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Africa’s challenge to Hollywood dominance

Martyn Drakard | 18 December 2006 | comment 3

Finally the world is beginning to see the real Africa on the silver screen.

Dictator’s death polarises Chile

Pedro Dutour | 18 December 2006

Why did so many Chileans mourn a man whose regimes tortured and murdered thousands?

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Matthew Eppinette | 18 December 2006

Collecting some shrewd insights about the future of genetics in Michael Crichton's latest thriller means trawling through lots of rubbish.

Knowing Things For Sure

James Kelly | 15 December 2006

A newly translated work by Mariano Artigas shows the complementarity between science, philosophy and theology.

Only child? Sorry, no job

Carolyn Moynihan | 15 December 2006 | comment 3

Having robbed millions of Chinese of brothers and sisters, the one-child policy is now ruining their chance of a job.

Corporate corruption - stopping the rot

Alistair Nicholas | 14 December 2006

Business school is too late - good corporate governance should be taught in grade school.

Latin America’s lurch to the left

Pedro Dutour | 13 December 2006 | comment 1

Poverty, anti-Americanism and social progressivism drive new regimes.

Apocalypto

Justin Myers | 10 December 2006 | comment 1

Mel Gibson has created a savage, violent film with heart-pounding action and moments of great beauty.

Excuses, excuses

Michael Cook | 09 December 2006

When a leading scientific journal publishes a hoax once, it is a tragedy. When it happens twice, it starts to look like bias.

Time to abolish the slave trade

Carolyn Moynihan | 08 December 2006

If Tony Blair is really sorry about the slave trade he should try harder to abolish it.

Tolerance in the Rainbow Nation

Martyn Drakard | 08 December 2006

South Africa has become the fifth country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.

Health warning: shopping is addictive

Theron Bowers | 06 December 2006

Help is near for holiday shopaholics from American psychiatrists.

Celebrating our namesake’s anniversary

Michael Cook | 02 December 2006

The great Renaissance cartographer who inspired this website died 412 years ago today.

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Auditing our happiness stocks

Carolyn Moynihan | 02 December 2006

Happy Christmas! And it probably will be despite the shopping and cooking.

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The Nativity Story

Guiomar Barbi | 01 December 2006

This faithful retelling of the birth of Christ has an unusually relevant message.

A gay old time in the animal kingdom

Richard Umbers | 01 December 2006 | comment 25

Homosexual behaviour is widespread amongst animals, according to a Norwegian museum. But what does this prove for us humans?

Has Milton’s legacy really freed man?

Lus Cabral | 01 December 2006

American economist Milton Friedman was one of the towering figures of 20th century economics.

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Decoding your greeting cards

Sarah Phelps Smith | 01 December 2006

There is a wealth of symbolism in the smallest detail of classic Christmas cards.

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