Today in brief: 'Til you Drop: Shopping, a Melbourne History, Rocky and Gawenda; Michael and Garner , Scribe's 2010 fiction prize longlist , Met Moderniser Thomas Hoving dies and poppy palace narcotecture
True/Slant's Afghan desk provides a glimpse at the country's burgeoning 'narcotecture' boom.
Thomas Hoving, one of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's most significant directors of recent years, has died the New York Times reports.
Scribe Publications has announced the longlist for its 2010 CAL Scribe Fiction Prize award.
Helen Garner talks to [Michael Gawenda](http://wheelercentre.com/calendar/presenter/michael-gawenda/) about his new book: Rocky and Gawenda: the story of a man and his mutt, for Melbourne University Publishing. Gawenda will chair our [Ethically Speaking](http://wheelercentre.com/calendar/event/ethically-speaking-media-and-journalism/) event. : visit link →
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