Repression, psychopaths and the class system
— April 21, 2016Lawrence Osborne writer tells Kate Whitehead how a middle-class boy from Sussex became one of Britain’s most accomplished novelists.
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How Hong Kong crime has changed
— April 20, 2016Exhibition marking 30 years of criminology programme at University of Hong Kong shows graduates’ work on issues such as triads, policing, and how crime patterns have evolved since the 1980s
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Filmmaker James Redford
— April 17, 2016The American director talks to Kate Whitehead about the Sundance Institute, how he ended up making films, and why his son’s dyslexia was the trigger for ‘probably the most important film I’ve ever made’
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The artist who camouflaged a shop
— April 10, 2016Not only has the German used military ‘dazzle camouflage’ for leather-goods brand MCM’s shop, he’s also used it in the product designs. And for good measure the display includes teapots, a pig, a skull and a severed arm. ‘It’s … about what a shape is, what a product is,’ he explains to Kate Whitehead
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Hong Kong and China can’t escape Zika virus
— April 7, 2016Scientist volunteering in the fight against virus linked to shrunken brains in newborns and crippling autoimmune disease uses crowdfunding for project to produce simple, affordable test for Zika
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The truth about breakfast
— April 4, 2016Whether or not you should eat breakfast depends on how active you will be later, lead researcher in comprehensive UK study says. If you aren’t hungry and you’ll be sedentary all day, there may be no need to eat anything
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