Tag: South Korea
Social inequality and hyper violence: why the bleak world of Netflix’s Squid Game is a streaming phenomenon
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Squid Game, an original Netflix drama produced in South Korea, is a streaming phenomenon. Released on 17 September, within two weeks the series...
Of all the places that have seen off a second coronavirus wave, only Vietnam and Hong Kong have done as well as Victorians
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Of the 215 nations and territories that have reported COVID-19 cases, 120 have experienced clear second waves or late first waves that...
Finding Covid Normal
A musician friend in Aotearoa/New Zealand was telling me about the live gigs he has been playing lately, and those he has booked, and...
Global report gives Australia an A for coronavirus response but a D on climate
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The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the effectiveness...
In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing
A mass grave in Manaus, Brazil. The country now has the
second-most coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.
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Around the world,...