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10 Quick Questions

Funny You Should Ask • The QI elves are a team of writers and comedians who find the answers to impossible questions, doing the research for the long-running QI TV series, podcasts and the spin-off books. We are running some of their finest findings from their book Funny You Should Ask.

Trump’s tragics • Those causing the unprecedented chaos in the US capital were manipulated by masters of their craft.

The end is nigh

Ardern the Ruthless • The Prime Minister may rank among our best but her prescription for kindness may not outlast Covid.

FAIL WELL • Failure can teach us a lot, but the key to success is knowing how to make it a temporary detour, not a dead end.

Back to black • From an early age, rugby player Akira Ioane seemed destined for the top, but getting there involved real change.

‘IT CAME FROM MY OWN FAILURE & PAIN’ • Award-winning novelist and journalist Elizabeth Day tapped the zeitgeist with her podcast discussing failure with prominent thinkers and personalities. Fifteen million followers later, she talks to Mark Broatch.

DIVIDED STATES of AMERICA • The presidency of Donald Trump may have infected politics so badly that it has changed the country forever.

ATTENTION, PLEASE • With her book about parenting selling more than 240,000 copies and gaining high-profile fans, UK psychotherapist Philippa Perry has well and truly stepped out of her celebrated husband’s shadow.

It’s behind you • Children can be trying, but guiding them towards adulthood is a two-way street.

A PLACE ON THE CHASE • It was a long road to becoming the fifth Chaser on the popular quiz show, but The Vixen says the job is just perfect for her.

Breast test • Long-awaited advances bring hope of earlier detection of breast cancer.

HEALTH BRIEFS

Water’s great • Staying well hydrated is vital to the health of young and old.

NUTRITION BITES

Less effort, more flavour • With everything from fakeaways and traybakes to family and freezer favourites, Jamie Oliver’s new cookbook provides loads of inspiration.

Wine dramas • Murder, mayhem and mysterious results in the world of wine.

Going the extra mile • When we’re bored, time seems to slow down, and some experts say this is a human survival trait.

If the Caps fit • If you really believe the Black Caps are the best team in the world, take a look at the data.

PUBLISH OR BE DAMNED • What do you do when your novel is rejected by mainstream publishers? Self-publishing is long and involved but has its upsides. Young Adult author TED DAWE explains how and why he did it.

Prose & costs

Chronicle of a plague • Twenty-nine authors respond to Covid-19 with tales intended to nourish the soul.

Ben Sanders • The latest novel by the Auckland-based crime writer, THE DEVILS YOU KNOW (Allen & Unwin, $32.99), will be released next month.

Mortality on her mind • Margaret Atwood is looking back more than forward in a new book of poems.

Troubling, tense and traumatic • Rising star switches from Scandi noir to the plight of human trafficking in an intense thriller.

In living memory • Kiwi author reminds us of NZ’s role in Turkey’s war deeds.

Two portraits of home • – after Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours, 1814.

Short cuts

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Legendary label • Oscar...