‘Je suis Charlie’ – the pen still mightier than the machine gun
There is a terrible, truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story involved in the Charlie Hebdo massacre in which 10 employees of the magazine and two French police officers…
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Exploring the afterlife while we’re still here
Perhaps even more concerning to humanity than the Secret of Life, is the Secret of Death. Where do we go when we die? Do…
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Visualizing your life for the New Year
Two weeks into the New Year is the perfect time to visualize exactly what you want your life to look in twelve months time,…
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Getting their butts into gear
Every week a group of women meet in Lismore for a couple of hours out on the open road. Just them, their bikes, and…
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If music (and mantras) be the food of love, play on
Sacred music, musical mantras, ecstatic chanting – welcome to the world of Deva Premal and Miten. “As you listen to the music of Deva…
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Brunswick Heads: Where the river meets the sea
It’s no wonder that Brunswick Heads runs a ‘Simple Pleasures’ photography competition ever year writes Candida Baker, because ‘Bruns’, as it’s affectionately known, is…
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Red flowering gum revels in the rain
Summer in the Northern Rivers means warmth, humidity and the odd spot of rain. After a bit of a dry spell, the skies opened…
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Read this and you’ll be ROTFLMAOWPIMP – IOHO
YOLO, suggests Robert Drewe, could easily be the acronym for You Obviously Lack Originality. Acronyms and clichés are amongst Drewe’s PP’s (Pet Peeves –…
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