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December 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Image Brigitte Bardot’s death, at the age of 91, brings to a close one of the most extraordinary careers in post-war French cultural life. Best known as an actress, she was also a ... <a title="Brigitte Bardot defined the modern woman and defied social norms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/brigitte-bardot-defined-the-modern-woman-and-defied-social-norms-261659/" aria-label="Read more about Brigitte Bardot defined the modern woman and defied social norms">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-record number of retiring Republicans won’t make that task easier. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place ... <a title="Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/who-thinks-republicans-will-suffer-in-the-2026-midterms-republican-members-of-congress-271285/" aria-label="Read more about Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siwei Lyu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Director, UB Media Forensic Lab, University at Buffalo AI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content. AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google Gemini 3 Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and ... <a title="Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next-271391/" aria-label="Read more about Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Arnold, Senior Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Biomechanics, University of South Australia The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century. The earliest versions of cricket balls had no standard size, weight or stitching: they were handmade ... <a title="Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/why-do-cricket-balls-have-to-be-so-hard-269900/" aria-label="Read more about Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania Australia has a fine tradition of unconventional politicians at all levels of government. Multiple examples probably spring to mind immediately. But in researching this piece, I went down a wacky rabbit hole. It turns out there are ... <a title="Cookbook authors, ‘dukes’ and card game gatecrashers: Australia’s quirkiest politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/cookbook-authors-dukes-and-card-game-gatecrashers-australias-quirkiest-politicians-271515/" aria-label="Read more about Cookbook authors, ‘dukes’ and card game gatecrashers: Australia’s quirkiest politicians">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Carew, Senior Lecturer in Audiology, The University of Melbourne; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Rhett Noonan/Unsplash Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you’ve cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a niggling feeling – there is still water ... <a title="How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/how-can-i-get-water-out-of-my-ear-after-swimming-270674/" aria-label="Read more about How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney Yan Krukau/Pexels, CC BY You’ve been given an ugly t-shirt and a book you’ve already read. But if you don’t have the receipts, can you return them? Or ... <a title="Can you return gifts without a receipt or packaging? A legal expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/can-you-return-gifts-without-a-receipt-or-packaging-a-legal-expert-explains-270084/" aria-label="Read more about Can you return gifts without a receipt or packaging? A legal expert explains">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Rees-Lee, PhD Candidate, School of Design, RMIT University Daily Herald Archive/National Science and Media Museum/SSPL/Getty Images Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was one of Britain’s most important early electronic composers. Oram trained first as a pianist and composer and turned down a place at the Royal College of ... <a title="5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/5-things-to-know-about-daphne-oram-the-visionary-pioneer-in-electronic-music-266591/" aria-label="Read more about 5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University Getty Images I recently had an urgent surgery to have a malignant growth removed. Unfortunately, this meant I was too immobile to attend the Melbourne event of the annual hard rock festival Good ... <a title="Too sick to attend, too bad: why the live music ticketing market is broken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/too-sick-to-attend-too-bad-why-the-live-music-ticketing-market-is-broken-271618/" aria-label="Read more about Too sick to attend, too bad: why the live music ticketing market is broken">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulomi (Polly) Burey, Professor in Food Science, University of Southern Queensland Manki Kim/Unsplash When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice. The stuff looks much fancier than the slightly cloudy ice you get ... <a title="How do I make clear ice at home? A food scientist shares easy tips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/how-do-i-make-clear-ice-at-home-a-food-scientist-shares-easy-tips-267544/" aria-label="Read more about How do I make clear ice at home? A food scientist shares easy tips">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the “Christmas Star” from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided the three wise men ... <a title="What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/what-was-the-christmas-star-astronomy-might-hold-the-answer-270358/" aria-label="Read more about What was the ‘Christmas Star’? Astronomy might hold the answer">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Eslick, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Dylan Nolte/Unsplash “Completely life-changing”. “Nothing could have fully prepared me”. These are the sorts of phrases you often hear from women when they become a mother. These descriptions can point to the complexity and depth of the experience. ... <a title="It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/its-hard-to-describe-what-it-feels-like-to-become-a-mum-but-it-has-a-name-matrescence-267108/" aria-label="Read more about It’s hard to describe what it feels like to become a mum, but it has a name: matrescence">Read more</a>
