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China’s 101 million party members show how governance is moving into new work
A membership number can look like a political statistic. China’s latest figure is also a map of social change. China Daily reported that the Communist Part
Kia mahana, kia maroke: he manaaki whare mō te hōtoke
I te hōtoke, ka māmā te kite i te āhua o tētahi whare. Ka puta te kohu ki ngā matapihi. Ka mātao te papa i te ata. Ka taumaha ngā paraikete. Ka rongo te wh
Podcast Pick: Huberman Lab turns movement into a way to think better
Movement advice often becomes either too shallow or too extreme. Walk more, stretch more, train harder, optimise everything. Huberman Lab’s episode with Id
Waikato’s ED death review points to a national waiting-room problem
Emergency departments are designed for uncertainty. People arrive with pain, fear, unclear symptoms and changing risk. The system’s job is to sort urgency
The PM’s climate OIA breach is really about how governments handle risk
Official information disputes often sound procedural until they touch power. The Ombudsman’s finding that the Prime Minister’s office breached the Official
基督城7月想听点不一样的？Postmodern Jukebox 适合这样安排一个复古夜
基督城的冬夜，有时候最好的安排不是再找一个暖气房，而是把自己带进一座剧院，听熟悉的流行歌被改造成另一个年代的样子。Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 7月来到基督城，对喜欢现场音乐、复古爵士、百老汇式舞台感和“听过这首歌但完全不像原版”的观众来说，是一个很适合安排的
电池新国标今天生效：中国新能源车真正要比拼的是“安全耐心”
一块动力电池最危险的时刻，往往不是广告里最亮的那一秒，而是在看不见的边界里：高温、撞击、快充、短路、老化、制造瑕疵，以及事故发生后留给乘员逃生的时间。7月1日起，中国新版电动汽车动力电池强制性国家标准开始实施，把这个行业最朴素、也最硬的命题推到台前：新能源车不能只比续航、价格和智能座舱，还必须比安全
蜂窝糖冰淇淋为什么这么新西兰：香草、脆糖和一口本地甜
有些甜品不是靠复杂取胜，而是靠记忆。蜂窝糖冰淇淋就是这样：香草冰淇淋里藏着金色脆糖，入口先是奶香，接着是焦糖和一点点苏打感的酥脆。它不需要摆盘很高级，也不需要讲很多技术词，却很容易让人想起海边小店、家庭冰箱、孩子生日会或夏天走出便利店的那几分钟。 在新西兰，蜂窝糖冰淇淋常被视为本地风味之一。Giap
今晚吃什么：菊芋蘑菇浓汤，把冬天根茎菜做得不无聊
冬天做饭最容易陷入几个固定动作：土豆、南瓜、胡萝卜、洋葱，轮流进烤盘和汤锅。菊芋常常被忽略，部分原因是它长得不够“规整”，名字也容易让人误会。它不是洋蓟，也不是土豆，但有一点坚果香、泥土气和细腻口感，处理得好，会让一锅普通冬汤变得很有层次。 新西兰蔬菜网站对菊芋的做法和搭配有介绍。它可以烤、煮、做汤