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‘It feels deeply human’: Andor’s Genevieve O’Reilly on turning a tiny Star Wars role into one of its biggest
The Guardian by Walter Marsh 1 h and 23 min ago
In 2005, O’Reilly joined the Star Wars galaxy as the younger version of Rebel leader Mon Mothma. Now in Andor, the Irish-Australian actor gets her turn in the spotlight
“I swear I got the job because I was the palest person in Sydney,” Genevieve O’Reilly says of the fateful day, more than 20 years ago, when she took a meeting with a casting agent for Star Wars.
At the turn of the millennium, the newly opened Fox Studios was luring major productions to Australia; from Moulin Rouge to the Matrix trilogy, it wasn’t unusual to see a recent Nida graduate or sun-kissed soap star filling out a scene behind a Hollywood A-lister. O’Reilly, who was born in Dublin, but grew up in Adelaide then moved to Sydney to study acting, was one among many.
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‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’: the impassioned US court order in the Ábrego García case
The Guardian by J Harvie Wilkinson III, Robert B King and Stephanie D Thacker 2 h and 14 min ago
Judges on the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit issued a memorable call for the return of Kilmar Ábrego García and the separation of government powers. Here is the text
Upon review of the government’s motion, the court denies the motion for an emergency stay pending appeal and for a writ of mandamus. The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature. While we fully respect the Executive’s robust assertion of its Article II powers, we shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.
It is difficult in some cases to get to the very heart of the matter. But in this case, it is not hard at all. The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order. Further, it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done.
This was excerpted from the order by the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit in Kilmar Abrego Garcia v Kristi Noem. It has been edited to remove some legal citations
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Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
The Guardian by Richard Adams Education editor 2 h and 22 min ago
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew Tate
A rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure through social media and online gaming, teachers have warned.
A survey by the NASUWT union found most teachers identified social media as “the number one cause” of pupil misbehaviour, with female staff bearing the brunt. Teachers also raised concerns about parents who refuse to accept school rules or take responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
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Le Antigoni dell’Asia nascosta
il manifesto by Silvana Silvestri 3 h and 17 min ago
Le incontri lungo la tratta dei moderni schiavi, dalle isole più remote del Pacifico fino alle città murate di Laos, Birmania e Cambogia. Donne di religioni, lingue, culture ed età […]
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Così Meloni diventa l’ufficiale di Trump nel vecchio continente
il manifesto by Andrea Spinelli Barrile 3 h and 18 min ago
È un amore travolgente ma con i piedi ben piantati per terra, come quei matrimoni in cui ci si promette eterno amore ma passando prima dal notaio per curare più […]
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