The ‘Great Men of History’ Are Great at Getting You Killed
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A new book explores how Western Europe became home to the world’s ‘great’ powers … and what it cost everyone else to get there
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‘Blind Landing’ Podcast Examines One of the Olympics’ Worst Mistakes
Posted in: Culture FeaturesAt the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, a vault apparatus set two inches too low risked athletes’ lives — and changed the course of the competition
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Mind Uploading: Another in A Long Line of Immortality Shams, or Not?
Posted in: Culture Features premiumThe prospect of mind uploading, and by extension, living long after death is enticing, but is it too good to be true?
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Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe notorious financier pedophile told exaggerated stories of his time in intelligence circles — but some of those stories may have been, at least partially, true
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Torrey Peters on Publishing the Most Subversive Book of the Year
Posted in: Culture Features‘Detransition, Baby,’ a book about trans women and queer families, has opened up a larger discussion of gender roles
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The Secret History of the ‘WORST Legally Blonde Musical Production EVER’
Posted in: Culture FeaturesIt launched the “Courtney, take your break” meme and an ‘SNL’ parody sketch — but for a group of kids in Canada, it was their unfiltered moment in the spotlight
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Illuminate Adelaide to Feature The Avalanches, Square Circles & Thin Ice VR, and City Lights
Posted in: Culture FeaturesAs the inaugural edition of Illuminate Adelaide approaches, we take a look at some of this year's program highlights.
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Behind the Scenes: On the Hunt for the Real Ghislaine Maxwell
Posted in: Culture FeaturesShe is accused of procuring young girls for Jeffrey Epstein. But was she a woman in love, or a spy setting powerful men up for blackmail?
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What it Takes to Recover from Ice in Australia
Posted in: Culture FeaturesWhile the dominant narrative around ice locates those who use the drug on the scrap heap of society, the medical establishment sees it very differently.
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Jimmie ‘J.J.’ Jeter – The Man Who Would Be Hamilton
Posted in: Culture FeaturesHaving already completed a stint as Hamilton in New York, Jeter is comfortable filling large boots. However being able to stretch himself across multiple roles is a whole other talent.
