Boston, mobsourcing and the Reddit effect
By Toby Manhire in The Internaut
The social news site apologises for “witch hunt” after error-strewn frenzy to name Boston bombing suspects.
Ale & hearty
By Karl du Fresne in Business
Craft beer’s cup runneth over, but there’s trouble brewing in some bars and boardrooms.
How Monopoly cards for Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch should read
By Toby Manhire in The Internaut
Of more than 1,200 suggested wordings, here are some of the best.
Diana Wichtel: Flat 3, a funny, warm and weird web-series
Subscriber contentBy Diana Wichtel in Television
A new online-only series in which three good keen Chinese Kiwi girls go flatting. What’s not to like?
Current Affairs
Cop it sweet
Subscriber contentBy Mark Broatch
Sugar is being blamed for our obesity woes, and our designed-for-the-Stone-Age bodies are struggling to cope with the overload of sweet, salty, fatty food
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Feuds: First blood
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The saving of us
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Pioneer's pressure
Culture
Don't worry, Dee happy
Subscriber contentNew Zealand-bound comic Jack Dee brings with him a refreshing blast of bad attitude.
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Full steam ahead
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'There's someone missing'
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Quips & quotes: May 04 2013
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Lifestyle
Ten things you might not know about New Zealand beer
A selection of industry facts by Karl du Fresne.
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A new leaf of life
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No pain, gain
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Step on a crack, marry a rat
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Commentary
Could Twitter have been a handbrake in the rush to war in Iraq?
By Toby Manhire
The microblog might have “helped puncture the Beltway media bubble”, writes commentator.
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Editorial: Days to remember
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Two minutes with: Graeme Lay
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Cloaked in mystery
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Money 2013
Money 2013: Pieces of eight
By Mark Lister
Investment analyst Mark Lister follows up last year’s sharemarket picks and recommends yield and growth stocks for the year ahead.
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Money 2013: Change of fortune
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Money 2013: Stocks in trade
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Money 2013: Dilemmas for bond investors
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Competitions
Book giveaway : Everlasting Feast
The Listener has five copies of Lauraine Jacobs’s new book, Everlasting Feast, to give away.
Books
Short takes: May 4, 2013
Subscriber contentSiobhan Harvey reviews Instructions for a Heatwave and Heartbreak Hotel.
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The Afropolitans
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Girl, interrupted
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Riviera redux
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TV & Entertainment
May 4-10: Including This Must Be the Place
Subscriber contentBy Diana Balham
A guide to the week’s TV movie viewing.
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May 4-10: Including Harry and Parade's End
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May 4-10: Online
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Bradford’s Hollywood: May 04 2013
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Film
On at the movies: May 04, 2013
By David Larsen
The Company you Keep, Maori Boy Genius and Antiviral.
From Our Archive
When Rob met Maggie
By Joanne Black
On the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War in 2012, Joanne Black examined the New Zealand Government response.
Archive
May 04 - May 10, 2013, Issue 3808
COVER STORY Cop it Sweet