BY EDOARDO MESITI This year marks two milestones for the late actress and radio personality Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952). Firstly, were she still alive, June 10 would have been her 100th birthday. Secondly, it has been 75 years since she became the first African-American to win an Oscar. She earned the prize for her performance as Mammy, a housemaid, in the […]
BY AMANDA PARKINSON Aunty Simone calls the kids in for dinner. Silence falls over the street. Looking around, only few homes are lit; most are boarded up, the residents gone. In mid-September The Block‘s 75 residents were issued with 60-day eviction notices as developers prepare to demolish and rebuild the site. The Block is bound […]
Climate council: heat waves start earlier, last longer and occur more frequently. Photo: Gerald Simmons/flickr BY CHLOE TAYLOR Another record breaking summer for Australia The Climate Council’s ‘Angry Summer’ report has analysed climate data for 2013-2014 summer. Adelaide experienced 13 days over 40 degrees and a recording breaking 11 days over 42C, with […]
