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Biden: his time

Ta-ta Trump

Democratic blues

Goodness graceless

MAGA comes to Ponsonby

Covid sets fur flying • Cheery news about Joe Biden and a vaccine notwithstanding, it’s Denmark’s mink that are in the headlines.

Harbour takes ethical investing to new levels • Responsible investing is as much about choosing good companies and engaging with management as avoiding less ethical sectors.

VANQUISHING THE VIRUS • Excitement over a potential coronavirus vaccine highlights the world’s desperate plight. But what does it mean for Fortress New Zealand?

Vaccine frontrunners

Home-grown vaccines

The world’s lifesaver

TRUMPED! • Sitting presidents rarely get turfed out after one term, but Donald Trump has run up against karma for his racism, toxic contempt for women and tragic mishandling of Covid-19.

Crowning glory • New Zealander Jessica Hobbs talks about her directing duties on The Crown and the anxiety that comes with depicting increasingly recent royal history.

Crushing headaches • There is a variety of ways to reduce the rush of blood to the brain that causes most sore heads.

Spice of life • Adding spices to our diet brings wide-ranging health benefits on top of the flavour kick.

Timeless quality • Annabel Langbein’s latest cookbook shares insights from a lifetime of experience and experimentation.

Marlborough man • The wine industry has lost one of its most influential figures.

Believe the hyper • Even faster broadband speeds should accelerate trends in work, life and play, but there are handbrakes.

Accentuate the positives • Reappraisal is the way to respond to setbacks such as political defeat and Covid-19, but there can still be negatives.

Gone forward • How different things might be for New Zealand if Taniela Tupou had chosen the black jersey.

Portrait of a garden • After decades of over-grooming, the famous English gardens of Sissinghurst have been returned to the ramshackle glory of their creator, Vita Sackville-West. Linda Herrick speaks to the man who sounded the alarm.

‘Salve against reality’

Short cuts

Dead but not buried • New books from top-drawer Aussie writers and a Lady.

Killer thriller • An LA crimewriting legend returns to the courtroom.

Selina Tusitala Marsh • The latest book by the award-winning academic and poet is MOPHEAD TU: The Queen’s Poem (AUP, $24.99).

Mortality tale • This charming little story deals well with death.

Ecological designer • A pioneer of landscape architecture gets the recognition he’s due.

DIVERSIONS

Wordsworth

Art imitates life • Actor-turned-director James D’Arcy talks about having Liam Neeson and his off spring playing father and son in his debut feature.

Round and round • A new collection captures Joni Mitchell’s beginnings as she flowered from just another folk singer into an original artist.

Czech mate • What is a good man, anyway, is the question this Mr Jones follow-up asks.

Son of a gun • Director’s affecting debut about a family in the aftermath of a terror attack.

David de Lautour

Guiding spirit • A new TV documentary about the deadly Whakaari/White Island eruption focuses on two guides who were lucky to survive and one who never made it.

On the dark side • Luther writer Neil Cross uses one of his own novels to create a four-part psychological thriller with a supernatural edge.

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