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‘It’s a whole new world’: Australian fashion week to feature first plus-size runway
Plus-size clothing will have a dedicated runway show at Australian fashion week this year, for the first time in the event’s 26-year history.Furthermore, the May event will also debut a stand-alone show for adaptive fashion designed for people with disabilities.https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/11/its-a-whole-new-world-australian-fashion-week-to-feature-first-plus-size-runway
13 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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Marvel's Eternals Wins Outstanding Film At The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards
We've talked about the Marvel film 'Eternals' a few times already on IdeaSpies, and today we add another post about that movie thanks to their Outstanding Film win at the GLAAD.The GLAAD Media Awards are given by GLAAD (an American non-governmental media monitoring organisation) to recognise branches of the media for their representations of the LGBTQ community.Read more at: https://www.filmibeat.com/hollywood/news/2022/marvel-s-eternals-wins-outstanding-film-at-the-33rd-annual-glaad-media-awards-332486.html
4 April 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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Ariana DeBose Is First Openly Queer Woman Of Color To Win An Oscar
Ariana DeBose won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s remake of "West Side Story". She's the first queer woman of colour and Afro-Latina to receive the award.To find out more, click the link:https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ariana-debose-first-openly-queer-woman-of-color-to-win-oscar_n_62409cbce4b0e340f6a4ac08
28 March 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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CODA's Troy Kotsur becomes second deaf performer to win Oscar
With his victory for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Kotsur became the first deaf male actor to win an Oscar, and the second deaf performer to win overall.It gets better. The first deaf person to win an Oscar was Kotsur's costar in CODA and on-screen wife Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress 35 years ago for her role in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God.Click the link to find out more:https://ew.com/awards/oscars/troy-kotsur-wins-best-supporting-actor-2022-oscars
28 March 2022 by Marcus Gordon

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British Sign Language Looks Set To Become Legally Recognised On 'Momentous Day'
British Sign Language (BSL) is set to become a legally recognised language in England, Wales, and Scotland after gaining backing from the UK government.Rose Ayling-Ellis, the first deaf person to win Strictly Come Dancing, has been campaigning for BSL to be recognised as an official language and given legal protection in the UK. Now that dream is set to come true.To find out more, click the link:https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/british-sign-language-bill-commons_uk_623457b3e4b0f1e82c484e3a
23 March 2022 by Marcus Gordon

Wellbeing

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Fika: How To Improve Wellbeing Like A Swede
We all like to take a break when we can. But to get the most of our breaks, we should model them on the Swedish fika.A fika break is where you collectively take a break together to have a warm drink and a pastry. It helps foster wellbeing and reduces staff burnout.So why not try adding fika breaks to your day.https://unwantedlife.me/fika-how-to-improve-wellbeing-like-a-swede
23 March 2022 by Marcus Gordon