit, and she went on to record songs for movie soundtracks such as The Fault In Our Stars and Brave. By the time she was 19, she had released three successful albums. After riding a never-ending wave of success all throughout her teenager years, she knew that it was time for a break.
Watch the very first teaser trailer for the 2021 remake of West Side Story
The classic 1961 movie musical
West Side Story is getting a 2021 makeover, and we can’t wait to watch it!
The very first teaser trailer for the new
West Side Story – directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg – was unveiled at this year’s Oscars and has everyone buzzing.
The upcoming remake stars Ansel Elgort (
The Fault In Our Stars,
Baby Driver) and newcomer Rachel Zegler as star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria.
If you’re not familiar with
West Side Story, it was originally a 1957 Broadway production, written by Arthur Laurents and inspired by Shakespeare’s
It’s been nearly 10 years since The Fault In Our Stars was released. The novel was undoubtedly John Green’s most commercially successful novel, it became a blockbuster movie and had everyone sharing quotes about “forever within the numbered days” on Tumblr. But on reflection this book and John Green’s other teen novels just weren’t that good.
Look I’m happy to admit it, as a young teenager who wasn’t exactly cool in school, the John Green books were my life. The spoke to the shy, weird and bookish teenagers, which I definitely was. And like many teenagers on the internet I would share quotes, draw infinity symbols on my arm in biro and was generally in love with Augustus Waters.