Opinion
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CARTOON: Getting away for the long weekend
Ahead of the Easter long weekend, resident cartoonist Danny Zemp looks at the most likely place for a traffic jam…
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Letter to the Editor: Homegrown food fair
Dear Editor It was a pleasure to read your story “Homegrown food fair highlights the value of the garden” (28 March) and to see the…
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CARTOON: An action smorgasbord
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews John Wick: Chapter Four, Starring Keanu Reeves, Bill Skarsgard and Donnie Yen. Rated MA15+ 4.25/5 John Wick: Chapter Four…
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Mount Evelyn’s interesting volcanic history
‘History’s about chaps’, the saying goes. Even leaving aside the sexist implications, it’s a narrow definition – that history is entirely about human activities. But…
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BOOK REVIEWL Highly enjoyable cook book
This week, Christine Unn-Yu Sun reviews RecipeTinEats: Dinner by Nagi Maehashi. If you enjoy cooking – or, if you simply enjoy food – then you…
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FILM REVIEW: Who deserved Oscars but missed
A historic 95th Oscars ceremony on March 13 had a slightly disappointing acting result. Everything Everywhere All At Once took home seven Oscars, and became…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The perils of road dust and budget cuts
The dust billows as another car comes into our self-contained subdivision of seventy homes. The dust hangs over the houses until it is blown inside…
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Chronic Pain – A physio’s perspective
In the world of healthcare, understanding and treating musculoskeletal chronic pain conditions can be one of the most complex and frustrating tasks for all involved.…
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Classic plays and musical twists arriving in theatres
Gemco Theatre Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Season: Friday 17 March, Saturday 18 March and Sunday 19 March. The themes of love, mistaken…
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FILM REVIEW: Dinosaur movie needs more bite
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews 65, starring Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt Rated M 3.5/5 65 should be a fulfilling monster adventure B-movie, but…
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Demanding yet rewarding read
A review of The Masochist by Katja Perat By Christine Yunn-Yu Sun The Masochist, written by Slovenian poet and essayist Katja Perat and translated into…
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FILM REVIEW: South Korean science fiction film a stellar flick
This week, Seth Lukas Hynes reviews JUNG_E, starring Kang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo and Ryu Kyung-soo Rated M 4.25/5 Jung_e is an enthralling South Korean science…