Culture vulture and freelance journalist Peter McLennan has written extensively about New Zealand music for Real Groove, Rip It Up, Pavement, NZ Musician and North and South. He recently published his first book I Believe You Are A Star – a collection of articles he wrote between 1992-2003 on some of New Zealand’s most influential music makers including Che Fu, Bailterspace, SJD, Sola Rosa, Hinewaji Mohi, Dawn raid and Mark de Clive-Lowe.
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Pillow Angel Ethics
What kind of doctors would agree to intentionally shorten and sterilize a disabled six-year-old girl to make it easier for her parents to take care of her? The question has had message boards steaming for days, but the answers are in no way easy.
Turkey, Armenia to sign peace agreement
The governments of Armenia and Turkey will sign a peace agreement in Zurich on Saturday that would normalize relations after nearly a century of animosity between the neighboring nations, the Swiss government said Friday. The signing ceremony comes more than a month after Armenia and Turkey announced they had agreed to start six weeks of “internal political consultations” on two protocols aimed at establishing diplomatic and bilateral relations.
Can Exercise Overcome Genes?
Losing weight isn’t easy, and it’s harder still when your genes are working against you. But a new study by University of Maryland researchers shows that even people with a genetic predisposition to gain weight can exert some control over how big they get. Led by Dr.