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Bangladesh Moves to Revive Production of Muslin, Fabric of Legend
Rezwan globalvoices.org Muslin, the fine handwoven cotton fabric that originated in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is now set for a revival. The fabric, produced from a variant of the cotton plant grown only in the area south of Dhaka, has a long history. Produced since pre-colonial times
Wherever You Spit!
Daniel Goldwater Chef CMRJ Jerusalem Israel Israel has a problem (that’s an understatement): wherever you throw a stone, wherever you spit or poke around in the dirt a little you might find something interesting. Israel has been populated by many different peoples over so many centuries so everything is
The BFD Food Column: Gravlax, Lox and Two Smoking Salmon
This will be the last entree dish in my fishy trifecta. Gravlax is a fish dish native to the Nordic regions and is made by curing salmon with salt and sugar, and flavoured with other herbs and spices. Gravlax, like smoked salmon, is eaten as finger food or as an
History in Schools
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com If modern New Zealand History is to be taught to all students in schools as promised by Jacinda Ardern then the curriculum should not start in 1840. By then Maori had been 500 years in Aotearoa, the last forty of them in a state of almost
Biden and Harris: The Great Uniters?
PA Pundits – International Mark Alexander papundits.wordpress.com If Biden and Harris had an ounce of genuine interest in “unity,” they would… “The influence of your personal character moderates the divisions of political parties…” George Washington (1789) In 1829, after being sworn into office for his first term by Chief
Deep-Fake
The luvvies are adither and aghast; someone is creating deep-fake clips satirising she who must not be satirised. Apparently, this is “terrible” and “disturbing”. The “Fisherman’s Friend”, Clarke Gayford, the fiancé of our Prime Minister asks, “Who is doing this, and why?” Created by ‘Genuine Fake New Zealand
Pathetic Palaver at the Puhoi Pub
I am aware that we are, for some, still in the holiday season, albeit at the end of it. I make this point because I know news outlets, fake or otherwise, must find getting a requisite number of newsworthy items a tad difficult. TV One News highlighted the problem by
11 of the Most Memorable Acts of Civil Disobedience in History
Lawrence W. Reed fee.org Lawrence W. Reed is FEE’s President Emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty, having served for nearly 11 years as FEE’s president (2008-2019). He is author of the 2020 book, Was Jesus a Socialist? as well as
In the Asian Flu of 1957-58, They Rejected Lockdowns
Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of
Breakdancing in the Olympics?
Richard Baka Victoria University Surfing, skateboarding, karate and sport climbing will be the new sports included in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, with BMX freestyle (think halfpipe snowboarding but on bikes) and 3×3 basketball (teams of three playing on a half court with on basket) added as disciplines in
Alias Grace: How Irish Migration & the Female Criminal Mind Were Viewed in the Victorian Era
Hilary Marland University of Warwick Catherine Cox University College Dublin Mad, bad, or dangerous to know? How can we understand the criminal mind and the commission of crimes? Are these prompted by wickedness and the desire for gain or revenge, or by the workings of a disordered mind? Such dilemmas
The BFD Food Column: Seared Sesame Tuna
Classier than a sausage sizzle. Seared Sesame Tuna the red meat from the deep. Seared Sesame Tuna Pan-seared Tuna coated in Sesame seeds. Another delicacy which is easy to prepare, both tasty and stunningly presentable. Seared Tuna is generally associated with Japanese cuisine. The Sesame coating and accompanying Wasabi
A New Set of Ethics, but Where Is the Morality?
It’s that time of year when the Auckland CBD homeless return from their baches in the Coromandel to live another year of gluttony and excess on the streets of our fair city. The last time I encountered them, one bloke, who is roughly the size of a small car,
Dismissing Christian Ideas and Ethics Is a Mistake
Bruce Logan Jane Bowron’s For Dawkins’ Sake (Stuff, Dec 28, 2020) is puzzling; criticism that slips into unintended satire. The “dyed in the wool secularist”, perhaps most of us, should “ignore the Christian calendar” because “Christianity is seen as an affront to most secularists”. It is out of date
The Blood of Martyrs Is the Price of Religious Freedom
Donald Trump mercatornet.com President Trump has issued an official proclamation for the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket The martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170 is a landmark in English history. During the Middle Ages, until it was destroyed by agents of Henry