The Australian Open tennis tournament is in full swing this week. Melbourne’s The Age newspaper leads with inevitable photographs of tennis stars stretching their mouths open in victory roars and clenching their fists in defiance of all comers. While a useful reminder of our primate ancestry, these photos reinforce a world of extreme enjoyment at [...]
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A day for the makers
Barack Obama marks the inauguration of his Presidency with a homage to labour and ‘the makers of things’: Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches [...]








