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Robert Catto
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Canadian/Kiwi photographer on Gadigal land. Tweets may contain theatre, dance, music, opera, silent film, & F1. | 
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Photographers, what are your expectations for when your images are shared or reposted on social media?
— Permission?
— Credit?
— A mention or tag?
— No filters?
— No crops?
— Never without payment?
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Trove offers Australians from all walks of life the opportunity to explore their personal and family history as well as delve deeply into Australian history. This petition calls on the Government to commit to fully funding Trove.
Please sign and share. change.org/p/fully-fund-t
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I haven’t added to the site for a little while, but today’s the day! Here’s an interview from 1917 I found recently, including a new (and stylish) photo of Rupert…
rupertjulian.com/blog-archive/2
Funny to see this photo I took in an alley in Wellington 11-12 years ago is still in use, after all this time…!
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New Zealand author Eleanor Catton on fame, politics, social media bullying and her long-awaited new novel. dlvr.it/SjDPTd
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Okay, this MAY have happened to me….in 1996 I was coming here from Toronto on a working holiday for a year, so I managed to find a Sydney Morning Herald before I left, and convinced myself that a nice little place in Kirribilli sounded like an affordable place to stay. Um…no.
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Sorry, but Americans moving to Australia thinking they’ll get cheaper rent, because they thought the listed rates were per month and not per week, is slightly humorous.
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No debate, really. youtu.be/DE_KdBT-xVU
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What are examples in any form of media where a "brilliant song/painting/play/etc" within the story is actually as good as the characters act like it is?
Note: NOT the same as just "I liked it". It needs to actually fully match its fictional reputation
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Happy new year from (last night in) Sydney! And from me, too. Hope everyone had a good, safe, fun night.
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Somehow, it’s now been TWENTY YEARS since The Two Towers premiere in Wellington. Heck of a party, though! (I wrote this on my blog five years ago, obviously.)
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If you only read one NUTCRACKER feature this year, please make it this one. For , here's my story of Ukrainian refugees preparing to dance with .
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(And if you don’t believe me, try Roger Ebert’s review…!)
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If anyone’s still here (and in Australia) this marvellous film is on SBS On Demand for a month, and well worth a watch for the cast alone, never mind Stephen Fry’s direction of an Evelyn Waugh novel. Appropriate viewing, while this site burns…
sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie
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Never tweet a Whamageddon video. Safer communities together. Always blow on the pie.
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I took a video, but then I realised if I posted it here, I’d wipe out a whole lot of other people too. Friends don’t let friends do online Whamageddon.
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Public service announcement for Sydneysiders: if you’re trying to avoid Whamageddon this year, avoid the David Jones Christmas display…it’s the 10th of November, and I’m already out.
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An INDIANA JONES-themed Rube Goldberg machine.
Love it.
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Today is World Digital Preservation Day and time for my annual reminder (with a new graphic) that #Digitisation is not #DigitalPreservation. A thread 1/5 #WDPD2022
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Oh my god, I just found a gallery in Canada that sells original paintings used for the covers of 1980s and 90s romance novels for only $120—the way I NEED one
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So, £13,000--that's what, like, $100 now? Because OH MY GOD IT'S THAT THING FROM KRULL. propstoreauction.com/lot-details/in
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Everyone on social media should know about the Illusory Truth Effect
If you see something repeated enough times, it seems more true. Multiple studies show that it works on 85% of people. Worse, it still happens even if the information isn't plausible & even if you know better.
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As someone whose first computer was an Apple //c, this holds roughly 7,000,000 of those 143kb single-sided floppy disks, if my math is correct. That seems like…a lot?
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As someone who remembers the days of floppy disks it absolutely blows my mind that this exists
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Excited to vote in the elections, now that my voting papers have arrived in Sydney! Can’t wait to elect at last…um, wait, she seems to be Mayor already?
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The scrawl on the bathroom mirror said it best: “God is a trans woman.” Was a pleasure to talk with team behind this groundbreaking show
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I’m a two, because my partner walked into The Horseshoe in Toronto for a drink one night and caught the end of a gig by…The Bacon Brothers. So, she wins the universe.
(Also, I was in Lord of the Rings with Elijah Wood, who was in The Toxic Avenger with Kevin Bacon.)
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6 degrees of Kevin Bacon as a timeline cleanse. I’ll start:
Went to middle school with Matt Rapley who was on Canadian Idol with Carley Rae Jepsen who had Tom Hanks in her music video and Tom Hanks was in Apollo 13 with Kevin Bacon.
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ECO-TOURING: Can the arts keep its carbon footprint down or should all touring stop to save the planet?
“I believe art is about touching on the now and this is a massive topic in the world. Everything we have now is not going to be what we have tomorrow.”
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We are looking for a Digital Editor and Staff Writer to join our office in Sydney. Visit our website to see the full position description and to apply. Applications close Thursday 8 September. limelightmagazine.com.au/careers/
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Joey DeFrancesco, the preeminent ace of the Hammond B-3 organ for more than 30 years, died on Thursday. He was 51.
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The 's Mozart showcase with Neal Peres Da Costa and members of the Young Mannheim Symphonists was a masterful and exuberant snapshot of the composer's oeuvre.
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Good morning eighties babies, watch this with your headphones on/in
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Famous Yousuf Karsh portrait of Sir Winston Churchill stolen from Château Laurier!
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“The resumption of live performance after the long pandemic shutdown brought plenty to cheer about over the past year. But far fewer people are showing up to join those cheers than presenters had hoped.”
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Heartbreaking news 💔
Rest In Peace to the legendary Olivia Newton-John
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I have no words for how I’m feeling. No mainstream radio play, no big Spotify playlists…just YOU, my New Zealand fans…YOU DID THIS. Thank you for helping me build my own table, so I don’t need to worry about not getting offered a seat at someone else’s. For being #Kingmakers 👑
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@tamineilson scores her first ever Official #1 Album! 'Kingmaker' also tops the NZ Album Chart this week, her 3rd release to reach the top spot. #SteveLacy climbs to #1 on the Hot Chart. All the newly released charts are at nztop40.co.nz
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“Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department — including the FBI, and reaching into national security, intelligence, the State Department and the Pentagon…”
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Equally true for photographers, actors, designers, directors…creative industries & arts workers of all kinds! It’s tough out there sometimes, don’t be too hard on yourself,
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A lot of killer musicians pay the mortgage through a day job.
A lot of average musicians make rent on stage.
Some do both.
Listen 
How you pay your bills has nothing to do with how good you are at music.
Stop letting your income stream impact your sense of self-worth 
How you pay your bills has nothing to do with how good you are at music.
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