Welcome to the first edition of This and That. Each week, we’ll post a selection of newsy tidbits from around the world. Happy reading!
- Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former Prime Minster, has been chosen as the new Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for 4 years. Read more here.
- The National Book Critics Circle Awards for 2008 have been announced in the U.S. Find out who won here.
- Have you heard of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery? It’s a fictional tale about two intellectual misfits in Paris who become the most unlikely of friends. Tatler Magazine reports that psychiatrists in France are prescribing it instead of anti-depressants. You can buy it here: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
- Are you caring for children under 1 year of age? Due to concerns about the recent whooping cough outbreak, the NSW Health Department is recommending all parents and grandparents of newborns go to their GP to access a free whooping cough booster. Read about it here.
- If you’re travelling to South Austalia next month, look up Tastes of the Outback, a series of events centred around the Flinders Ranges. It runs from 17th-26th April, and includes cooking schools, a film festival and champagne walks. See more at the website.
- Organic food really is better for you. 40 studies published over the last 6 years were collated into one report, the ‘National Superioriy of Organic Foods State of Science Review 2008′. It found that organic plant-based foods provide on average 25% more nutrition than their non-organic counterparts. You can read the report, or a summary here.
- Hold onto those shoulder pads. The 80s are back in fashion, reports the UK Telegraph.
- Gwenyth Paltrow is launching her own line of t-shirts for French label ZOEtees. All proceeds to go to charity, reports UK Elle.
- See dermatologist Dr. Pat Wexler’s pick of women who look better without botox here.
- Geoffrey Rush has received praise from critics for his Broadway debut, reports SMH.
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Welcome to the first edition of This and That. Each week, we’ll post a selection of newsy tidbits from around the world. Happy reading!
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