It’s on my ‘to do’ list
Subscriber contentBy Bill Ralston in Life
Issue 3795 29th Jan 2013
A Procrastinator Pro, eh? Let me think about that.
Issue 3795
The art of the pitch
Subscriber contentBy Ruth Laugesen in Business
Issue 3795 29th Jan 2013
In today’s world we’re all flogging something as the internet rewrites the sales manual.
Interview: Amy Adams
Subscriber contentBy Guyon Espiner in Politics
Issue 3795 28th Jan 2013
Amy Adams, the minister behind changes to the Resource Management Act, is making sure women are making their mark in the corridors of power.
Interview: Sir Julian Smith
Subscriber contentBy Karl du Fresne in Business
Issue 3795 25th Jan 2013
The Otago Daily Times is the last New Zealand-owned morning newspaper. Its newly knighted managing director, Julian Smith, talks about the secret to its success.
American fare: all you can eat
1 Comments Subscriber contentBy Karl du Fresne in Food
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
Once you drive into heartland USA, the food options narrow considerably, but you can still eat well in the “culinary desert”.
Editorial: bully for that
Subscriber contentin Editorial
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
It’s time for creative thinking about some of our seemingly intractable social problems.
The special gift of Lewis Hyde
Subscriber contentBy David Hall in Books
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
Ideas come not from single minds, but from exchanges across many minds, argues Lewis Hyde, and it is in a “gift economy” that art flourishes.
Take Five: Including Raggamuffin and Perfectly Wasted
Subscriber contentBy Guy Somerset in Take Five
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
Raggamuffin; Perfectly Wasted; and the 21st Annual Wallace Art Awards.
Film review: Zero Dark Thirty
Subscriber contentBy Helene Wong in Film
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
A tense drama that's all business and stripped-back documentary reality.
Quips & Quotes: February 2 2013
Issue 3795 24th Jan 2013
“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it’s stupid.” – Albert Einstein, quoted on the Huffington Post.