Bondi Beach is Australia’s playground, our piazza, and the mother church of our national religion: the worship of sun, sand, and salt water.
KEEP YOUR COOL: New window insulation blocks heat, but not your view.
Westminster Book Awards shortlists
They've announced the shortlists for the Westminster Book Awards.
These used to be called the Parliamentary Book Awards, and two of the three categories are for books written by (British) parliamentarians -- 'Best Non-Fiction or Fiction' and 'Best Biography' (though disappointingly the latter seems rather simply for autobiographical work, rather than biographies of other people ...). Disappointingly, too, the 'Non-Fiction or Fiction' category does not include any fiction this year .....
These shortlists were selected by booksellers but it's parliamentarians who have the say as to who gets the prizes: they have until 14 January to vote for the winners. I wonder how many vote -- and how many take the exercise seriously, reading all the shortlisted titles .....
(As always, I also wonder how a US version of this prize would look .....)
The winners will be announced on 4 February
What you may be getting wrong about male loneliness
The feeling in men peaks in their 40s, before declining at age 50 and rising again at 70. But contrary to popular belief, the most troubling trend is in another group.
Want to be better at public speaking? NIDA’s CEO shares her tips
Chief executive Liz Hughes was given a critical piece of advice by her chairman when she was worried that a board paper might be too direct.
