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Could listening to the deep sea help save it?

New York Times: In the abyss, everyone can hear you scream.

Marina Wheeler on life after Boris Johnson

Times: Finally divorced from the prime minister, the lawyer is striking out.

What went wrong with US polling? Some early theories

New York Times: Pollsters thought they learned from 2016. This year reflects new problems.

The year of blur: How 2020 destroyed our sense of time

New York Times: How isolation, monotony and chronic stress destroy our sense of time.

How Joe Biden won the presidency

New York Times: Top Democrats worried Biden's message would flop. This is how he won.

The downfall of Eric Watson: 60 days inside 'squalid' UK prison

Rich lister Eric Watson is spending 60 days in one of the UK's most squalid prisons.

The tie between sexual rope play, Lady Gaga and an Auckland restaurant

Out of the shadow of BDSM, Eve Franklin discovers the ancient art of Japanese bondage.

The wine world's most elite circle has a sexual harassment problem

New York Times: Women are paying a steep price to become a master sommelier.

The anxious person's guide to dealing with Trump-based anxiety

With the US election just days away, anxiety mounts. Greg Bruce looks for ways to deal.

Dishonesty has defined Trump presidency. The consequences could be lasting

New York Times: The Trump presidency has been a factory of falsehood from the start.

They scream! We scream! Meet the people paid to wail

New York Times: The art of the scary movie scream has a history and world of its own.

Trump had one last story to sell. The Wall Street Journal wouldn't buy it

New York Times: Inside the White House's secret, last-ditch effort to change narrative.

How Trump manoeuvred his way out of trouble in Chicago

New York Times: How Trump defaulted on loans, sued his bank and had debt forgiven.

How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America's Covid-19 defences

New York Times: The pair drove out doctors, blocked assistance and pushed false cures.

The dangers of misinformation, conspiracy theories and 'fake news'

Research shows more than 20 cellphone towers were vandalised in New Zealand this year.

The evolution of the It-bag: From the Hermès Birkin to Telfar

Times: Charting our love affair with the ultimate accessory.