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Following my diatribe last week about tattoos, homosexual opening partnerships and Whangarei's food and beverage standards, I've been inundated with correspondence.

Soviet program to develop nuclear weapons during World War II

Victorino Matus on The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor

Given the choice, many of us would happily swap our regular, mundane lives for that of a rich and famous celebrity. The radical increase in available finances alone would be enough to entice us, that is until we remember that even the richest of the rich…

We've been talking a lot about invasive species in Texas as of late, paying special attention to the issue of feral hogs, which are growing in number and cause widespread damage (but taste delicious). Texas has responded by making it very, very easy to kill…

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Nachos were introduced as a stadium concession food at a Texas Rangers baseball game in 1976, then became widely known after announcer Howard...

Image © 1001 inventions House of Wisdom Sketch Arabic Version (بيت الحكمة) The heyday of Baghdad was 1,200 years ago when it was the thriving capital of the Muslim civilisation. For about 500 years the city boasted the cream of intellectuals and culture,…

American improv comedy television series

psychological phenomena when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled

4,841 airborne and 419 ground generator flares were used for the process

Saturday Night Live appeals to audiences of all ages, but it's been known to invite very young guests onto its prestigious live stage. And it's not just teen

French créole Serial Killer

Venom from honeybees is found to rapidly kill aggressive and hard-to-treat breast cancer cells, according to potentially groundbreaking new Australian research, with hopes the discovery will lead to the development of a treatment for triple-negative breast…

The Alberta Hail Suppression Project has been running since 1996 with the goal of mitigating the amount of hail damage affecting urban property such as homes and vehicles.

A cat in Florida who was presumed dead after being run over appears five days later having somehow escaped its grave.

His name might not mean much to Joe Moviegoer, but among a certain kind of cinephile, Stephen Prince is a legend. Others may know their Kurosawa, but Prince wrote a brilliant deep-dive on the great Japanese director’s films (The Warrior’s Camera:…

Second wife of Joseph Stalin

Kiss have had to change their logo to avoid German laws prohibiting the display of symbols resembling Nazi Party designs.