Sideswipe: March 11: Prescient words on pandemic
10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
3 minutes to read Ten years ago by the New York Times published comments by Dr Abigail Zuger criticising certain supposedly unrealistic aspects of Contagion, Steven Soderbergh s film about a deadly pandemic sweeps the globe. The movie s screenwriter, Scott Burns, responded . We took great care to make sure our fictional story was based on real science. The world had seen more than three dozen new pandemic-ready viruses in the last three decades. The scientists who consulted on the film, along with most of their colleagues in epidemiology and virology, believe it is only a matter of time coupled with lack of preparation before the world faces a real-life pandemic like the make-believe one in the film. Dr Zuger s point that the Contagion virus or MEV-1 does not precisely replicate Nipah encephalitis, the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic or HIV/AIDS is correct. She is also right about the tr
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Mumford & Sons banjoist âtaking time awayâ from band after praising right-wing author
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Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Napa, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
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LONDON â Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall says heâs âtaking time away from the bandâ after praising a right-wing author known for his coverage of anti-fascist groups.
In a now-deleted tweet, Marshall congratulated conservative writer Andy Ngo on his book âUnmasked: Inside Antifaâs Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.â The musician wrote he âfinally had the time to read your important bookâ and called Ngo âa brave man.â
21 movies by female film-makers you should watch right now
10 Mar, 2021 04:43 AM
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Carey Mulligan stars in Promising Young Woman, the much-lauded film by Emerald Fennell. Photo / Supplied
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Like many industries, film-making has long been and continues to be dominated by men.
From making the decisions and writing the characters we all watch in the cinema to calling action on set and being recognised by glitzy awards ceremonies, women are severely under-represented.
And it does matter that female film-makers have been essentially shut out of contributing to an influential art form. Their life experiences bring another dimension to the characters and worlds we all see, reflecting the perspectives of 50 per cent of the world s population.