Filmmaker Ben Rivers adapted Don DeLillo's play 'The Word for Snow' for his new film, Mare's Nest, featuring nine-year-old girls reciting the author's complex prose. The film explores a post-apocalyptic, adult-free world, blending DeLillo's themes with Rivers' distinctive visual style.
Inspired by a childhood movie, the author pursued a Formula 1 dream, studying engineering and motorsport. Facing financial hurdles, she pivoted to oil rig work before ultimately becoming a writer, reflecting on her unconventional path.
Melbourne police are investigating a series of arson attacks on hospitality businesses, allegedly carried out by teenagers recruited by organized crime. The "hospitality wars" have caused over $1.1m in damage, with police suspecting motives ranging from extortion to drug trafficking, and questioning the lenient sentences for young offenders.
