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COMMENTARY
3 | Editorial
4 | Letters Plus Caption Competition,
Quips & Quotes and 10 Quick Questions
8 | Bulletin from Abroad
Cathrin Schaer in Berlin
10 | Life Bill Ralston
11 | Back to Black Joanne Black
12 | Politics Jane Clifton
87 | The Good Life Michele Hewitson
DIVERSIONS
52-55 | Diversions & Puzzles
53 | Wordsworth Lauren Buckeridge
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
56 | Television Russell Brown & Fiona Rae
61 | TV Films Ryan Holder
63 | TV Review Diana Wichtel
64 | Radio Fiona Rae
65-85 | TV programmes
67-85 | Radio programmes
THIS LIFE
32 | Health Antibiotic-resistant germs
are on the rise, but the Government
and big pharma don’t seem to care.
by Nicky Pellegrino
34 | Food Traditional Turkish delicacies
by Istanbul-born Australian restaurateur
Somer Sivrioğlu and food writer David
Dale that reward patience with authentic
flavour.
36 | Wine The powerful link between
wine and music. by Michael Cooper
38 | Technology RNZ’s thwarted plan
for Concert is just the overture to an
internet-based future for music – and DJs.
by Peter Griffin
40 | Sport The Silver Ferns won the
supreme award at the Halbergs, but
Israel Adesanya hogged the spotlight.
by Paul Thomas
FEATURES
COVER STORY
14 | Change of heart
Major advances have been made in the
treatment of heart disease, from game-
changing drugs for type 2 diabetes, to
revolutionary new pacemakers and a rethink
of the usefulness of bypass surgery and
stenting. by Donna Chisholm
24 | Old white guys
For all the effort US Democrats have put
into trying to unseat Donald Trump, they’re
in danger of squandering their last chance.
by Paul Thomas
26 | Culture clash
In the High Court at Wellington, Sir Robert
Edward Jones v Renae Maihi felt as much
about racism as about defamation – before the
plaintiff halted proceedings. by Joanne Black
BOOKS & CULTURE
42 | Direct from America
After shaking up the US theatre
world for 40-plus years, director
Peter Sellars is staging two
“mind-blowing” and “beautiful”
musical productions for audiences
in Auckland and Wellington.
by Elizabeth Kerr
44-47 | Books About two
combatants on either side of the
Israel-Palestine conflict, the return
of Dr Livingstone from Africa to his
homeland, André Aciman’s sequel
to his mega-praised debut Call Me
By Your Name and the latest from
experimental author Eimear McBride
48 | Film An interview with Come to
Daddy director Ant Timpson, and a
review of The Legend of Baron To’a
Te Kaiwhakarongo Aotearoa
Editor-in-Chief PAMELA STIRLING
Deputy Editor JOANNE BLACK
Books & Culture Editor RUSSELL BAILLIE
Art Director DEREK WARD
Senior Writers DONNA CHISHOLM, DIANA
WICHTEL (Auckland), SALLY BLUNDELL
(Christchurch)
Chief Sub-editor GEOFF CUMMING
Sub-editor NICK RUSSELL
Entertainment Editor FIONA RAE
Political Columnist JANE CLIFTON
Assistant Art Director SHANE KELLY
Senior Designer RICHARD KINGSFORD
Digital Producer RYAN HOLDER
Editorial Assistant LAUREN BUCKERIDGE
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