National’s Polling Plight: Gender Divide, NZ First Surge and a Caucus in Crisis
National needs to stop playing it safe. They’re coasting on their coalition partners’ momentum – NZ First’s anti-woke surge and ACT’s steady libertarian appeal – while their own brand stagnates.
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Diving Into Obscurity: Robert Anton Wilson
Books both wonderfully bonkers and usefully thought-provoking.
Her Image Outlived Everyone Who Knew Her
Seen every day by millions, but almost never remembered.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… wiseacre (noun) - : one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Given the spelling and definition of wiseacre, you might guess that the word was formed directly from the familiar adjective wise. And you might be wise to think so—a wiseacre, after