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From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December
2 years ago

From 'To Kill a Mockingbird' premiere to Charlie Chaplin's demise, historic events that occurred on 25 December

Firstpost  

On 25 December 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev formally announced his resignation as president of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union collapsed on that same day Apart from the Christmas celebration, 25 December has witnessed a number of other historic happenings over the years. Charlie Chaplin died On 25 December 1977, English comic actor cum filmmaker Charlie Chaplin breathed his last in …

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Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness
2 years, 1 month ago

Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness

LA Times  

Calpurnia talks with Atticus Finch as Tom Robinson, left, and the bailiff look on in the touring production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” once a staple of junior high reading lists, has become a lightning rod for controversy. The Broadway touring production, retaining the elegant fluidity of Bartlett Sher’s staging, arrives at the Hollywood …

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
2 years, 3 months ago

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I wouldn’t minimize fentanyl as …

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The week on stage, from To Kill a Mockingbird to Sorry, You’re Not a Winner
2 years, 8 months ago

The week on stage, from To Kill a Mockingbird to Sorry, You’re Not a Winner

The Independent  

This week’s theatre includes Aaron Sorkin’s much-delayed To Kill A Mockingbird hitting the West End, a ventriloquist comedian and new writing from Paines Plough. Sorry, You’re Not A Winner – Bristol Old Vic ★★★★☆ For West Country lads Fletch and Liam, life has always started and ended in Worcestershire. open image in gallery Gwyneth Keyworth, Harry Redding, David Moorst and …

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Florida considers ousting mockingbird from honorary perch
3 years, 1 month ago

Florida considers ousting mockingbird from honorary perch

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing its last melodies as the state bird of Florida. “Part of what we’re working to do is highlight that Florida has these incredible species and we should recognize the bird that most represents Florida,” said state Sen. Jeff Brandes, a St. Petersburg …

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The flamingo is in the running to replace the mockingbird as Florida's state bird
3 years, 1 month ago

The flamingo is in the running to replace the mockingbird as Florida's state bird

NPR  

The flamingo is in the running to replace the mockingbird as Florida's state bird Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After nearly a century on its lofty perch, the northern mockingbird may be singing its last melodies as the state bird of Florida. "Part of what we're working to do is highlight that …

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How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven
3 years, 5 months ago

How Mockingbirds Compose Songs Just Like Beethoven

Wired  

What do the remarkably complex songs of the mockingbird have in common with Tuvan throat singing, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the song "Show Yourself" from Frozen 2, and Kendrick Lamar's "Duckworth"? There have been numerous studies of mockingbird songs over the decades, which is how scientists know that mockingbirds typically repeat each syllable three to five times, separated by tiny breaths, …

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PROFESSOR EDWIN CONNER asks: Why are the Left trying to ban Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
3 years, 5 months ago

PROFESSOR EDWIN CONNER asks: Why are the Left trying to ban Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

Daily Mail  

Of the many books seeking to expose the evils of racial prejudice, it has been said there are few more influential or insightful than To Kill A Mockingbird. We must remember, that in many cases, and especially for young white children, To Kill A Mockingbird might be their first exposure to the idea that racism exists beyond a world of …

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As Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird turns 61, a look at why the novel still attracts criticism over its take on racism
3 years, 5 months ago

As Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird turns 61, a look at why the novel still attracts criticism over its take on racism

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For long, Lee’s story has been criticised for its ‘white saviour’ narrative, a debate that recently resurfaced following the decision of an English school teacher in Edinburgh to cancel the novel from his curriculum for being allegedly ‘problematic.’ In 1960, American novelist Harper Lee published her debut book, To Kill A Mockingbird, which narrated the story of Atticus Finch, a …

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Birdwatchers who travelled to see mockingbird fined for Covid breach
3 years, 10 months ago

Birdwatchers who travelled to see mockingbird fined for Covid breach

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Exmouth resident Chris Biddle posted images of a northern mockingbird perched in his garden …

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In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism
4 years, 1 month ago

In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism

LA Times  

The Burbank Unified School District has removed five books from instruction: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Cay” and “Of Mice and Men.” During a virtual meeting on Sept. 9, middle and high school English teachers in the Burbank Unified School District received a bit of surprising news: Until further …

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