Editorial: the media pack and politics as blood sport

By The Listener in Editorial

Issue Listener Plus 3812 24th May 2013

The shame heaped on errant politicians by the media should be proportional to the offence.

The Friday quiz, 24.05.13

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 24th May 2013

Hackers, slackers, and paperbackers.

Wairau Bar: The smoking gun

By Sally Blundell in Current Affairs

Issue Listener Plus 24th May 2013

Jim Eyles, whose family lived and farmed on the bar, discovered what has come to be described as the greatest archaeological find in New Zealand history.

The whole world :) with you

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 23rd May 2013

Emoticons and emoji – enriching the written word or an abomination?

Take Five: Including The Doors and The Conquest of Everest

By Guy Somerset in Culture

Issue Listener Plus 23rd May 2013

A handful of other things you might like to consider.

Australia: an “intellectual gulag”

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 22nd May 2013

Column claiming that Australians “hate thinkers” sparks fiery exchanges.

An hour with Carlos Ruiz Zafón

By Craig Ranapia in Books

Issue Listener Plus 22nd May 2013

Let's hear it for the translator.

Peak hate: the internet can’t get any nastier, can it?

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 22nd May 2013

Internet hate is on the wane, argues writer. I hate what you've written, argues another.

Aggressive homosexuals: Gerald Howarth, meet Maurice Williamson

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 21st May 2013

Tory MP’s remark sparks comic derision – and contrasts with his NZ conservative counterpart’s famous speech.

Weekly trivia quiz, 21.05.13

By The Listener in Quiz

Issue Listener Plus 21st May 2013

If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?