January 5·Every year

National Screenwriters Day

Every joke, heartbreak, and twist on screen started as words on a page by someone you will likely never remember. The Writers Guild of America has existed since 1933, yet screenwriters remain the most invisible contributors to Hollywood. January 5th is someone's attempt to change the ratio.

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In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

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