
Comedy shows and college mysteries – the best things to watch, visit and read this week
From the best bits of the Fringe to a thrilling new mystery series, these are our top picks of the week.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

From the best bits of the Fringe to a thrilling new mystery series, these are our top picks of the week.

In 1838, a London estate agent began advertising its ‘cosmorama’ to rich clients seeking expensive estates.

ANALYSIS: By Robin Andersen In a Double Down News (DDN) video report, British filmmaker Richard Sanders begins a summary of a “horrific new [United Nations] report” with a listing of three atrocities committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian children. Sanders tells of an infant who was shot in the head while breastfeeding in his mother’s arms, a 16-year-old

Science equips us with the tools to reason, evaluate evidence, and make informed decisions in a complex, changing world.

NZ’s first large study of lawyer wellbeing finds widespread work-related distress – as well as some potential solutions to address it.

RNZ Pacific reporters Dozens of large demonstrations by West Papuans to mark a key anniversary of their homeland’s incorporation into Indonesia have been met with mixed and sometimes violent responses by police. Saturday was the anniversary of the infamous 1962 US-brokered New York Agreement under which Papua’s former colonial power, the Netherlands, agreed to transfer

Victorian voters surveyed named cost of living, crime and health as their top three policy issues, with just over three months until the next state election.

Four experts explain what genetic health is and why it matters for our most vulnerable wildlife.

Sometimes we think ‘if it feels scary, it must be unsafe’. But feeling nervous or excited is often part of the experience.

If your organization is in crisis, your values are your lifeline. Identifying them collaboratively helps build consensus and guide action.

Weaving is one of humanity’s oldest crafts, but its patterns helped inspire early computing. Today, textile makers are using conductive yarns and digital looms to invent new kinds of technology.

ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence on Monday — August 17 — the republic has much to celebrate. Over eight decades, Indonesia has transformed itself from a newly independent archipelago into one of the world’s largest democracies and economies, holding together an extraordinarily diverse nation across