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BY MARK MORELLINI fter a three-month national hiatus of all indoor activities as part of the COVID-19 lockdown, moviegoers should be delighted that cinemas will commence reopening from July 2. But the anticipated return of Australia’s favourite indoor recreation leaves many people with one very important question – is it safe to return to cinemas owing to COVID-19? Benjamin Zeccola CEO of Palace Cinemas explained that the lockdown was inevitable and absolutely necessary. “We were the first cinema group to close because at that moment there was an enormous community concern and there were staff concerns
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as well. Customers had also stopped coming to the cinema in the third week of March, and in the absence social distancing and contact tracing at that time, it didn’t seem like it was the right thing to continue, even though we didn’t know the government would mandate a closure in the coming weeks.” Now there is an accepted practice of social distancing and other measures have also been implemented to ensure the safety of all patrons. “We will be running everything through contactless payments and our booking system now has an algorithm that separates your booking from other bookings so you can sit with your family and friends all in a row together, but there will be two vacant seats on either side. In
most cinemas every second row will also be removed from sale so there will be plenty of space and fresh air.” Other measures that should restore moviegoer’s confidence include cleaning regimes and routines which ensure there’s a deep clean in-between all sessions and separating staff members who conduct the booking transactions from those serving popcorn, pouring wine, and passing the choc tops over the counter. Patrons must also provide their details to gain access. “As an added precaution if a patron is visibly ill they will most certainly be asked to leave immediately and we
would remain as much as possible in contact with that person to see if there is a subsequent diagnosis and if there is, full contact tracing would occur.” When asked whether moviegoers should feel confident returning to Palace Cinemas, Zeccola was adamant that it is absolutely safer than ever. “It’s safer than public transport, safer than supermarkets, gymnasiums, and any other form of indoor recreation. People will have four square meters per person and one point five meters enforced inside the venues and with all the other measures in place, the chances of contracting the virus are so minimal that there’s literally no reason to worry.” Continued on page 2
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Motion picture production has resumed after a three-month worldwide lockdown and there may be an effect on content in the coming months, but Palace Cinemas have a great line up of movies for all audiences to enjoy in July. Walt Disney’s Mulan, Love Sarah, A White, White Day, The Personal History Of David Copperfield, The Book Sellers, and Bellbird are just a few of the high-quality films awaiting audiences. As a celebration of the re-opening of
Palace Cinemas, Connoisseur Choc-Tops will be sold at the ridiculously low price of $2 and five movie e-Tickets may be purchased for $40 (Movie Club Members only. Offer ends July 8). Online bookings are already booming with absolutely no promotion so it’s evident that people are eager to return to the cinema. “It’s all happening, we feel really optimistic. It’s been a horrible three months, absolutely
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devastating that we all had to go through that. Our customers want to indulge and escape, and cinema provides that beautifully. People love the cinema experience and it’s an important mission for us to provide that to people. It ultimately gives us a great sense of fulfilment and meaning,” concluded Zeccola. Palace Cinemas re-opening July 2. Tickets & Info: www.palacecinemas.com.au
FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALTERNATIVE CINEMATIC PLATFORMS.
ALL VENUES MUST, BY LAW, HAVE COVID-19 MANAGEMENT PLANS IN PLACE TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS:
EVENT CINEMAS
Australia’s largest cinema network will commence a staggered re-opening on July 2 with half-price adult tickets to Gold Class, Boutique, 4DX and V-Max. Available to Cinebuzz members only. Free to join. Choice of seating including premium recliners and daybeds at many sites. Tickets & Info: www.eventcinemas.com.au
HAYDEN ORPHEUM CREMORNE
Experience an exquisite night out in a cinema palace from a bygone era. Opens July 9. A great line up of films including Waves, Shirley and Hearts And Bones. The retro program includes; 2001 A Space Odyssey (presented in 70MM) and Singing In The Rain. $8 tickets available. Tickets & Info: www.orpheum.com.au
PEUGEOT MOV’IN CAR SYDNEY
Want to go to the movies under the stars and enjoy a true drive-in experience? With popular and classic titles including Titanic, Mary Poppins, and The Joker come along to The Entertainment Quarter. $49.90 per two people in their own car, $69.90 per two people with Peugeot car provided. Cheese platters and wine available. Extended through July. Tickets & Info: www.movincar.com.au
UNITED, DENDY, GOLDEN AGE & HOYTS CINEMAS
have not currently announced opening dates, but are expected to re-open mid to late July. Check websites for details.
THE FAIRFIELD DRIVE-IN
For the budget-conscious, it’s worth a trip out west. Spend no more than $20 (plus booking fee) per car! Food and drink are available. Each Friday & Saturday night at Fairfield Showground. Book early as these screenings sell out quickly. Check online closer to date for films screening. Tickets & Info: www.facebook.com/thefairfielddrivein
Waverley Council Update Mayor’s Message Bondi Pavilion Waverley Council’s public tender for a vibrant mix of dining outlets in the southern end of iconic Bondi Pavilion is now open until 12 August. The tender presents an exciting opportunity for unique food and beverage offerings in one of Sydney’s most famous locations. We want to attract a provider who is used to operating in a heritage building and meets the diversity of the people who live in Bondi. They will need to cater to locals who are down for their morning exercise and want to grab a quick coffee, to people who have travelled
to Bondi for a long lunch overlooking the famous beach, through to dinner and drinks at night. Our restoration of the heritage building has begun and will take around 18 months to complete. We are so very proud to be retaining the Pavilion as a cultural and community hub for future generations with a major focus on sustainability. For more about the tender, visit tenderlink.com
Bronte Surf Club Following our latest community consultation, Council will commence a design review process of its concept design for the new Bronte Surf Club and Community Facilities Building Upgrade project with key stakeholders. This process will be guided by several design review principles including the reduction of overall footprint of the building and net loss of public open space. See our website for updates.
Waverley’s Olympians To celebrate Bronte Ocean Pool’s link to the Olympics, the Council recently unveiled a photographic installation at the pool honouring local Olympians Fanny Durack, Mina Wylie and Evelyn Whillier nee de Lacey. The women all trained at the pool in the early 20th century and collectively competed at the Stockholm and Berlin Olympics (1912, 1936) and the 1938 Empire Games.
Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos, with Warren Whillier, grandson of the late Olympian Evelyn Whillier, who is one of three female swimmers celebrated in a new photographic installation by Waverley Council at Bronte Ocean Pool.
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BY ALEC SMART wily fox that nipped a few students on the University of NSW (UNSW) campus has been threatened with pest control exterminators by the university’s estate management team. On Mon 15 June, Newsworthy, the UNSW campus newspaper, reported that at least three students had been bitten by a fox over the previous weekend after they approached the animal. Describing it as “a sudden escalation of late-night hostilities on the largely deserted UNSW Kensington campus,” Newsworthy went on to reveal, “In each case, the student, late at night, sought to pat the fox, only to get more than they bargained for. There were no stitches required but all three students ended up in Prince of Wales (POW) Emergency Department for a tetanus shot.” The culprit, known as ‘Frankie’, is one of at least three red foxes thought to be living on the 38-hectare Kensington campus. Student CJ Wong said the doctor at POW, whom he visited for a tetanus shot after Frankie nipped him,
revealed he had also given injections to around six students over the preceding three nights for fox bites. Mr Wong confided to Newsworthy, “the pain wasn’t in the [tetanus] jab - it was the $300 medical bill!”
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However, the feisty fox might be under a death warrant as UNSW management wish to stop Frankie and any family members from foraging in the campus grounds, by fair means or foul. In an email sent to staff, UNSW administration outlined measures to deal with the naughty nibbler. “The preferred strategy is to encourage the fox to move away from campus on its own… “If people continue to engage with the fox, including feeding it, the fox may become desensitised and we may see more incidents that present a safety threat to students, staff and visitors. If this happens, the health and safety of our students, staff and visitors will be the highest priority and the fox will be removed by pest control experts.” Sydney Fox and Dingo Rescue retaliated and launched a Care2 online petition calling on UNSW chancellor David Gonski to “Save the UNSW Foxes”.
Finger food: a red fox called Frankie bit the hands that fed it on UNSW campus. Photo: Alec Smart
Within 10 days it attracted 1,400 of its target 5,000 signatures. UNSW students also rallied around the fox and began retailing a ginger and white soft-toy fox online via the Grad Shop. UNSW’s current mascot is a lion named Clancy, however, thanks to the fox hullabaloo, many students are suggesting Frankie succeed as the new mascot. Exterminating the nippy fox is UNSW’s legal obligation. In Dec 2014 NSW Govt introduced a Pest Control Order (PCO) declaring European red foxes a pest species. “All land managers in NSW, whether on public or private land, have an obligation to control declared pest species on their land,” the order declared. Failure to comply with a PCO results in a $8500 fine.
Herds hoard loo paper again BY ALEC SMART oilet paper, dried foodstuffs and essential items are being hoarded again across NSW in anticipation of a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infections, despite there only being 5 new infections in the state’s population of 7.544 million during the past fortnight. Most of them were overseas travellers returning to Australia who are now in quarantine. Victoria, however, has recorded at least 33 new coronavirus cases, 30 in the past 24 hours, meaning the state has seen double-digit increases for ten consecutive days. Of those, 10 were foreign travellers (now in hotel quarantine) and 9 were linked to outbreaks attributed by state health authorities to “various household parties and gatherings”. Among the new cases were two young children at separate early learning centres. According to the Victorian Dept. of Health & Human Services: “Of the 33 new cases, nine cases are linked to outbreaks, ten
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Supermarkets restricted toilet paper sales after hoarders returned of a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19. Graphic: Alec Smart
were detected in hotel quarantine, six were identified through routine testing, and eight remain under investigation… Of the total 1,917 cases, there have been 1,602 in metropolitan Melbourne and 241 in regional Victoria. Several cases remain under investigation.. Seven people are in hospital, including two patients in intensive care.. The State of Emergency has been extended until 11.59pm on 19 July.”
Meanwhile, after multiple reports of customers hoarding essential provisions across NSW, and stripping shelves of toilet paper, on 26 June Woolworths announced it will reintroduce a limit of 2 packets per customer throughout its nationwide stores. Coles also said it would reintroduce a limit of one-packper-customer, in addition to restrictions on flour, sugar and paper towels. Woolworths Supermarkets managing director Claire Peters said: “We’ve regrettably started to see elevated demand for toilet roll move outside Victoria in the past 24 hours. “While the demand is not at the same level as Victoria, we’re taking preventative action now to get ahead of any excessive buying this weekend and help maintain social distancing in our stores. “We have ordered more than 650,000 additional packs of toilet roll into our network, which is an increase of more than 30 per cent on our usual volumes.” CITY HUB 2 JULY 2020
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Reward increased to $1 million for info on boy’s death BY ALEC SMART boriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that this article contains an image and the name of a deceased person.
At an inquest in 2001, it was learned that there were inter-neighbourhood rivalries around Walker Street during the months leading up to the Molotov being thrown.
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On the 22nd anniversary of 13-yearold Arthur Haines’ suspicious death, NSW Police increased the reward for information to catch his killer(s) to $1 million. On 9 April 1998, the young Aboriginal boy was enjoying a sleepover with a friend at the other lad’s family terrace home on Walker Street, Waterloo, in Sydney’s inner-south. The pair were planning to enjoy the Royal Easter Show the following. However, at 10.30pm that night, the house was deliberately set ablaze after a Molotov petrol bomb was thrown into the building. Up to six other people on the premises at the time managed to evacuate without serious injury, but Arthur, who was in a top floor bedroom of the three-storey townhouse, suffered severe burns to 60 per cent of his body while trying to escape. Arthur was rushed to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead for emergency
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In January 2020 the cold case underwent a formal review and was referred to homicide detectives to reinvestigate, under the revised name Strike Force Belemba II.
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NSW Police increased the reward for information to catch 13-year-old Arthur Haines’ killer(s) to $1 million. Photo: supplied
treatment, but, tragically, never recovered from his injuries and died 11 weeks later, on 29 June 1998. NSW Police established Strike Force Belemba to investigate, however, no one was ever charged for the arsonmurder.
there who have been holding a secret for 22 years and it’s time to come forward
On the 29 June 2020 anniversary of Arthur’s death, over two decades after the April 1998 arson attack, NSW Police announced the reward for information leading to conviction of the boy’s killer(s) was increased from $100,000 to $1 million. Arthur’s mother, Julie Szabo, released
a statement after the announcement: “My son would have been 36 this year and not a day goes by where I don’t think of him and wish he were here. He was a kind boy who was well mannered and very respectful to his elders and he was taken from us too soon… “I thank the police for never giving up on my boy and I hope the reward encourages those who know what happened to come forward.” NSW Police Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty issued a statement detailing the resumption of the investigation. “We are keen to speak to people who lived in the area at the time as someone must know something about how this tragic incident occurred. “The reward is available for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for Arthur’s death. There are people out there who have been holding a secret for 22 years and it’s time to come forward.” Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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Green ban might save Willow Grove A BY ALEC SMART Green Ban has been served on the heritage-listed Willow Grove villa and 1881-built St George’s Terrace cottages in Phillip St, Parramatta, by the CFMEU construction union. The historic buildings were facing demolition for the NSW Govt’s proposed new Powerhouse Museum building. The state government’s project also involves razing the historic tram powerhouse in Ultimo, where the museum is currently sited, to construct high-rise apartments. The Green Ban discourages the NSW Govt from rushing ahead with their destruction scheme. Darren Greenfield, CFMEU NSW Secretary, said: “These Green Bans mean no work can be done to destroy these historically significant sites. If the Berejiklian government wants work on the museum to proceed they need to sit down with the local community, listen to what they say and come up with a plan that preserves these buildings. “The local community, through the North Parramatta Residents Action Group, has campaigned for years to save these two heritage buildings and they are supported by the National Trust of Australia (NSW)
and the Historic Houses Association. The CFMEU is proud to stand with the community in support of this important campaign…”
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Willow Grove House, a 150-year-old Victorian Italianate two-storey villa with wrought-iron balconies, was originally a private villa, and later served as a maternity hospital called Estella between 1919 and 1953. In February Ms Berejiklian told NSW Parliament that “…we asked every single person who bid for the project to put forward a proposal that protected that heritage house. Unfortunately, that was not able to occur.” The Green Ban was issued on the day that the NSW Govt was scheduled to close the main display halls of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, in preparation for its ‘relocation’ to the as yet unbuilt smaller building in Parramatta. Due to close on 30 June, public demand for last-minute tickets was so high that the two primary exhibition halls in the heritage core – Transport and Steam Revolution – will now remain open until the end of 2020.
A Green Ban was served on Willow Grove in Parramatta by CFMEU to prevent NSW Govt demolishing it for their relocation of Powerhouse Museum. Photo: Alec Smart
Campaigners against the museum’s move hope the extended opening will provide enough time for the cross-party Select Committee of Upper House MPs investigating the financial justification for the museum’s relocation to present their findings. Documents obtained at the start of June 2020 under Parliamentary Order by the Select Committee revealed a feasibility study commissioned by the NSW Govt
found at least 15 of the Powerhouse Museum’s largest objects were incapable of fitting into the new Parramatta building. The delay caused by the Green Ban in Parramatta might allow time for NSW Dept Planning, Industry and Environment’s appeal for the Ultimo site be listed and preserved under the State Heritage Inventory instead of torn down to make space for high-rise apartments.
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ustralian shoppers would have noticed a considerable shortage of toilet paper, Redskins and Chicos on their supermarket shelves recently. With the spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria, the hoarders have returned to stock up their doomsday bunkers with dunny paper. The absence of Allen’s Redskin and Chico lollies is another story. On the back of the Black Lives Matter movement, and increased sensitivity about racism, Nestle have pulled the plug on the production of these two brands stating, “These names have overtones which are out of step with Nestlé’s values, which are rooted in respect. While new names have not yet been finalised, we will move quickly to change these names.” Some shoppers, perhaps consumed with nostalgia, have rushed in to buy up the remaining stock and you would be hard pressed to find a packet of the sickly sugary chews in Coles or Woolies today. Predictably Pauline Hanson and other conservative commentators have expressed their shock and horror,
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In America the Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University in Michigan houses the largest publicly accessible archive of racist material in the country, with over 4,000 everyday objects ranging from KKK paraphernalia to novelty items like ashtrays, figurines and postcards that caricature African Americans. A passionate critic of racism Whoopi Goldberg has assembled a collection of Black Americana which she labels “Negrobilia”. She is emphatic that these items need to be preserved and discussed within their historical context.
labelling the decision as “pathetic”, and a surrender to the hysterical demands of the left. Not surprisingly there was a similar reaction from the hard right when ‘Nigger Boy’ liquorice bags were withdrawn from agricultural shows across Australia in the late 1960s. Their advertising hook at the time was “Ten Little Niggers Boys – Don’t say Liquorice, say Nigger Boy!”
The pandemic has certainly caused a lot of people to stop and ponder many of the ills of today’s world, although who knows what new evil the economic recovery will deliver. It’s a good time for a clear out of racist baggage (statues included) but the questions remains should we also preserve the sins of history for future generations to observe?
The Black Lives Matter movement has provoked a real shake up of what might be seen as the vestiges of racism in popular culture, like Netflix canning Chris Lilley for his black face portrayals. Some will see it as an overreaction, others as the kind of spring cleaning needed if we are ever to achieve racial equality. As for Chicos and Redskins, I don’t really care if they rebrand them in the future. For me they always tasted like crap and Pauline Hanson is welcome to as many as she can suck on! CITY HUB 2 JULY 2020
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asmania’s Dylan Van Den Berg has been awarded the prestigious Griffin Award for new Australian playwriting for his piece, Way Back When. The accolade sees Van Den Berg being awarded $10,000 after beating out 130 other plays in an anonymous judging process featuring a panel of artists to be placed into a top five shortlist. From there these five plays were then assed by leading industry professionals including: Shari Sebbens, Hilary Bell, Michele Lee and Griffin’s Artistic Director, Declan Greene. Who then chose Way Back When as the unanimous winner. “The shortlist for this year’s Griffin Award was really remarkable: five plays of huge originality, innovation, and humanity. But the judges were unanimous in selecting “way back when” – we were blown away by the poetry of Dylan’s voice, and the incredible scope of the drama he has penned,” said Green. Upon winning the prize Van Den Berg said, ““I’m beyond excited – stunned, really – to receive this award, particularly
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give BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) the opportunity to come and learn acting, singing, dancing, and performance making. “My aim is for this to be a heavily subsidised, if not free program,” as she believes everyone, regardless of socioeconomic factors should be able to he Australian Theatre for Young access the program. People (ATYP) and international Victoria Zerbst, who was the recipient of ambassadors Rose Byrne and the second ever Rebel Wilson Comedy Rebel Wilson have announced the Commission is a comedy actor, writer, respective winners of the and political satirist. On her 2020 scholarship and plans for the commission, commission. she said, “Over the next 12 months, I’ll be collecting Chika Ikogwe, who Rose and reworking the songs I Byrne chose as the 2020 wrote throughout my high recipient of the Rose Byrne school years and turning Scholarship For Emerging them into a very camp Female Leader In The Arts comedy musical!” is a Nigerian-Australian The two will spend the next actor, writer, and recent year working with ATYP to graduate of the National reach their individual goals Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). and will remain in contact She will work towards her with the ambassadors scholarship goal, “I want to update them on their Chika Ikogwe to create workshops that progress. (RBa)
in the company of such brilliant writers, all of whom I admire, and whose work I will continue to follow with great interest. way back when is about four Aboriginal women telling a big exhausting, heartrending story, which details their resilience in the face of colonisation. I feel very proud to tell this story and have it recognised by Australia’s premier new work theatre company.”
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GRANT STEVENS - THE FOREST W hile we’ve all been trapped away at home thanks to COVID-19 restrictions we’re probably all longing to recapture a connection with nature. Sydney artist Grant Steven’s new work The Forest should provide just that opportunity in a very unique manner. In The Forest an artificially intelligent camera roams endlessly through an idealised computer-generated landscape. The work explores the interface between digital technologies and the natural environment, focusing on the point at which the two blend to create moments of contemplation and speculation. Using computer software created for the gaming
industry and drawing on the plentiful visual representations of nature available online Stevens’ installation at Sullivan+Strumpf Sydney will draw viewers into an idyllic alpine setting, with all of the hallmarks of a restorative screensaver. The experience of The Forest will be unlike any bush walk the viewer has ever had, as this time they will not have control of the journey but will somehow still be connected the nature surrounding them. Enjoy a five-minute preview of The Forest on Vimeo. Until Jul 18. Sullivan+Strumpf, 799 Elizabeth St, Zealand. Info: www.sullivanstrumpf.com
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BY JAMIE APPS hroughout her life Parker has used her surroundings as inspiration for her art. Hence why she has found such a strong connection with her home town in Western Australia and adopted home in Tasmania. “The quietness and the spaciousness definitely allows for a lot of contemplation and opportunity to have time to be creative,” Parker told City Hub before continuing. “Being able to walk around in nature and be inspired by the organic sounds and landscapes is definitely part of the way I make my music... I’m a visual artist with a very synesthetic response, so with music it’s nice to go for a walk and experience the wind or atmosphere and try to translate that into sounds.” Not only is Tasmania inspirational from an environmental perspective but Parker also explained that it is a place which fosters creativity on a community level, “Tasmania is the place that artists go to be able to afford land and live an artistic lifestyle.” As an artist Parker finds she needs to explore a range of mediums to express herself. This realisation came after becoming burnt out pursing music exclusively.
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“I’ve really realised that one, I am an artists because I’m not good at anything else. And two, it’s nice to be able to express a vast number of emotions and ideas across different mediums, because some mediums are better for certain things than others.” With her multitude of creative outlets and a community which encourages creative expression forming a foundation around her Parker is able to simply spend time creating in the moment without definitive goals in mind. “Sometimes I don’t know what is going to come out. So I like to just create whatever is happening on the day and from there I go through all of those things and decide where they fit.” Her latest release under the Parker
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rom Finland comes this controversial adult’s only drama which makes Fifty Shades Of Grey seem like child’s play. After the tragic loss of his wife, Juha stumbles upon a ‘dungeon’ where men can experience erotic practices involving bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, and sadomasochism. A strange and genuine bond develops between him and his dominatrix (dominating woman in BDSM activities) who forces him
moniker, Superhuman, sees her releasing all of the emotions she felt following a “tough separation” which saw her develop insomnia and anxiety for the first time in her life. “I found that when I was waking up in the morning my heart would be pounding in my chest and I would have this real fight or flight response. The only way to combat that feeling would be to get up, put my running shoes on and run for 30 minute to an hour,” Parker said. “Consequently I got really fit during that time and the process made me realise that it was this amazing thing where I felt broken but was becoming a lot stronger.” Jul 2 & 16. Parker Live-streaming Concerts. Info: www.facebook.com/ iamTashParker
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hilst Chester Bennington is best known as the voice of Linkin Park, it was not his only musical project. Prior to forming that iconic band Bennington was the driving force behind postgrunge outfit Grey Daze, a band which has now been resurrected to honour a man who had a profound impact on bandmates and fans alike. This new release, which delicately fuses prior Bennington vocal recordings with new backing tracks, attempts to fill that void and answer some of those questions. Amends shines a new light on a profoundly talented individual, particularly highlighting the growth that he experienced in his vocal work throughout his life. These songs are especially haunting and bittersweet, particularly on singles Sometimes, Heroin, and at the closing of Shouting Out. A difficult but truely special listening experience for Linkin Park and Bennington fans. (JA) WWW1/2
to mimic a dog. His obsession with these activities reaches alarming heights when he nearly succumbs from strangulation. Is this the therapy he requires or is he on a downhill spiral that can only lead to mental decline and even death? Amongst the aggressive scenes of sexual and personal degradation, a love story evolves that should prove perplexing but satisfying viewing. Darkly humorous this erotic film is a voyeur’s fantasy, as audiences inadvertently find fulfilling entrapment in the bewildering and sinister world of unconventionally macabre sexual pleasures. (MMo) CITY HUB 2 JULY 2020
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