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In the First World, wealthy people tend to be slim, while many of the poor are obese. This is in stark contrast to poorer countries, where body fat can be seen as a sign of prosperity and good health, and is often considered attractive.
Jo Dirks looks at a new film on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
John Carmody on Opera Australia’s Lulu.
Archimedes would argue that such science forms the backbone of our society, in the way that adequate sewerage, clean water and good dietary information do more for human health than heart transplants and Viagra.
As researchers learn more and more about how organisms work, it’s becoming increasingly evident that our lifespan is programmed into us and can be reprogrammed.
Although it feels like last Christmas was only about four months back, it also seems like a year since Reggie Bird walked out of the Big Brother house, and an absolute aeon since Kath & Kim finished.
David Sutherland tracks the rise and rise of the Slow Food movement. It tries to educate us all to the advantages of organic produce and traditional cooking.
Football teams, empires and prime ministers rise and fall but, it is said, God’s word abides forever. True, but the books of scripture themselves also rise and fall in popularity.
An interview with Asian culinary master, Rosemary Brissenden, by Christine Salins.
Poems by Tim Collins; Christopher Kelen ; Geoff Baker, John Kinsella; B.W. Shearer
While working on a couple of stories at La Trobe University, Archimedes was struck by the connections which can lead to significant outcomes in research. Then the stories merged ...
Anna Griffiths argues that Grace Cossington Smith captures the genius loci of her environment as finely as any painter of the grand sublime vista.