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My favourite album: The Beastie Boys' Ill Communication

  • Written by: Gene Shill, Associate Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University
imageThe Beastie Boys in the music video for Sure Shot. Screenshot from Youtube

The album is an artistic statement, a swag of songs greater than the sum of its parts. In this series, our authors nominate their favourites.


It was 1994, and the period known as the Golden Age of mainstream hip-hop (from the late ’80s to early ’90s) was coming to...

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Health Check: is margarine actually better for me than butter?

  • Written by: Evangeline Mantzioris, Lecturer in Nutrition, University of South Australia
imageThe type of fatty acid is what's most important when choosing a spread. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Only 20 years ago butter was the public villain – contributing to raised cholesterol levels and public concern over an increased risk of heart disease. Now this public perception seems to have been reversed, and reality cooking shows seem to...

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A bloody decade of the iPhone

  • Written by: Jack Linchuan Qiu, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Chinese University of Hong Kong
imageFoxconn was nominated for the 2011 Public Eye Award, which produced this image as part of its campaign to end labour exploitation. Greenpeace Switzerland/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many...

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  1. Income inequality ticks down as the rich see their incomes fall: ABS
  2. Talking about suicide and self-harm in schools can save lives
  3. Is evidence for or against drug-testing welfare recipients? It depends on the result we're after
  4. Marriage vote: how advocacy ads exploit our emotions in divisive debates
  5. How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the whole planet's climate
  6. Sydney's Cloud Arch critics and our mean-spirited approach to public art
  7. Curious Kids: Why it is that the things close to the train windows zoom by really fast, but things further away seem to go by much slower?
  8. Ancient volcanic eruptions disrupted Earth's thermostat, creating a 'Snowball' planet
  9. Google architecture and what do you see? And what's a building without people?
  10. Despite the leaks, Apple's new products will still excite its fans
  11. Anti-vilification legislation for marriage ballot to pass this week
  12. Treating AGL with public contempt seems hardly the way to get the best outcome
  13. Ipsos 53-47 to Labor, but Shorten's ratings slump; Qld Newspoll 53-47 to Labor
  14. Can a federal court case against pokies succeed where politics has failed?
  15. Politics podcast: Mark Butler on energy uncertainty
  16. How the sky can help make air conditioners at least 20% more efficient
  17. Religion is not the only reason Rohingyas are being forced out of Myanmar
  18. Protecting children from abuse in organisations needs leadership and cultural change
  19. Health Check: should I replace sugar with artificial sweeteners?
  20. Australia's 'big heart'? Hypocrisy exposed in tale of multicultural adoption
  21. The smart home could worsen domestic abuse. But the same technology may also make us safer
  22. Drones help scientists check the health of Antarctic mosses, revealing climate change clues
  23. Irma and Harvey: very different storms, but both affected by climate change
  24. Australian teens doing well, but some still at high risk of suicide and self-harm
  25. 3D view helps us to understand how galaxies formed and evolved
  26. Essays on health: Australia is failing new parents with conflicting advice - it's urgent we get it right
  27. Are residents better off under the Sydney 'lockout laws'?
  28. A home for everyone? Property ownership has been about status and wealth since our convict days
  29. My favourite album: The Cure's Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
  30. For Australian students, academic potential still outweighs social circumstances
  31. Sulit menemukan CEO rendah hati. Ini alasannya
  32. AGL board to consider Liddell extension or sale – but company pushes alternative plan
  33. We need to close legal loopholes to ensure everyone is safe when going under anaesthesia
  34. Fake news and god's wrath: extreme hurricane politics in the US
  35. New autism diagnosis guidelines miss the mark on how best to help children with developmental problems
  36. Same-Sex Marriage: A Case for Yes
  37. Per Te: a garden of earthly delights
  38. Explorers probe hidden continent of Zealandia
  39. Violent politics and the disintegration of democracy in Cambodia
  40. Beyond cats and Kardashians: can journalism satisfy audiences without dumbing down?
  41. Drones and wildlife – working to co-exist
  42. World must act to end the violence against Rohingya in Myanmar
  43. Curious Kids: Do bees ever accidentally sting other bees?
  44. Time for pragmatism, not panic, for the electricity market
  45. The economics of ticket scalping
  46. More cyclists are ending up in hospital with serious injuries, so we need to act now
  47. Giving voice to the young: survey shows people want under-18s involved in politics
  48. Early learning report card: Australia is improving rapidly, but there's more work to do
  49. I have always wondered: why is the sea salty?
  50. What about the people missing out on renewables? Here's what planners can do about energy justice

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