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David Wallace-Wells Guest ColumnistFor Variety‘s Writers on Writers, David Wallace-Wells pens a tribute to “Don’t Look Up” (screenplay Adam McKay).Parables are hard, which is why the best ones tend not to play like parables at all. Light comedy about the end of the world isn’t exactly easy, either, but “Don’t Look Up” delivers that, too.In retrospect, at least, we now know Adam McKay’s early movies were about much more than they seemed to be about at first.

Two brothers have completed the arduous feat of cycling 300km in just 30 hours to help NSPCC Scotland keep children safe from abuse and neglect.Tom and David Wallace clocked up the distance by cycling through the mountainous terrain of Scotland’s two national parks (Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and the Cairngorms), climbing almost 13,000ft, over two consecutive days.They were inspired by Tom’s eight-year-old daughter Eilidh, who last month cycled 300km in 30 days to raise funds for the children’s charity.She was spurred into doing the fundraising challenge after the NSPCC visited her school, Drymen Primary, before lockdown and spoke to the children about their right to be protected from abuse and neglect.Tom, 41, and David, 43, pledged to

A new hub at Ayrshire College’s Kilwinning campus has been given an amazing cash boost.Magnox has just announced a £499,999 contribution to the college’s Future Skills Hub, due to open in late 2021.The cash has come from Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) funding – allocated through the Magnox socio-economic scheme.The aim of the scheme is to mitigate the impact of decommissioning and support sustainable communities in which Magnox operates.David Wallace, NDA stakeholder relations and socio economics manager, said: “Support for this project has leveraged much-needed match-funding, which will help build a sustainable future long after the Hunterston A site has closed.“These new training facilities will prepare current and future