Boomers, as we all know, like to think they invented everything. Teenage sex (what, they never read Romeo and Juliet?), adolescent rebellion (ask Plato about that one), recreational drugs (the entire history of the human race is a saga of inventing new ways to get messed up), and rock’n’
No doubt due to the cautionary tales of mothers everywhere hoping to help their curious offspring survive to adulthood, tales of malevolent water spirits are near-ubiquitous around the world. In Anglo-Celtic culture, if the kelpies didn’t get you, Jenny Greenteeth would. Australia’s Aborigines famously had the bunyip (even
Harry Palmer I recently came across a story that started me thinking about manhood and the way it appears to have changed over the past half century or so. The story included a video of a fully dressed man unhesitatingly dropping from a riverside wharf into a fast-flowing river in
Kelli Ballard National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. libertynation.com The Biden administration brags that
It’s the sort of thing Antiques Roadshow dreams are made of: the bit of op-shop tat that turns out to be a long-lost masterpiece, worth a tidy fortune. Mostly, though, what people are holding on to really is just a bit of old tat. If you don’t believe
The ACT Party launched its election campaign yesterday. One of ACT’s main policies is for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi. But National’s said it doesn’t support it, potentially setting up some difficult negotiations between David Seymour and Christopher Luxon if the two are in positions
There’s a notable curiosity about so-called “channelers” and “past life regressors”: the spirits they “contact” are always decidedly posh. Atlantean and Egyptian priestesses are quite popular. If they can’t be posh, they must at least be exciting: Salem witches, for example. No New Ager worth their salt ever
Javier Piedra Javier M Piedra is a financial consultant, specialist in international development and former deputy assistant administrator for South and Central Asia at USAID. mercatornet.com Over the past several decades, much of Asia, from Singapore to Seoul, has been experiencing a demographic implosion of unsettling proportions – just look
Many of us have been highly entertained during the last couple of days by the story (which nobody in WA cares about, by the way; it’s not trending out there) of a Maori with facial tattoos being refused service in a Perth pub. The outrage on TV1 and RNZ
Only in New Zealand are the media concerned about protecting the families of criminal gang members. Listen here then discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our
In his excellent memoir-cum-how-to book on indie film-making, Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Films fame had strong words for his critics. Responding to sneers that his movies had no moral value, Kaufman agreed – and that that was the point. So what, he said, if Bloodsucking Freaks had no moral value? It
Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, TV and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits
Chih-Ling Liu Lancaster University theconversation.com China has a gender crisis. The country has a huge surplus of men – around 722 million compared to 690 million women in 2022. This is largely because of sex-selective abortions linked to China’s one-child policy, which ended in 2015. Though popular belief is
Shane Rogers Edith Cowan University Marc Hye-Knudsen Aarhus University theconversation.com This Father’s Day you may be rolling out your best ‘dad jokes’ and watching your children laugh (or groan). Maybe you’ll hear your own father, partner or friend crack a dad joke or two. You know the
