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Public Address 02/05/08 - LSD, Rugby & Nationalism

Published: Fri 2 May 2008 12:56 AM
Public Address 02/05/08 - LSD, Rugby and Chinese Nationalism
Acid Man | May 02, 2008 11:57
Russell Brown's Hard News
I suppose it's a bit importune to be remembering Albert Hofmann, the "father of LSD", who passed away at the age of 102 this week, given today's headlines, but what the hell. I think I'm being honest in saying that LSD never did me...
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Apathy is where the heart is | May 02, 2008 09:32
GUEST: The Dropkicks' Hadyn Green cares enough to care
There have been quite a few opinion pieces recently about the decline in interest for rugby. I've even written some. But I'm not sure that the authors (including me) were quite right. From what I can tell rugby fans' attitudes are changing but their (our) enthusiasm is not dropping. Rugby...
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Relationship Status: It's complicated | May 02, 2008 01:53
Keith Ng: Cracking open a can of worms
The Chinese students' rally last Saturday was a deeply unsettling experience. There was a lot more to it than meets the eye. For starters, the students were putting on a public face that was less than genuine. They shouted the slogan (in English) "we love China, we love...
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