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Musicians say streaming doesn't pay. Can the industry change?

New York Times: Streaming saved the business. But artists say they can't make a living.

The separate worlds of Bill and Melinda Gates

New York Times: For years the couple had already been building different worlds.

'The greatest point guard to come out of NZ'

Mark Dickel was a pioneer for New Zealanders playing college basketball in the States.

Why kindness yoga is the trend we never knew we needed

Turns out a little kindness was just what this busy Gen-Z needed, writes Bethany Reitsma.

Luke Kirkness: My night with a secret society

Opinion: What I learnt about my inside look at the little-known Freemason fraternity.

To solve three cold cases, this small county got a DNA crash course

New York Times: Investigators using forensic genealogy to revisit unsolved crimes.

The island is idyllic. As a workplace, it's toxic

New York Times: Former employees speak of faked ingredients, sexual harassment and abuse.

Global Covid cases reach new peak, driven by India and South America

New York Times: The average daily rate of new cases has topped 800k for more than a week.

Google tempts staff back to office with privacy robots, inflatable walls

Big Read: Tech giant creates new ways of working.

Bookie wonderland: How book club became the new nightclub

After lockdown, I couldn't wait to hit the club - book club, that is.

How do you write an Anthony Bourdain book without Anthony Bourdain?

New York Times: After Bourdain's death his longtime assistant was left to finish his book.

Putin's secret army – and the chef he chose to run it

Times: How did a former hot-dog seller end up becoming one of Russia's most powerful men?

Paid to humiliate fans: Welcome to the world of financial domination

New York Times: Financial domination - where "pay pigs" send tributes to masters.

Inside the fight for the future of the Wall Street Journal

New York Times: A special team says Rupert Murdoch's paper must evolve to survive.

Laura Wasser, she who will cleave the union of Kim and Kanye

New York Times: Meet the Hollywood divorce lawyer with lots of practice.

'Price of everything' set to increase: Consumers face pain at the checkout

Fears price hikes will be felt most greatly by those with the least money.

Why Lena Dunham isn't a fan of 'body positivity'

New York Times: The whole body positivity thing? Lena Dunham has thoughts.

The lawyer behind the throne at Fox

New York Times: Viet Dinh is seen as Fox's power centre.