New research released from headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation shows half of young people surveyed wanted to disconnect from social media but a fear of missing out (FOMO) may be stopping them, with close to a third feeling pressured to keep up with everything from politics to gossip on social media. headspace CEO Jason…
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Most Dangerous Game
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Creators Scott Elder, Josh Harmon & Nick Santora Starring Liam Hemsworth & Christoph Waltz Rated R Score 3.5/6 Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Tynes accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter –…
Jolt
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Director Tanya Wexler Starring Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney & Stanley Tucci Rated MA Score 6/6 A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Jolt is one of those movies I can’t help but…
Jenny Craig, Food and the Price of Food
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New data from Jenny Craig Australia customers reveals exactly what they were thinking and why the company went bust. Three in four Jenny Craig consumers were either actively looking or open to using a different brand, with Lite n’ Easy the most considered alternative (46%) followed by Youfoodz and My Muscle Chef. The main reason…
Handmade Hotel Room in Canberra
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Canberra’s, and indeed Australia’s, first ever hand made one-of-a-kind hotel room is about to be unveiled and made available for limited bookings throughout July. Handmade Hotel Room at Deco Hotel Canberra is the brainchild of Handmade Canberra and Deco Hotel Canberra, and is all about connecting guests with the individual artisan makers of Handmade Canberra,…
Phone Booth
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Director Joel Schumacher Starring Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker Rated M Score 4/6 Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist’s sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help. Screenwriter Larry Cohen originally pitched the concept of a film that takes place entirely within a phone…
Nort Do More Enjoy More
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Founder of NORT, Jaz Wearin said that in 2023, over 400,000 individuals have expressed a desire to embrace a more sober-curious lifestyle. This growing trend reflects a shift in societal attitudes towards alcohol consumption, with more people opting to explore alternatives in order to make mindful choices regarding their personal health and wellbeing. Wearin explained…
MDFF 2023 – The Burnt Half
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Director Stephen de Villiers Rated E Score 5/6 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Kangaroo Island, a unique, remote community, where we meet some of the individuals most affected by the 2020 fires and look at the emotional, psychological, and physical toil these individuals had to endure during the fires and their aftermath. Most pressingly, as the…
Wild Dingo Populations Less Dog
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Genetic analysis shows dingo populations have significantly less dog ancestry than previously thought. Wild dingo populations have less dog lineage, with a significantly greater proportion of pure dingoes than previously thought, according to new research, challenging the view that pure dingoes are on the decline due to crossbreeding. The findings, published in Molecular Ecology, suggest…
Fletch
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Director Michael Ritchie Starring Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Score 5/6 Rated M Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher is a newspaper reporter being offered a large sum to off a cancerous millionaire, but is on the run, risking his job and finding clues when it’s clear the man is healthy. On a whim I brought…