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Listen • 3:47 Writer-director Oliver Hermanus created em Moffie /em from an autobiographical novel by André Carl van der Merwe — but he gives the film an air of lived experience. It's Capetown, 1981. A family gathers for what looks like a back-slapping birthday party — but is actually a farewell. In the South African drama Moffie, Nicholas, a teenager who's as subdued as his relatives are raucous, will head off in the morning for military service that's compulsory for boys between 16 and 20. White boys that is. This being the era of apartheid, brutal segregation...

Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/984652618/984830010" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" Writer-director Oliver Hermanus created Moffie from an autobiographical novel by André Carl van der Merwe — but he gives the film an air of lived experience. Daniel Rutland Manners/IFC Films hide caption Writer-director Oliver Hermanus created Moffie from an autobiographical novel by André Carl van der Merwe — but he gives the film an air of lived experience. Daniel Rutland M...

Kate Hudson shared a 'real cute' photo of her mother Goldie Hawn sharing a passionate kiss with longtime partner Kurt Russell, which was taken during their Golden Globes watch party.

How to Write a Character Who Is Single: 4 Clichés and Tropes to Avoid When Writing Single Characters Dr. Craig Wynne shares strategies for writing single characters in fiction who are strong, healthy, and fulfilled. He includes 4 clichés and tropes to avoid when writing single characters, 4 alternative strategies, and why writers should even care. Author: Feb 14, 2021 Anybody who’s ever read a book or seen a movie knows how single people are portrayed in fiction and film. You have your stories where the protagonist starts out broken in some way (workaholic, promiscuous, selfish) and t...

17th Jan 2021 Remind yourself that happiness isn’t something that happens to you, it’s something you initiate, writes Emer O’Reilly-Hyland  I was reading an article about Oprah’s latest book,  The Path Made Clear, in which she argues that having purpose is the key to happiness. Nothing to argue with there, I thought, from the Queen of Self-Help. My eye moved to the sidebar – Oprah’s celebrity pals were giving their purpose in life with a lot of wordy self-help speak: “honouring your own life” (Elizabeth Gilbert), and a particularly rambling, “if you’re full of love, if...