When Max Gimblett was eight he fell in love with America. With Japan a growing Pacific threat during WWII, American troops moved into Auckland and Wellington in 1942
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Hip hop don’t stop for Zulus
Say hip hop, and images of gangster wannabes smoking blunts, dripping in gold, guns and women are likely conjured up.
Mavis Staples is still preaching
If artists are described as legendary they are often either dead or an excitable journalist couldn’t find a better adjective. And then there are artists like Mavis Staples
‘Not supporting gay marriage is bullying’
Betty DeGeneres, 82, is a gay rights campaigner and the mother of the world’s most famous lesbian, not necessarily in that order. Ellen DeGeneres has a TV audience of at least 4 million viewers per episode in the US alone and is in Australia to film segments for her show.
Weekday Vegetarians
“Sushi tastes amazing. A great steak is just amazing.” Those are not the words you expect to hear from a leader of the vegetarian movement.
A Gaddafi Arrest Warrant Raises the Stakes in Libya
Muammar Gaddafi faces a potential war crimes trial at The Hague after the International Criminal Court on Monday issued arrest warrants for the Libyan leader, along with his son Saif al-Islam and his military intelligence chief General Abdullah al-Sanoussi.
The Shadow of Saleh: Spoiling the Party in Yemen
The echoes of the cries of joy could be heard throughout the Yemeni capital on Sunday morning.
Nation: STRIKE AGAINST THE WAR
MORATORIUM” was scarcely a household word a couple of months ago.
The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: A Gay Officer Offers An Inside View of the Military’s Rush to Adapt
What a fascinating time to be a gay man in the U.S.
Can Obama’s Middle East Speech Aid Reform in Bahrain?
For weeks, Bahrain’s Shi’ite-dominated opposition movement felt it had been suffering in a bubble.