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Macao’s casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China’s takeover
5 days, 12 hours ago

Macao’s casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China’s takeover

Associated Press  

MACAO — When Portugal returned its colony Macao to China in 1999, coffee shop owner Daniel Chao was a first grader living in a different world. “Leaving must come at a heavy price,” he said, adding that “it seems Macao isn’t exactly unlivable yet.” The ruling Communist Party’s agenda for Macao now holds sway, with city leaders often referring to …

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Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree FIRST LOOK: Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan plays woodland fairy Silky in eagerly anticipated movie adaptation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree FIRST LOOK: Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan plays woodland fairy Silky in eagerly anticipated movie adaptation

Daily Mail  

The first sneak peek of Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan in her latest project has been revealed. Nicola Coughlan, 37, has been seen for the first time as woodland fairy Silky in the live action adaptation of Enid Blyton 's beloved The Faraway Tree The Derry Girls star has been cast as woodland fairy Silky and in the first look she …

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Talking Enid Blyton and more with the new Famous Five author
4 months ago

Talking Enid Blyton and more with the new Famous Five author

Hindustan Times  

Sufiya Ahmed grew up loving Enid Blyton’s stories. She recalls that her library stocked “the Famous Five adventures, and the boarding school series, Malory Towers and St Clare’s, which I absolutely loved”. “I started to dream about being a writer just like Blyton.” “Sufiya Ahmed’s partnership with Hachette was to reimagine the Famous Five into modern Britain” Fast forward to …

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Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton stars team up for the famous novel adaptation, and we are excited
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton stars team up for the famous novel adaptation, and we are excited

Hindustan Times  

Enid Blyton's beloved children's classic, The Magic Faraway Tree, is getting a filmy adaptation, and guess what? Enid Blyton's beloved children's classic, The Magic Faraway Tree, is getting a film adaptation, and guess what? The Magic Faraway Tree movie cast lineup includes Nicola Coughlan and Nonso Anozie alongside Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton stars unite for …

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After slingshot-wielding vandal shattered glass in Azusa for years, 81-year-old suspect is arrested
6 months, 4 weeks ago

After slingshot-wielding vandal shattered glass in Azusa for years, 81-year-old suspect is arrested

LA Times  

An 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of vandalizing property in Azusa using a slingshot. For nearly a decade, authorities say, an unknown vandal shattered windows and windshields on North Enid Avenue in Azusa. After learning of the “quality of life” problem on the 900 block of the street, the Azusa Police Department’s Directed Enforcement Unit launched an investigation …

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Bend it like Blyton
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bend it like Blyton

New Indian Express  

Tea, scones and cakes. Delightful scenes like this are reminiscent of the writings of the English author of children’s books, Enid Blyton. Hence Bumper Blyton, a performance by the UK-based Make Em Ups theatre company presented in collaboration with Kaivalya Plays. “I grew up on the Famous Five books, so when I first saw the Bumper Blyton show in the …

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A man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed

CNN  

Enid, Oklahoma CNN — When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a censure vote that condemned his recent ties to White nationalism, he was saved – at least temporarily – by a Black man. Several residents in Enid blasted city council commissioner Judd Blevins at a public meeting last fall for participating in the 2017 “Unite the …

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He Didn’t Deny Being A White Supremacist. Then He Was Elected To City Council.
9 months, 1 week ago

He Didn’t Deny Being A White Supremacist. Then He Was Elected To City Council.

Huff Post  

ENID, Okla. — On the evening of Nov. 7, 2023, Judson “Judd” Blevins, a city councilman in Enid, Oklahoma, took his seat inside the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Municipal Complex and watched as local constituents took turns at a lectern. “A lot of people want to give you a pass, Mr. Blevins, because you’re an honorably discharged veteran,” said …

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Enid Blyton’s many scandalous love affairs are of no surprise to me
1 year ago

Enid Blyton’s many scandalous love affairs are of no surprise to me

The Independent  

Infidelity, betrayals and a riot of love affairs are a far cry from the wholesome image of much-loved children’s author Enid Blyton. open image in gallery Blyton presented her home life as steady and wholesome – but the reality was quite different behind closed doors There was little about Blyton’s home life that in any way resembled the rosy-cheeked innocence …

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Zoya Akhtar on relocating Riverdale to 1960s India for upcoming film, The Archies
1 year ago

Zoya Akhtar on relocating Riverdale to 1960s India for upcoming film, The Archies

The Hindu  

As kids in the late-1970s and ‘80s, Zoya Akhtar and her brother Farhan were always surrounded by stacks of Archie Comics, an enchanting and somewhat already antiquated view into American culture besides the movies and the music. “The big 500-pagers were a huge treat to sit with and go through and fight over.” Of course, back then, the adventures of …

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Brian Cox hits out at the rewriting of classic works including Ian Fleming, Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl, saying 'We don't muck around with Shakespeare; we shouldn't muck around with James Bond'
1 year, 2 months ago

Brian Cox hits out at the rewriting of classic works including Ian Fleming, Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl, saying 'We don't muck around with Shakespeare; we shouldn't muck around with James Bond'

Daily Mail  

He's best known as the controlling and psychopathic billionaire media mogul Logan Roy in the hit TV show, Succession. But off-screen, Brian Cox has spoken out against censorship and control when it comes to re-writing the works of Ian Fleming, Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl to remove potentially 'harmful' and 'outdated' attitudes. The 77-year-old, who is hosting a new James …

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Essay: The mystery of Enid Blyton’s enduring appeal in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Essay: The mystery of Enid Blyton’s enduring appeal in India

Hindustan Times  

When I’m in the mood for comfort reading, only one author will do: Enid Blyton. “Long before JK Rowling’s Harry Potter cast a spell over generations of children, Enid Mary Blyton had made reading magical” The English author wrote more than 700 books and 4,500 short stories, with her work being translated into 90 languages and selling over 600 million …

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The summer hols are here and we’re going to have a jolly wizard time!
1 year, 5 months ago

The summer hols are here and we’re going to have a jolly wizard time!

The Independent  

School’s out, and children across the country are excitedly planning for the blissful weeks ahead, filled with fun, frolics and far too much time staring at screens. He paused, then added: “Do people even call them ‘the hols’ anymore?” I admitted that a lot of people probably didn’t, while reassuring him that it was, nonetheless, a perfectly reasonable word to …

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A storm packing winds over 80 mph derails a train in a small Oklahoma town
1 year, 5 months ago

A storm packing winds over 80 mph derails a train in a small Oklahoma town

Associated Press  

FAIRMONT, Okla. — A storm packing winds over 80 miles per hour blew through northern Oklahoma early Friday morning, derailing a train, bringing down trees and pushing planes around at an Air Force base. At Vance Air Force Base in Enid, trees were blown down and planes were pushed around, base spokeswoman Terri Schaefer told the Enid News & Eagle. …

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Wednesday's star Emma Myers lands her next big role in BBC's adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
1 year, 6 months ago

Wednesday's star Emma Myers lands her next big role in BBC's adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Hindustan Times  

Wednesday star Emma Myers has been cast in BBC’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder for the lead role of the teenage detective, Pippa Fitz-Amobi. “From the moment we announced that A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder was coming to the BBC I know there’s been a huge amount of speculation from fans about who will play Pip and Ravi,” …

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Instill A Reading Habit In Your Children With These Exciting Adventure Books
1 year, 10 months ago

Instill A Reading Habit In Your Children With These Exciting Adventure Books

ABP News  

New Delhi: A good adventure novel can transport us to a place we might not otherwise visit. Children's adventure novels are written with the intention of encouraging your child to be curious, to love learning new things, and, most importantly, to enjoy the journey. Here is the list of 5 adventure books that should be in your kid's library: The …

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Enid Blyton: The most comforting children’s books ever
2 years, 4 months ago

Enid Blyton: The most comforting children’s books ever

BBC  

Enid Blyton: The most comforting children’s books ever Alamy Although her books evoke a particular time in Britain, Enid Blyton has found an unexpected following in India. Alamy Blyton was a prolific author, at times producing 50 books in a year Even today, there's a thriving demand and brisk trade in Enid Blyton across India. The author "colonised young Indian …

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Anti-abortion event for women moved to unknown location over alleged violent threats as SA Opposition Leader lashes out at journalist
2 years, 5 months ago

Anti-abortion event for women moved to unknown location over alleged violent threats as SA Opposition Leader lashes out at journalist

ABC  

An anti-abortion event in South Australia has had to change location at the last minute because of "violent threats", according to South Australia's Liberal Opposition Leader. Key points: An anti-abortion "training day" has been moved from its planned venue The Opposition Leader says calling the event a protest was encouraging violence towards women Protesters outside the original venue said the …

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A south Asian spin on Enid Blyton’s Famous Five
2 years, 6 months ago

A south Asian spin on Enid Blyton’s Famous Five

Live Mint  

An India-born author based in London, who grew up reading Enid Blyton stories, has penned her own set of adventures for the Famous Five characters created by the celebrated English children’s writer, more reflective of modern British life. “There are more diverse characters in Kirrin village, which is the setting of the Famous Five books, and in the second story …

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Chilean activists celebrate apology in forced sterilisation case
2 years, 6 months ago

Chilean activists celebrate apology in forced sterilisation case

Al Jazeera  

Santiago, Chile – Two decades ago, Francisca entered a Chilean hospital to give birth to her first child. Enid Muthoni Ndiga, chief programme officer at the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal advocacy organisation, said the agreement was “symbolic” on many levels. “For the first time, the state is actively acknowledging its international obligation, and that Francisca’s rights, as …

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Where to find the best Easter menus in your city
2 years, 8 months ago

Where to find the best Easter menus in your city

Live Mint  

Explore regional flavours, satiate your sweet tooth with Easter eggs and make the most of the weekend while discovering limited edition menus with this list. For reservations, contact 91-11-43633458/ +91 7290095027 Olive, Mumbai A grazing board, cheese board and a wide array of appetisers and pizzas await at the Easter lunch in Olive Mumbai on April 17. For reservations, contact …

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Smithsonian to show 120 orange statues of female scientists
2 years, 10 months ago

Smithsonian to show 120 orange statues of female scientists

The Independent  

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Crash landing on food: Primal and perennial connect to food in K-Dramas is gateway to indulgence like none other
2 years, 10 months ago

Crash landing on food: Primal and perennial connect to food in K-Dramas is gateway to indulgence like none other

Firstpost  

The abundance of food has fed one’s own appetite in more ways than one. It’s a promise that I haven’t fulfilled, all thanks to COVID-19, but the satiation that the food made me experience that day is something that I have been looking high and low for, in K-Dramas in particular, right from the very first one I saw [again …

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Volunteer legend honoured for helping Queensland Ambulance Service save lives for 50 years
3 years, 2 months ago

Volunteer legend honoured for helping Queensland Ambulance Service save lives for 50 years

ABC  

Enid Machin, 83, is a giver with few comparisons — volunteering for half a century and raising life-saving funds for the Queensland Ambulance Service. Key points: Enid Machin's volunteer work since the 1970s has helped found the modern ambulance service Her 50 years of service have helped raise roughly $100,000 The Queensland Ambulance Service honoured her work with an intimate …

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