Is Paradise always a great place, for all?
We use the word “paradise” loosely in our everyday lives, to describe an idyllic place where we spent our summer vacation, or the word’s more common counterpart “heaven” to talk about a feeling of bliss after a great meal or an intense yoga class. But can the concept of paradise be used to create a hell on earth for some?
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Abel founder Frances Shoemack
At the moment, most of us find ourselves observing “Social Distancing”. But even at a yard from each other, don’t we wish to be remembered for how delicious we smelled, not how poorly?
So I’m revisiting this interview from 2017 with Frances Shoemack of Abel, a beautiful brand with a selection of delicious scents, you can find online here.
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Gianfranco Rosi
Can a film change the world?
Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi’s latest masterpiece Fuocoammare (Fire at Sea) was awarded the top prize at this year’s Berlinale and jury president Meryl Streep declared the film “urgent, imaginative and necessary filmmaking,” when handing him the Golden Bear. Fuocoammare also received the Ecumenical Prize and that jury released a statement saying that Fire at Sea is “a film that refuses to allow the status quo to go unquestioned.” If that isn’t changing the world through cinema, then I give up.
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