Controversy has arisen surrounding Channel 7, Australia’s official free-to-air broadcaster of the FIFA Women’s World Cup after commentators spoke over the top of a Welcome to Country during the opening fixture of the tournament. During the opening match ceremony in Sydney on July 20, ahead of the Matildas’ match against Ireland, Dharug Elder Aunty Julie Jones delivered a Welcome to Country speech while accompanied by Jannawi Dance Clan dancers. However, three Channel 7 presenters talked over the performance during the live broadcast of the ceremony, causing Aunty Julie to express disappointment to NITV that Channel 7 “silenced the voices and the storytelling of women that have been a part of the oldest living culture on the planet”. Read More...
Long gone are the days where two people can meet organically in a cute romantic kind of way.
Tinder seems to be the only way forward from now on, meaning you need to get past the initial terror of actually conversing with strangers online.
A few months ago I took inspiration from my colleague Tom and turned to classic TV one liners to break down the awkward barriers when first speaking to someone on a dating app. Read More...
Actor Samuel L Jackson was less than impressed when an American television anchor confused him with fellow black Hollywood star Laurence Fishburne on Monday.
Jackson, the star of Pulp Fiction, berated entertainment reporter Sam Rubin for his mistake on Los Angeles-based station KTLA.
Jackson said: “I’m not Laurence Fishburne! We may be all black and famous, but we all don’t look alike. You’re busted.”
Rubin had begun by asking Jackson what reaction there had been to a Super Bowl car commercial he was in. Read More...
