PremiumNorthern AdvocateDemolition by sledgehammer - wiping the slate clean5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readWe've always tried to bash the world into a shape that suits us ...
PremiumNorthern AdvocateJoe Bennett: I read it so you don't have to26 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM4 minutes to readBasically, it's a Marvel comic that's gained cultural clout from being 3000 years old.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateWhen cleaning out is hard to do - teen memories in a photo19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readAt 16 the end of childhood becomes visible. You've turned puberty's corner...
PremiumNorthern AdvocateIt's not rocket science: Our Mars fantasies will be ground into red dust12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readAs Mars is colonised and remade in our image, where are we going to park our fantasies?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateMemories, photography massage the passage of time5 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readMore to an old photo than just capturing a moment in time, says Joe Bennett.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateConversations at the checkout - never know what you're gonna get29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM4 minutes to readHe looked to be in his late 20s. So 10 years ago would have been his late teens ...
PremiumNorthern AdvocateTheatre - a storytelling place where ghosts are made22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readThe show won't die. It will shrivel to a memory and whisper its way up into the rafters.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateEvening reflections beside the river esplanade15 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readIf there is any point to being on holiday, it's sitting still to watch the world go by...
PremiumNorthern AdvocateHitchhiker in helmet on winding road to port8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readA friend of mine was driving down this road when the earthquake of 2011 struck.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateCarbohydrate-free eating - all for 200 grams gain1 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM5 minutes to readOne week in and the carbs free keto diet's not quite going to plan, writes Joe Bennett.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateJoe Bennett: What's in a name?25 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to readIs it prophecy to predict an event that happened 60 years ago?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateWas there mischief in the naming of William Shakespeare?18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readHow did the second Covid-19 vaccine recipient get to be named after the Bard?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateFighting brings out the little Romans in all of us11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readWe like to think that we've evolved beyond the cruelties of the Colosseum, but have we?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateIn pursuit of that 'lonely impulse of delight'4 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readTo escape gravity's grip for a few bright seconds, writes Joe Bennett.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateToo hot to handle - reflexes wreck oven pan plan27 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readInto the oven the stainless frying pan went, metal handle and all - what could go wrong?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateMusings over encounters with time and space on the road20 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readAre we pragmatic, optimistic fools when it comes to getting from A to B?
PremiumNorthern AdvocateAppliance store tech drama underlines uncomfortable truth13 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readDevices fundamental to modern living often frustrate older folk.
PremiumNorthern AdvocateA story to warm the cockles of your heart6 Nov, 2020 04:00 PM5 minutes to readOn the third day the little one fluttered up off the floor onto the workbench...