One of the most enduring and pervasive ideas in urban policy is that cities should consist of numerous self-contained and self-sufficient neighbourhoods.But are neighbourhoods harmful to city planning? asks Alan Davies.
Jessica Winter had always assumed that women were competent and autonomous people. But recent actions by others -- ie. Rush Limbaugh -- have made her question if women are even fully functioning human beings...
We know many species of animals engage in gay sex, but what about homophobia? Does anti-gay discrimination exist in the animal kingdom? asks Will Oremus.
it’s time to stop treating sustainability in architecture like it’s the precocious child that needs to be singled out and lavished with constant attention, writes Alan Davies.
Gay sex wins booker! Those were the words splashed across a British tabloid after Alan Hollinghurst won the Booker prize in 2004. The man himself is warm and witty, writes W H Chong.
“It's OK, he’s double-bagged and the box is sealed" -- Bob Gosford and a mate picked up Andrew McMillan and delivered him to his funeral, where a glass of nice red wine was poured over his colourful coffin. Then they attended his fourth wake.
The 80s is widely known as the decade taste forgot. However, this collection of images from BuzzFeed suggest the 90s may be equally deserving of the title.
Freya Cole thought being a nanny would primarily involve walking polite children to the local park. She was in for a rude shock.
International Mother Language Day has been around since 2000 and has a noble sentiment of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, writes gamut.
Urbanists throughout Australia and the world were startled and amazed to read of the radical 20-50 year vision for expanding Melbourne’s CBD proposed last week by Victoria’s Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, writes Alan Davies.
