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But he has a bit of a backstory, as EWAN WILSON explains 42 Thai Private Eye WARREN OLSON is an ex-pat kiwi who went on to found a large private investigation agen- cy in Thailand. Now he’s written a fascinating new book about his experiences. 38 Addicted to Wheat? A new book compares wheat to opium, and says it could be causing you to gain weight The Da Vinci Node Is this the lost Leonardo? 56 60 Cover: Dreamstime EDITORIAL & OPINION 70 Focal Point Editorial Vox-Populi The roar of the crowd Simply Devine A generation of dopes Mark Steyn The left’s so-called empathy Eyes Right 14 A matter of proportion Gen-Y They doth protest too much, methinks LIFESTYLE Walker’s World Brits reform welfare Money Go, go, you must, Consider This you must Top-down morality - what’s that ? Online False sense of Contra Mundum mobile security Sam Harris on cheeky children Sport Sign it like Beckham Health Get a hi-tech workout AltHealth 22 Take a walk on the mild side 76 Travel Paris glitters with 26 romance, history Music and possibility An evening with Food Tony Bennett Hamming it up Movies Pages Dragon graphic, Summer picks be warned Toybox Latest & greatest Chief Executive Officer Heidi Wishart | Group Managing Editor Ian Wishart | NZ EDITION Advertising 09 373-3676, [email protected] | Contributing Writers: Hal Colebatch, Amy Brooke, Chris Forster, Peter Hensley, Chris Carter, Mark Steyn, Chris Philpott, Michael Morrissey, Miranda Devine, Richard Prosser, Claire Morrow, James Morrow, Len Restall, Laura Wilson, and the worldwide resources of MCTribune Group, UPI and Newscom | Art Direction Heidi Wishart | Design & Layout Bozidar Jokanovic | Tel: +64 9 373 3676 | Fax: +64 9 373 3667 | Investigate Magazine, PO Box 188, Kaukapakapa, Auckland 0843, NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIAN EDITION Editor Ian Wishart | Advertising [email protected] | Tel/Fax: 1-800 123 983 | SUBSCRIPTIONS – Online: www.investigatemagazine.com By Phone: Australia – 1-800 123 983, NZ – 09 373 3676 By Post: To the PO Box NZ Edition: $85; AU Edition: A$96 EMAIL: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] All content in this magazine is copyright, and may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. 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Our new website, investigatemagazine. co.nz, is racking up around 30,000 viewers a month and we haven’t even really rarked it up yet. The digital version of Investigate mag- azine has been downloaded nearly 15,000 times, and the new one just out a week ago has already been downloaded more than 4,000 times. At the same time, international news media and people from around the world are making use of our digital content. Over the summer I found myself being interviewed As if summer hasn’t been busy enough, on British radio stations and taking inqui- ries from French and German media in the Heidi and I had the pleasure of welcoming lead-up to the Kim Dotcom bust. The world, like I said, has shrunk. little Levi David Wishart into the world What hasn’t shrunk is the bang that this magazine is capable of causing. 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