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Book: Ten Steps To Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

"There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself."--Hannah Gadsby, Nanette (CW: assault, molestation, rape, injury, isolation, suicidal ideation, body image or other mental health difficulties) [more inside]
posted by winesong on May 20, 2023 - 6 comments

Movie: The Nightingale

In 1825, Claire, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. [more inside]
posted by doctornecessiter on Aug 19, 2019 - 4 comments

Podcast: Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People: 92. Wisdom From The Bushman

Unsure of her future, a young German woman finds herself in Australia picking cherries with a group of ex-cons & social outcasts. She passes the phone to a fellow picker and mentor of sorts who opens up about finding solace in the wilderness. He shares some practical tips, like how to hunt and cook wild pig. Hint: Don't use a fishing spear. [more inside]
posted by progosk on Jan 5, 2018 - 0 comments

The Kettering Incident: Tasmanian Gothic  Season 1, Ep 0

Dr. Anna Macy returns to her hometown of Kettering, Tasmania, still under the spell of the titular incident that took place 15 years previously. This is a Scandi noir style TV show (like The Killing or Top of the Lake) with a dash of the X-Files. [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Sep 13, 2016 - 11 comments

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