http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/82069978/controversy-over-nudity-in-documentary-embrace-hits-nz-film-festival New Zealand’s censorship laws mean that if a film is restricted in Australia, it needs to be classified for New Zealand audiences by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). While the film is being classified the festival is not allowed to sell tickets to anyone under theContinue Reading

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81809452/rapist-haunted-by-his-crime Our opinion is that the public’s safety has to be the priority. Rights to privacy [for an offender] are part of the problem,” the trust’s founder Garth McVicar says. “I’m a big believer in New Zealanders being able to forgive and move on, but the more we … allowContinue Reading

https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/using-snapchat-s-filters-to-conceal-interviewee-identities/s2/a654554/ The complex face-mapping software used by Snapchat allows users to transform their appearance with a range of filters, and turn themselves into a dog, a lion, or a fire-breathing dragon, for example – usually seen as features designed to entertain. But this technology can have “serious applications for journalism,”Continue Reading

http://www.teenvogue.com/story/snapchat-filters-sexual-assault-survivors-tell-stories Opening up about sexual abuse is a very hard and scary thing. While some survivors choose to be vocal about their abuse, others don’t want to talk about it at all. Some, though, want to share their story, but might want to remain anonymous. That’s why a journalist inContinue Reading

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/81874059/crossdressing-sexual-assault-arrest-in-dunedin Police have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted another man while dressed as a woman. The 30-year-old was due to appear in the Dunedin District Court on Friday morning. He was charged with sexual violation, and assault with intent to commit sexual violation. The victim was still recoveringContinue Reading

New book reveals skin-crawling physical reactions to anxiety http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/81899541/New-book-reveals-skin-crawling-physical-reactions-to-anxiety Anxiety for Beginners, the new book written by Eleanor Morgan – a former Vice senior editor – really shouldn’t be called Anxiety for Beginners. It’s not a self-help book. At least not until you get to the final 50 pages. It’sContinue Reading

Grim reality of gun violence http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11671923 “I’m tired of watching the world be so willing to damn people to death based on their job, race, religion, or what the hell ever. If you are willing to think that thought, you don’t value human life.”Continue Reading

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/bipolar-disorder/cbt-ib-bipolar-specific-all-around-psychotherapy CBT-I is a triad of sleep hygiene, standard CBT techniques, and sleep restriction therapy; these elements and a remarkable free app supporting their implementation were recently reviewed in my previous article for Psychiatric Times. Two important differences in the CBT-IB version: sleep restriction is not allowed to be moreContinue Reading

http://www.freep.com/story/life/food/recipes/2016/07/09/angry-shrimp-pasta-recipe-obesity/86870084/ The study released Monday in the Nutrition & Diabetes journal followed 23,000 people and was, of course, conducted in the land of pasta: Italy. “We have seen that consumption of pasta, contrary to what many think, is not associated with an increase in body weight,” George Pounis, an authorContinue Reading