Ep.125 - Foreign Film "Adaptations" & Gates Divorce

In a week where:

1. Colombia is in unrest as protests turn violent.
2. At least 25 people were killed in a Rio police raid.
3. A Chinese rocket, originally plummeting to Earth with nobody knowing where falls into the Indian Ocean.
4. IOC & Pfizer strike a deal to vaccinate all competitors & staff. 
5. UK voters will now need a photo ID in order to vote in General Elections.

In Sports: (6:24) New polls suggest that citizens of Tokyo are not for the Olympics to go down in any fashion. This is unsurprising, but warrants asking when does the final decision have to be made?

In Music: (18:33) New research suggests that Music Streaming algorithms are inherently biased towards male artists, which adds to my personal case for not relying on recommendations and discover on your own.

In Film/TV: (35:23) Hollywood have consistently "adapted" non-English language films for American audiences, to varying degrees of success. But with 'foreign' films getting more shine in recent years, is there any point? Was there any point in the first place?

Lastly, In Life: (49:10) Bill & Melinda Gates announced they'll be divorcing last week. But whilst that shouldn't matter in the grand scheme, it does in a lot of ways.

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