How your brain buys a sofa
Downplaying the role of unconscious mental processes is wrong – and worse, kind of French
Sky sets the agenda
Nearly a fortnight into this marathon election campaign, there are worrying signs for all of us wanting a return of…
Australian diary
I landed back into Canberra at the end of Budget week after a month travelling the Mediterranean with my mother,…
Multicultural notes
‘Once upon a time there was a kingdom where people of all races and nationalities got along in perfect peace…
Budget notes
Rabbits, hats and a poke in the eye It is bad enough that the 2016-17 Budget contained so little of…
Speak up!
Free speech is struggling in the battle against ‘conventional wisdom’ and ‘political correctness’
Culture buff
It was a big week for art auctions; Sotheby’s grossed $14.2 million over May10 & 11, their best result since…
Brown study
We owe the New York Times a debt of enormous gratitude for exposing Donald Trump as the misogynist and woman…
Australian letters
Corruption Tango Sir: David Cameron may need reminding that it takes two to tango and corruption involves the corruptor and…
To a Turkish president
There was a young fellow from Ankara Who was a terrific wankera Till he sowed his wild oats With the…
Verdi
Verdi has a peculiar if not unique place in the pantheon of great composers. If you love classical music at…
To a Turkish president
There was a young fellow from Ankara Who was a terrific wankera Till he sowed his wild oats With the…
Cyrus the Great
I think I hold the world record for the greatest number of chess books written (or co-written) and published. At…
No. 409
White to play. This position is from Dubov-Yandemirov, Russian Team Championship, Sochi 2016. How can White exploit the unfortunate placing…
Wild thing
In Competition No. 2948 you were invited to step into the skin of a species of your choice and provide…
Your problems solved
Q. My super successful son kindly gave a birthday dinner party for me in a glamorous London club. I have never…
