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Reacting to the terrorist attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that killed more than 1,400 Israelis, Americans have been remarkably focused on whether we should support Israel or the residents of Gaza. In either case, we act as if Israel’s only possible decision was whether or not to launch a war against Gaza. In the country that waged a disastrous 20-year “global war on terror” in response to the 9/11 attacks, it seems strange that there’s been so little discussion about what such a decision might mean in the long term. Going to war is just that — one decision among many possibilities, including taking steps to strengthen and democratize the states where such armed militias may otherwise flourish.... Read more

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Son, I’m trying my best not to lose my temper here, but it’s tough when there’s a hole the size of a Ford Taurus in our roof and no logical explanation for how it got there. So I’ll ask you one more time, and don’t give me any more of that witch crap. What the fuck happened to our house?

As far as your mother and I are concerned, last night was a perfectly normal Halloween night in Salem. The weather was chilly but calm. There were no tornadoes, or blizzards, or even a drop of rain. So imagine our surprise when, after spending the night dancing at that wicked good party at City Hall, we walk back home in the morning only to look up at our humble abode and see a big-ass gap where the crow’s nest used to be.

Admittedly, it was irresponsible to leave you kids unattended all night. But in our defense, after those three ladies sang that bangin’ rendition of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’s “I Put a Spell on You,” the party really kicked into high gear, and we couldn’t tear ourselves away no matter how hard we tried. Besides, can you really blame us for wanting to have a night out to ourselves for once?

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‘We know the sacrifices they underwent — some of them lost their jobs…But what struck us most was the fact that members of the labour movement so many thousands of miles away from us felt this sense of commitment to the struggle against racial oppression in South Africa.’ That’s how Nelson Mandela described the brave […]

The MVC team unpack the muddled propaganda of the 2007 animated children’s film Bee Movie.

Conjuring memories, mimicking babies, evoking threats – to understand why music moves us, look at what it means to be human

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Long-held beliefs in an ‘Otherworld’ inhabited by wrathful fairies are now driving a resurgence in Irish eco-activism

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It’s often said that a successful picture ‘captures the essence’ of a subject. But a great photograph does so much more

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Fani Willis is using headline-grabbing RICO cases to boost her national image as a liberal crusader. In Fulton County, Georgia, her critics tell a different story.

The CEO of one of the world’s leading tech conferences was forced to resign after criticizing Israel’s assault on Gaza. He was quickly replaced by one of the industry’s most prominent US government-affiliated regime change specialists.  Europe’s biggest tech conference, Web Summit, has appointed a veteran US regime-change operative named Katherine Maher as its new CEO, just days after founder Paddy Cosgrave stepped down from the position following an industry-wide backlash to his suggestion that Israel forces have carried out […]

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This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for several months at Kyoto University in Japan. Japanese carpentry Asian carpentry in general and Japanese carpentry in particular is a work of art. I love stopping near building sites while I am out on my bike to study…

SAPPHIRE Stewart, a project officer with the Coffs Harbour Bypass team, has been announced as the 2023 Zonta International Women in STEM scholarship winner. The STEM scholarship encourages women to pursue education, career opportunities and leadership roles in STEM fields. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....

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AN important book of legacy for the Indian population of Australia was launched to Woolgoolga’s Indian community at the town’s Sikh Museum opposite The Guru Nanak Sikh temple on Sunday 22 October. The book tells the story of Moti Husna’s arrival from the Punjab to Northern Queensland in 1899 and the following migration of many...

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The Doctor Who Universe is now known as "The Whoniverse" - and Russell T. Davies revealed the new series Tales of the TARDIS to celebrate.

VOICEUP Australia, a group working to provide support, education, prevention and advocacy to survivors with unresolved trauma, celebrated a decade of speaking up, speaking out and breaking the tyranny of silence. A project of Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre (CHNC), VoiceUp ‘members’ marked the ten-year milestone with a day of connection through yoga, art, celebration lunch...

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Rural Australia’s favourite bunch of grifters, One Nation, has announced that they are now in the alcohol business with the launch of their new line of toilet bowl wine. ”We have been working with some of Australia’s finest prisons to... Read More ›