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Bar naan: Brexit shuts the door on migrants and their delicious cuisines

Bar naan: Brexit shuts the door on migrants and their delicious cuisines

We are what we eat — so as more and more restaurants close their doors, what does the increasingly bland state of British cuisine say about underlying attitudes?

Travel Guides and Married at First Sight deliver Nine a comfortable win

Travel Guides and Married at First Sight deliver Nine a comfortable win

Ten and ABC offered weak line ups and were left behind accordingly.

The cardinal and the king

The cardinal and the king

The new Michael Jackson reckoning ought to serve as a lesson against blind faith — and wilful blindness.

How radio stations are dealing with Michael Jackson allegations

How radio stations are dealing with Michael Jackson allegations

Not for the first time, radio stations have to decide what to do with the music of someone at the centre of sexual misconduct allegations.

Endless cult film is no escape from the march of time

Endless cult film is no escape from the march of time

The Clock is as much contemplative object as an artwork, and it's strangely addictive.

A love letter to Invercargill and cities in decline

A love letter to Invercargill and cities in decline

There is a strange pleasure in visiting places like Invercargill, forlorn cities stuck decades in the past. But nothing can stay unchanged forever.

The virtue of shellfishness

The virtue of shellfishness

Jordan Peterson is the very instant gratification he warns against.

Having a yarn: a short history of Aussie journos’ favourite word

Having a yarn: a short history of Aussie journos’ favourite word

Australian Twitter is full of journalists from Bondi to Fitzroy telling everyone to read their latest "yarn". What's the story here?

Netflix series on Trotsky revives old-school anti-Semitism

Netflix series on Trotsky revives old-school anti-Semitism

While everyone’s worrying about "fake news" on the "unregulated" internet, the world’s new global screen content behemoth is pumping it out to untold millions of homes.

Dog days for Australian kids’ television

Dog days for Australian kids’ television

Bluey is now the most popular show in ABC iView history. So why do industry insiders say children’s content creators are fighting over the scraps?