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Book, a room: Why teens are flocking to public libraries
Libraries are adding extra seats, opening late and clearing space for an expected influx of year 12 students. But teens are embracing them after exam time.
- by Linda Morris
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Can knitting be art? Kate Just replies with a powerful ‘yes’
After a personal tragedy Just began expressing her art in knitting. She has now won a major grant to push forward with her ideas.
- by Sue Green
Berlin’s 24-hour party people want UNESCO world heritage status for techno
The party that started when the Berlin Wall fell never really stopped. But the DJs who set the beat are now leading the fight to save raves from COVID oblivion.
- by Latika Bourke
Bringing home the loot: repatriating Afghanistan’s stolen treasures
A single panel of ancient stone from Afghanistan – stolen and sold to a German museum at a huge profit – tells the story of a country stripped of its cultural heritage over 40 years of civil war.
- by Matthieu Aikins
Inner Mongolia’s battle to save its culture
Five hundred kilometres north of Beijing, a group of teachers are taking a stand. They sign their names in a circle, in their ancestral language.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
From a suitcase to the skies: stamp collectors rally for enduring hobby
Melanie Klassen was struck by stamps when she was 10 after coming across her uncle's stamp albums. These days, she buys used stamps in bulk.
- by Riley Wilson
The unlikely generation driving the rise of knitting
"It’s the idea of something wholesome but mindful and productive."
- by Sophie Aubrey
Pen to paper for newly minted postal correspondents
The long-lost art of letter-writing has become a part of daily life for many Australians, who are relishing the opportunity to reconnect.
- by Riley Wilson
Mills work overtime to keep up with flour demand as home bakers rise to the occasion
A rise in housebound Australians taking to their ovens has seen flour and other baking supplies fly off supermarket shelves.
- by Riley Wilson
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