Chynthia Wijaya Noor Gillani The Conversation Before joining The Conversation, Chynthia worked in video production and editing, freelancing for Vice Australia and the Museum of Chinese Australian History. Before joining The Conversation, Noor worked as a regional reporter with Seven West Media and News Corp. Prior to that, she freelanced
The word for today is… dross (noun) – 1 metallurgy : the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal 2 : waste or foreign matter : impurity 3 : something that is base, trivial, or inferior Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Dross has been a part of the English language since
Calum MacKellar mercatornet.com Dr Calum MacKellar is Director of Research of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics At the beginning of this year, I was invited to take part in an online debate on the topic of assisted suicide organised by a Scottish university in front of a large
herald (noun,verb) – noun: – 1a : an official at a tournament of arms b : an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war c : officer of arms 2 : an official crier or messenger 3a : one that precedes or foreshadows b : one that conveys news
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly known as Marie Stopes International) permanently closed its flagship central London clinic last Friday. The clinic performed 4,235 abortions over 2018 and 2019. The Marie Stopes House clinic, located on Whitfield Street in Bloomsbury, was Britain’s first
The word for today is… rococo (noun, adjective) – noun – : rococo work or style adjective – 1a : of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b : of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay
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Catherine Rentz propublica.org **This story is the third of a three-part series. “This Is How You Get Your Power Back” by Catherine Rentz; Illustrations by Isabel Seliger, special to ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories
Francis Menton manhattancontrarian.com It’s easy to get discouraged about the “climate” scare, otherwise known as the socialist takeover of everything under the cover story of a faux moral crusade to “save the planet.” Sometimes it seems that all you can hear are preening politicians and academics and journalists
epicure (noun) – 1 : one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine 2 archaic : one devoted to sensual pleasure Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word epicure is currently associated with indulging the appetite, but that is a long way from the teachings of the man to whom we
The word for today is… clandestine (adjective) – marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In 1658, the English poet John Milton wrote of “clandestine Hostility cover’d over with the name of Peace.” Three and a half centuries later we use clandestine in much the
The word for today is… impresario (noun)- 1 : the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company 2 : a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (such as a television show or sports event) Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English borrowed “impresario” directly from Italian, whose noun impresa
The word for today is… fatuous (adjective) – complacently or inanely foolish Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : ‘I am two fools, I know, For loving, and for saying so’. In whining Poetry, wrote John Donne, simultaneously confessing to both infatuation and fatuousness. As any love-struck fool can attest, infatuation can make
Who are the real “Snowflake Generation”? Boomers might not like the answer suggested by a new study. Older folks like to deride “young people these days” as over-sensitive, narcissistic cry-babies, but are they really yelling at their own, wrinkled reflections? The new study suggests: yes. A study has
Kurt Mahlburg rt.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
NZ real estate agents write their own listing agreements and every company’s is different. It seems ridiculous but it is true. Each company writes their own to protect themselves. I will discuss what is directly affecting house prices the most. The biggest issue we have is the CMA (current
