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3 weeks ago | 
journals.sagepub.com | Antonia Langford
ANTONIA LANGFORD speaks to a Yemeni cinematographer who found inspiration in a displaced singer, and was determined to record joy inside one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crisesEVERY DETAIL IS captured fondly by the lens. The kiosk, a whimsical farrago of vividly colourful scarves, dusty packaged goods and glittery tinsel. The sun passing gently over the woman’s animated features as she sings. “Sure, my voice is nice. Even if it weren’t, I can always add some sugar to sweeten it,” she giggles.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
oc-media.org | Antonia Langford
Since ferocious anti-government and pro-EU demonstrations flared up in Georgia at the end of last month, some Georgians living across the world have returned to their country to take to the streets and join the fight. When restaurateur Kate Gochashvili’s family reunites in Tbilisi, it is always a special occasion. Based in New York, she is the frontwoman of the family-run Georgian fusion restaurant Cheeseboat, which spans two venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
theneweuropean.co.uk | Antonia Langford
When I returned to Tbilisi last month, the city was awash in European blue. Peeling blue signs were flyposted on every available surface. Buses with fresh blue wraps veered through the roads. Blue banners hung from the shambolic wiring in suburban neighbourhoods. Every corner of the city seemed to be gesturing towards Europe. But looks deceive.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
inews.co.uk | Antonia Langford
IN TBILISI – Under a canopy of grape vines and up a winding staircase, a battered blue door in one of Tbilisi’s compact Italian courtyards leads to Itaka Books, a Russian-owned bookstore fundraising for Ukrainian refugees. It is also an ad hoc gallery, with paintings, sketches and other artwork lining the shelves. One of them catches the eye immediately: a series of cut-outs splayed across the far wall.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Antonia Langford
Our house is not the sprucest on our leafy, suburban street, and patches of grass and moss peek through the gravel outside. In summer, the garden blooms with untamed greenery that wraps around the walls and threatens to bring down the fence. We used to picture our well-to-do neighbours raising their eyebrows. But Bernie was never embarrassed by our shabbiness, or his. He would squat in the middle of the driveway and defy anyone to judge his matted fur or ragged ears.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Antonia Langford
This year has seen a boom in religious horror, from occult pre-boot The First Omen to Immaculate’s nunsploitation with a feminist twist. The debut feature from writer-director Ben Bigelow follows these illustrious forerunners, but lacks the flair or originality of either. Immaculate serves as a pro-choice parable and the Omen franchise allegorises a destructive lust for power, but Bigelow’s film about a minister seduced by the devil just doesn’t seem to have much to say.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Antonia Langford
By Antonia Langford / The Guardian The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful. About 230 climate-aligned lawsuits have been filed against corporations and trade associations since 2015, two-thirds of which have been initiated since 2020, according to the analysis published on Thursday by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
msn.com | Jillian Ambrose |Antonia Langford
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Jillian Ambrose |Antonia Langford
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year. At least three journalists from the UK and France have told the Guardian that they felt “unsafe” after they were denied entry to the Baku Energy Week forum, despite registering with the event organisers weeks in advance.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Antonia Langford
The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful. About 230 climate-aligned lawsuits have been filed against corporations and trade associations since 2015, two-thirds of which have been initiated since 2020, according to the analysis published on Thursday by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
