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The Conversation: Why spending time outside is an essential part of coping with the pandemic 16 Mar, 2021 11:33 PM 5 minutes to read After a year spent in on and off lockdowns, it s important that Kiwis get the benefits of spending regular time outside. Photo / Getty Images Other Even a short walk, an ocean view or a picnic by a river can leave us feeling invigorated and restored. There is now a growing body of evidence establishing the link between such nature encounters and our mental and physical wellbeing. In my new book, I explore these nature benefits and challenge urban planners and decision makers to include more green spaces in our towns and cities. ....
Zack Snyder on fulfilling his superheroic Justice League vision 17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Karl Puschmann is a senior entertainment writer and columnist for the New Zealand [email protected]@CritiKarl This movie has no business existing, director Zack Snyder admits, before adding, especially in the form it exists. He s right. We ve had director s cut versions of movies before, most notably Ridley Scott s tinkering with Blade Runner or Sir Peter Jackson s extended Lord of the Rings films, but we ve never had anything like Zack Snyder s Justice League. It s bigger, more ambitious and, at a bat-whisker over four hours long, more butt-numbing than any director has previously attempted. The Snyder Cut, as it was unofficially dubbed by its legion of worldwide fans is, in reality, a completely different film than 2017 s ....
Cathie Wood: A tech investor doing God s work 13 Mar, 2021 03:59 PM 5 minutes to read Financial Times By: Michael Mackenzie Earlier this week, and for no obvious reason, Cathie Wood s US$23 billion ($32b) flagship Ark investment innovation fund rose 10 per cent in a day. On Wall Street that kind of bounce is usually a warning sign of frothy markets, especially given Ark s recent price falls. Not for Wood. Buy the dip, is a catchphrase. Wood is the public face of a speculative tech boom many liken to the dot.com boom and bust of the early 2000s. The success of Tesla and other technology stocks that Ark owns has, together with massive investor inflows, propelled the combined value of the five exchange traded funds she manages to US$60b from US$3b just a year ago. ....