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The Walking Dead: why that final point-of-view shot tells us nothing

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imageFans are not happy with the end of the Walking Dead season finale. AMC

Spoilers ahead for the end of The Walking Dead season six.

The very last scene in this week’s episode of The Walking Dead is more than a little harrowing for fans of this zombie apocalypse drama.

One of the long-standing main characters of the close-knit group of survivors,...

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Trees versus light rail: we need to rethink skewed urban planning values

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
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Looking out of the window on my morning bus journey from Kensington into Sydney’s CBD, I saw more trees being cut down to make way for the new light rail. This time, it was the historical fig trees that line Anzac Parade.

Trees like these provide a host of important ecological, environmental and aesthetic benefits. I – like many...

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