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Friday essay: why literary celebrity is a double-edged sword

  • Written by Siobhan Lyons, Tutor in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
imageA wax model of Ernest Hemingway at Madame Tussauds in New York.Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock.com

In 1967, French theorist Roland Barthes famously declared the metaphorical “death of the author” in his essay of the same name. Barthes rejected the Romantic idea of the author as a unique figure of genius. Still, despite his best efforts, this...

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September brought the world's record-breaking hot streak to an end - but don't chill out

  • Written by Andrew King, Climate Extremes Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

According to data released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this week, September 2016 was the second-hottest September on record globally. Until then, every month since April 2015 was the hottest for its month on record (the hottest August, the hottest July, and so on).

Back in April 2015, Donald Trump was still...

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Corporate climate risk is all about turning a profit, not fixing the problem

  • Written by Christopher Wright, Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
imageCompanies have been caught off guard by campaigns to divest from fossil fuels. Kamyar Adl/Flickr, CC BY

Climate change poses a major threat to the future of humanity. Extreme weather, rising seas, ocean acidification and biodiversity collapse will undermine many of the systems on which we depend. We’ve even seen a recent example of this, with...

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Is the red wine compound resveratrol a miracle drug for infertility and ageing?

  • Written by Lindsay Wu, Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Australia
imageResveratrol is found at only trace levels in red wine.Cyril Hanquez/Flickr, CC BY

“A glass of red wine a day could keep polycystic ovaries at bay,” said a news headline this week. This and similar reports were based on research from a team in Poland and California that showed high daily doses – 1,500 mg – of a natural...

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  1. Grattan on Friday: A 'game-changer' gun changes Turnbull-Abbott game
  2. Trump claims the election is rigged – is it?
  3. Turnbull and Abbott in conflict over deal on sunset clause
  4. Business Briefing: rate tracker mortgages
  5. In 887, Robert Lepage has built a memory palace out of theatre
  6. Cracked it! A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot
  7. Getting tense (about tense in fiction)
  8. Poo transplants and probiotics – does anything work to improve the health of our gut?
  9. It's complicated: Australia's relationship with eating meat
  10. Clinton and Trump meet in final presidential debate: experts respond
  11. Protection, not public shaming, is the way forward for child offenders
  12. Explainer: what is carpal tunnel syndrome and what happens if I get it?
  13. Big Tobacco sees its future in cigarettes, not vaping
  14. Design in the 'hybrid city': DIY meets platform urbanism in Dhaka's informal settlements
  15. Under the Milky Way: what a new map reveals about our galaxy
  16. The secret life of echidnas reveals a world-class digger vital to our ecosystems
  17. Where the action really is: control of the Senate, and the Supreme Court
  18. Respectful relationships education isn't about activating a gender war
  19. Algorithms might be everywhere, but like us, they're deeply flawed
  20. Western Australia's economic future remains uncertain after the mining boom: study
  21. Differences on liberalism provide Asia's latest faultline
  22. Why sport is a spiritual experience – and failure can help
  23. Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?
  24. Zika and Ebola had a much worse effect on women: we need more research to address this in future
  25. Leyonhjelm will look for another trade off for ABCC support if government won't play on gun
  26. Race to the White House – opinion polls, Clinton's campaign, and the third debate
  27. Crown: the trials of a tributary state
  28. APRA take the easy road out with risk culture
  29. Finding the right model for Indonesia's oil and gas management
  30. Teaching reptiles to avoid cane toads earns top honour in PM's science prizes
  31. Weekly Dose: multiple sclerosis drug fingolimod comes from fungus Chinese medicine calls 'eternal youth'
  32. FactCheck: Have average out-of-pocket costs for GP visits risen almost 20% under the Coalition?
  33. Fishing is worth more than jobs and profits to Australia's coastal towns
  34. Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile
  35. Why motion capture performances deserve an Oscar
  36. The slow climb from innovation to cure: treating anaemia with gene editing
  37. Explainer: what is the Adler shotgun? And should restrictions on it be lifted?
  38. Babies born to overweight mothers more likely to get age-related diseases sooner
  39. Arts training is an essential part of an innovative nation
  40. Can the private rental sector provide a secure, affordable housing solution?
  41. Young people don't expect to rely on the 'bank of mum and dad': study
  42. What went wrong with Pokémon Go? Three lessons from its plummeting player numbers
  43. How we discovered the 'Higgs bison', hiding in plain sight in ancient cave art
  44. How women historians smashed the glass ceiling
  45. No it's not your imagination, it actually is colder on the weekend (if you live in a city)
  46. Death on the Great Barrier Reef: how dead coral went from economic resource to conservation symbol
  47. Is social media turning people into narcissists?
  48. How the dictionary is totes taking up the vernacular
  49. When truth is the first casualty of politics and journalism
  50. Unusual conditions: what is Rapunzel syndrome and why do some people eat hair?
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