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Friday essay: It Felt Like a Kiss - movies, popular music and Martin Scorsese

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageJodie Foster, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese on the set of Taxi Driver in 1976.Sikelia Productions, New York

Music and movies are umbilically entwined in the films of Martin Scorsese. It’s almost impossible to think of his cinema without the propulsive accompaniment of a track by The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, a...

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Kitchen Science: the many wonders of humble flour

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageYou need the right one for the job.Shutterstock

Have you ever wondered why you have so many different types of flour in your pantry? You might have cornflour and arrowroot, self-raising, and plain flour. And if you like to bake bread, possibly strong bakers’ flour.

The reason for such diversity is that each of these flours has different...

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Why the budget income tax cuts look fair – in the longer run

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Fairness, and which party is more committed to it, will be a big theme in the federal election. There has already been lots of argument about whether the May budget was fair, particularly in its changes to personal income tax. But as is so often the case, “fairness” depends on your perspective.

Treasurer Scott Morrison announced just...

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