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When Wheels Fall Off a Gender-Balance Bid by a Wall St Hedge Fund, It Turns to Woman vs Man

Fair Play, screening on streaming service Netflix, shows that entrenched, society-imposed values can be hard for individuals to shake off...…

2 years ago

Life On an Ocean Wave (Kept Afloat by Sea of Banknotes)

‘All I need is a luxury superyacht, and a star to steer her by...’ It’s official: the tide has not…

2 years ago

Business Leaders Find Alternatives to Pay Increases in Cost-of-Living Battle

Salaries falling behind inflation, and continual hikes ‘won’t always be possible’ as a countermeasure, firms say. The cost-of-living crisis is…

3 years ago

The Top Traits of a Great CEO

Does your chief exec have what it takes? Do you? Naomi Snelling tells you how to find out... Nothing can…

3 years ago

Rugby Injuries Tackled Head-on as Fans, Clubs and Ruling Bodies Put Renewed Focus on Player Safety

Tony Lennox reports on the ruck forming around rule changes to the rough-but-popular game of the oval ball. Hollywood legend…

3 years ago

David Hume’s Philosophy, Controversy, Superstition, Atheism — and Lucky Toes

The Scots philosopher’s sometimes divisive words gave him prominence in life, as in death. It’s ironic that a statue of…

3 years ago

The ‘Miracle’ Plant Once Hailed as a Cure for Cancer: Tobacco’s Rise … and Fall

We’ve come a long way from the first importation of nicotiana tabacum, through early praise and TV ad campaigns to…

3 years ago

Is a Life of Luxury a Worthy Pursuit in the Modern Day?

Coco Chanel once said, “Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.” She also noted: “Some people think luxury…

3 years ago

Film Review – Blonde: Is Marilyn Biopic a Bombshell … or a Bust?

“Monroe is more than a sex symbol in new film”, one headlined review of Blonde declares. That must be why…

3 years ago

Time to Talk Day – Supporting Staff with Mental Health this Winter

Time to Talk Day falls on Thursday 2nd February 2023 and is a charity led initiative that aims to break…

3 years ago