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Epoch Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
‘The Blue Veil': A Meditation on Motherhood
NR | 1 h 53 min | Drama | 1951 Coping with the death of her newborn, young World War I widow Louise Mason (Jane Wyman) starts what she figures will be a temporary job, caring for Freddie, the baby of widower Fred K. Begley (Charles Laughton). Begley interviews ladies for the permanent job but hires none.
Scoop
7 days ago
- Business
- Scoop
Auckland Council Defends Alcohol Rule Shakeup
Auckland's tougher liquor laws needed to be implemented after 10 years of legal battles, otherwise the work could have been in vain, the council says. Auckland Council is defending its Local Alcohol Policy (LAP), implemented last year, following recent criticism from a legal expert who said it was quickly becoming outdated. Drafted in 2013, the LAP outlines the location, amount, and trading hours for alcohol businesses in the region. The new rules included a two-year freeze on new off-licences in the central city and 23 other suburbs with the highest alcohol-related harm. Concerns were raised on a possible 'technical error', because the LAP was connected to an older version of the Unitary Plan which only protected neighbourhood centres that existed in 2013, from proliferation of bottle shops. However, Auckland Council policy general manager Louise Mason said there was a reason for linking the LAP to the 2013 Unitary Plan, and it wasn't a technical error. "Linking the policy to the current version of the unitary plan - adopted in 2016 - would have meant starting the entire process again," Mason said. "That would have likely led to further court proceedings, and another round of lengthy legal battles. This would have risked delaying the policy further or possibly preventing it from coming in at all." Dr Grant Hewison, a lawyer who works with Community Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH) in south Auckland, called for an early review of the LAP because new neighbourhood centres that have since popped up since 2013 weren't being protected. He said recent decisions by the licensing district proved this when new off-licences were granted at three new neighbourhood centres because they were out of the scope of the 2013 Unitary Plan. According to the LAP, neighbourhood centres were commercial centres within residential areas. Hewison also raised concerns over the end of a two-year freeze in 2026 on new off-licences in the central city and 23 other suburbs with the highest alcohol-related harm. He said the LAP was now relatively an older document. Mason said communities had been asking for the LAP for a long time, so the decision was made to continue with what had already been developed in 2012, rather than starting all over again. Once the temporary freeze ends, the DLC should work on the presumption that any application for an off-licence in these areas should continue to be rejected, she said. "This is already happening in some neighbourhoods and, so far, seems to be working." Council staff were monitoring how the policy was working in its first year, she said. "[This] including the off-licence freeze - and will report back to the mayor and councillors in early 2026."
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hot Chip Announce Greatest-Hits Album, Share Video for New Song 'Devotion': Watch
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Hot Chip, photo by Louise Mason Hot Chip have announced a greatest-hits album. Out September 5 via Domino, Joy in Repetition has songs from the longstanding British dance-pop group's first seven studio albums, from 2005's debut Coming on Strong through 2019's A Bath Full of Ecstasy. Closing the tracklist is previously unreleased song 'Devotion,' which is out today alongside a Will Kindrick–directed music video that was filmed in Japan. Watch it below. 'There's joy in doing something again and again,' Hot Chip singer Alexis Taylor said in a press statement. 'That's true of rhythms, of grooves and of making records together for 20 years. We're still doing it. We still love doing it.' He went on to describe 'Devotion' as 'a celebration of the devotion to doing this project together.' Joy in Repetition's cover artwork was painted by Sir Peter Blake, known for co-designing the album cover for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Hot Chip shared their latest album, Freakout/Release, in 2022. Last year, the band collaborated with Sleaford Mods on a pair of new songs to benefit the charity War Child. $30.00, Amazon Joy in Repetition: 01 Ready for the Floor 02 Boy From School 03 One Life Stand 04 Night and Day 05 Flutes 06 Hungry Child 07 Over and Over 08 Positive 09 Look at Where We Are 10 Need You Now 11 Eleanor 12 Huarache Lights 13 Melody of Love 14 I Feel Better 15 Devotion 16 Ready for the Floor (Mella Dee Remix) 17 Devotion (Anz Remix) Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
BBC News
07-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
What to look out for in Women's Scottish Cup last eight
A trip to Hampden is on the line for the Women's Scottish Cup quarter-finalists on what to look out Boroughmuir Thistle sting high-flying Well?Boroughmuir are one of only two SWPL2 sides in the final eight and the promotion hopefuls have nothing to lose, but plenty to gain, in the early experienced heads such as Becky Galbraith and Louise Mason, who took to the Hampden turf with Spartans last season, they'll be far from spooked by top-six side Brownlie, who guided Well to Hampden for the first time two years ago, has worked his magic again this term, securing a first top-half finish in the top a spread of Scotland youth internationals across the squad, plenty of them will be eyeing the first of hopefully many appearances at the national comforts for St Johnstone?The Scottish Cup draw has been kind to the Saints so far, with the visit of Aberdeen their third home tie in a in SWPL2 haven't quite gone to plan this season, but they enjoyed a massive, morale-boosting win against leaders Hamilton Accies last weekend, so welcome the Dons in decent Scott Booth's side also travel with a good run under their belt and with high hopes of finishing top of the bottom half after the split. The Dons take to the Pittodrie field again next Friday. How they'd love to ensure Hampden is their next big day Rangers to run riot?Fleetingly do Rangers drop points. Even rarer do they do so outwith games against Celtic and Glasgow City. But that was the case last weekend in their 2-2 draw with from a disaster, but disappointing enough to fire Jo Potter's side even more as they look to keep their hands on the Scottish Cup they won for the first time last is a daunting prospect for a Spartans side who have shipped nine goals to Rangers in two league meetings this Jack Beesley's side have their own records to uphold, and making trips along the M8 to Hampden for two seasons in a row would be quite the feat for a side fighting for their top-flight finalists to fight out tie of the round?Rangers were not the only ones kicking themselves over last week's draw, as Hearts were looking good at 2-0 up before the a mammoth effort, much like their endeavours in last term's Scottish Cup defeat to Potter's side, they tired towards the end and Rangers' strength in depth carried them have built on that this campaign, though, and have nicked a point off this weekend's opponents Glasgow City in the league already as well as knocking out Edinburgh rivals and joint league leaders Hibs in the last only are City top of the SWPL tree, though, they have an abundance of experience in this competition, having won it a record nine Ross was at the heart of a fair few of them - seven, to be exact - and the head coach will be desperate to get her hands on silverware already seen off reigning league champions Celtic, City will fancy their chances of going all the way... the hard way.
