Francis Forde P-hacking, HARKing, outcome switching, and Salami-slicing. Despite sounding like a list of manoeuvres to improve your sexual prowess, the research practices depicted by these terms paint a much less alluring picture. In his new book Science Fictions, Kings College lecturer Stuart Ritchie discusses the many shameful research practices
Without a doubt, Mignonnes, or Cuties as it is titled on Netflix, is the most controversial film of this and probably many years to come. Much of the controversy has come about sight-unseen, something I always try and avoid. So, I steeled myself to watch it. Is it as bad
Eliora With All Due Respect by Nikki R. Haley – 2019 I recommend this easy to read book. A family member told me she could not put it down and finished it in two sittings. It could be described as lightweight, but the interesting part in Haley’s book is finding
Secrets, lies, dark matter, Chernobyl, twisted family trees, child abduction, murder, betrayal and the end of the world: Netflix’s Dark has it all. As they used to say in the intro to Soap, “Confused? You will be”. I’m just two episodes from the series end and I’m
Francis Forde I was filled with equal parts excitement and disappointment upon receiving Thomas Sowell’s latest book Charter Schools and Their Enemies. Sowell is known for his dauntingly long ventures into historic migratory patterns, cultural differences, and economic problems. Although many of his books strain to five hundred pages,
NZ’s favourite show is back for season 2, which I wasn’t expecting since the season 1 finale seemed to have wrapped up all the storylines. Stars of 1pm Daily Update the TV series 10/10 Season Two The first episode was incredibly gripping, although I must admit I
Bianca Coleman theplumlist.com This 2018 series, now on Showmax, is not to be confused with Wolfgang Petersen’s brilliant 1981 movie of the same name. It’s not a remake, and it’s not really a reboot, although it has been referred to as a “sequel” as the action
Francis Forde Dear Professor Flynn I am contacting you in regard to your manuscript “In Defense of Free Speech: The University as Censor.” [We] believe that its publication, in particular in the United Kingdom, would raise serious concerns. By the nature of its subject matter, the work addresses sensitive topics
Bianca Coleman theplumlist.com The long-awaited fifth season of the British crime drama Peaky Blinders, now on Netflix, opens in 1929 with the financial crash that crippled the world – the Shelby family included. There’s a lot of scrambling as they quickly find their feet again. Meanwhile, Tommy’s grappling
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I read a rich variety of books. One I bowled through recently was now 65-year-old San Francisco poetess Kim Addonizio’s “Bukowski In A Sundress”. I’m not a Bukowski fan as this uniquely American genre always strikes me as trying too hard to say
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Know Your Place by Golriz Ghahraman The story of a child refugee who faced her fears, found her home and accidentally made history When she was just nine, Golriz Ghahraman and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. After a terrifying and uncertain journey, they landed in
Before we kick into it, I realised last week that my reviews no longer explain the review criteria, and that that may be very confusing for people wondering how I come to my score. So I’m fixing that today! My reviews rate each cigar on 10 factors and each
Signatory vintage – Cask 604 – 132 of 558 – 52.5% An oldie but a goodie, you can’t really find these bottles anymore but gives light to the prowess off Signatory Vintage bottlings of Bunna!
Information Satire Prof Worzel It was a while ago that Bill Shakespeare wrote that “All the worlds a stage and we are but players on it”. Perhaps this has never been truer than it is today. During the national effort to hide away from the world because, so we were
* Title: The Deserter * Author: Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille * Publisher: Simon & Schuster * ISBN: 9781501101762 (mass market) | ISBN 9781501101779 (ebook) * First Published: October 2019 I’ve just finished reading this thriller, The Deserter, by Nelson DeMille. I’ve read a few of his books, mainly the John Corey series, and
