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Just watched Minimata on Netflix.

Back in the 50's and 60's hundreds of people sickened and died horribly around Minimata Bay. They were suffering from mercury poisoning from effluent discharged into the bay by the ChIsso Corporation. The movie looks at the involvement of the famous Time Life photographer Eugene Smith in bringing world attention to the criminal behaviour of the chemical company and the effects on the people in the town.

Were they brought to justice ? Check it out.

Minamata disease - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Disease That Followed Over a Decade of Pollution

Methylmercury poisoning, known as Minamata disease, plagued the people of Minamata for over a decade. Learn more about Minamata disease.
www.verywellhealth.com
 
What does a 2 year old boy have to do to win Spains Got Talent program ?

Check it out

(If you understand Spanish tells us what the kid is saying.)

 
Just finished watching a 5 part series called Patrick Melrose on ABC Iview.

Unbelievably powerful story of the effects of childhood abuse in a wealthy English aristocratic family. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Absolutely inhabits the character.

The 5 episodes are based on the 5 books written by Edward St Aubyn. They are semi biographical so, yes, this was his life.

Quite traumatic. Would be disturbing for people who have suffered abuse or been through some heavy addictions. Be warned.

The first episode goes off Iview tomorrow evening. The following episodes will be taken down one week at a time.

Patrick Melrose

An heir to a decadent aristocratic family battles his addictions to overcome a dark past fueled by his traumatic childhood. The award-winning drama based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn.
iview.abc.net.au

Patrick Melrose (TV Mini Series 2018) ⭐ 8.0 | Drama

1h | TV-MA
www.imdb.com
 
The dark satirical comedy The death of Stalin is brilliant.

If you want a taste and overview of this magnificant show check out this clever precis.

 
basilio said:
The dark satirical comedy The death of Stalin is brilliant.

If you want a taste and overview of this magnificant show check out this clever precis.

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I saw this in the cinema. Great movie.
Recently saw Rverything everywhere all at once. Brilliant.
 

‘Sound of Music’ stars, who played von Trapp children, reunite to honor Julie Andrews at AFI’s tribute

Julie Andrews received the AFI Life Achievement Award Los Angeles, and reunited with the former child stars who played the von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music."
www.foxnews.com

Christopher Plummer remembered by ‘Sound of Music’ co-star Julie Andrews: ‘I have lost a cherished friend’

Julie Andrews will always remember her beloved “Sound of Music” co-star Christopher Plummer.
www.foxnews.com
 
Watched the new Top Gun- Maverick movie at the cinema today, the cinematography was unbelievable, one of those movies that are well worth paying just for the visuals.
 
Grimsby

Found it hilarious, I was almost suffocating at some points. As well as being funny I thought it had better action than the last Bond film.
 
Men 6/10 - Started really well, building nicely then loses it a bit with that ending.
 
In one of the grim discoveries, auditors say that more than $400 million in tax advances and loans the company Gécamines said it made to the state could not be traced.
Https://www.africanews.com/2022/06/05/congo-ombudsman-says-millions-lost-at-state-mining-firm//
DR Congo: State Mining Company Subject to a Damning Audit
The anti-corruption agency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that it found severe irregularities in the operations of the state-owned mining giant Gécamines, including instances of embezzlement that have deprived the state budget of hundreds of million dollars.
Https://www.occrp.org/en/component/tags/tag/gecamines
 
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