Daily Review 18/10/2016

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, October 18th, 2016 - 11 comments
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Obama Trump orange is not the new black

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11 comments on “Daily Review 18/10/2016 ”

  1. Tough stuff coming up

    “Men aged between 25 and 29, and women aged between 40 and 44, are the most at-risk when it comes to suicide, new figures show.

    The female suicide rate is the highest on record, with 170 women dying by suicide during the past year.

    While more men die by suicide in New Zealand, the gap between the genders is the smallest it’s been…

    …Maori suicide rates remain higher than any other ethnicity in the country.

    …The Canterbury Region has recorded its highest suicide total since records began in 2008, with 78 deaths.

    …In 2016, 252 employed people died by suicide – up from 246 the previous year.

    Meanwhile, 146 unemployed people took their own lives, followed by 70 retirees or pensioners, and 55 students.”

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/85449334/nz-suicide-toll–unacceptably-high

    yep it is unacceptable that so many desperate people make the choice they do and the families, loved ones and whānau left behind with so many questions and effects that do resonate through generations.

    Kia kaha to all.

  2. “There’s something dishevelled and unsettling about poetry. In 2016, at a time of escalating global violence and uncertainty, poetry might seem irrelevant. What’s the point of poetry when the streets of Syria have been bombed beyond recognition? What’s the point of poetry when the permafrost is melting? But poetry matters because it offers an alternative reality – it refuses the logical, reductionist, materialist aspects of industrial culture; aslant, it invites us to feel our way in the dark. And most importantly, it matters because it often fails. Poetry often fails to speak universally, but succeeds in trying over and over again to speak. Poetry is a shabby, uncivilised failure that we badly need in these unravelling times; if for no other reason than as a mirror for our human imperfection.”

    http://dark-mountain.net/blog/dark-mountain-issue-10-uncivilised-poetics/

  3. Paul 4

    You put that picture up and then say no debating of US politics on Daily Review.
    Somewhat hypocritical, methinks.

    • Anne 4.1

      Not at all hypocritical Paul. Every week-night pertinent ‘pictures’ are put up on Daily Review but only occasionally are they mentioned in comments. I stand to be corrected here, but I think mickysavage is in charge of Daily Review (it was his idea in the first place) whereas the decision to confine the US election to it’s own daily post was weka’s who is currently site moderator. And a damm good idea it was too. Gives people who would like to talk about other matters a chance to do so and be heard.

    • mickysavage 4.2

      I always try and find something slightly humorous and this picture won. There are plenty of dedicated posts where the election can be discussed.

    • Andre 4.3

      Complaining about a platform that provides you a broad audience for you to express your views to, for free? Somewhat ungrateful, methinks.

  4. Manuka AOR 5

    Womad March 2017 lineup:

    9Bach (Wales)
    Ana Tijoux (Chile)
    Archie Roach (Australia) (Yes!)
    Aziza Brahim (Western Sahara)
    Bebel Gilberto (Brazil)
    Brushy one string (Jamaica)
    Emir Kusturica & the No Smoking Orchestra (Serbia)
    Hanoi Masters (Vietnam)
    Hot 8 Brass Band (USA)
    Inna Mojia (Mali)
    La Mambanegra (Colombia)
    Lord Echo (Wellington/Aotearoa)
    Mercedes Peón (Spain)
    Mt Eden (Auckland/Aotearoa)
    Oumou Sangare (Mali)
    Rob Ruha (Matakaoa (Gisborne)/Aotearoa)
    Sinkane (Sudan/USA)
    Sons Of Zion (Auckland/Aotearoa)
    The East Pointers (Canada)
    The Soil (South Africa)
    The Specials (UK)
    The Swan Sisters (Christchurch/Aotearoa)
    Sudha Ragunathan (India)
    Swamp Thing (Tauranga/Rotorua/Aotearoa)
    Warsaw Village Band (Poland)

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11730632

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