He's responsible for some of the most famous song lyrics of the 20th century. "A hard rain is a-gonna fall"; "Blowin' in the wind"; and "I shall be released".
Bob Dylan is often credited with being one of music's finest wordsmiths, an inspiration to the likes of John Lennon, Bono and many other rockers. Outside of music, meanwhile, Dylan's reticence is legendary.
Either way, attempting to pass your own words off as Dylan's is probably not the brightest of ideas. Sadly, it didn't stop one otherwise talented author from trying, with unsurprising results.
Last week, Jonah Lehrer, a prominent writer for the New Yorker magazine, resigned his post after admitting that he had fabricated certain Dylan quotes in his bestselling book Imagine: how creativity works. After denying allegations of wrongdoing, Lehrer was forced to come clean on Monday.
There are echoes of another case: Johann Hari of The Independent had to give up his 2008 Orwell Prize for journalism after admitting to plagiarising quotes.
It's not clear why they do it. But what is certain is that in the age of the internet, there is nowhere to hide. The times, they are a-changin'.
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Shelina Janmohamed: Why shouldn't a spouse be compensated fairly for housework?
Samar Elmnhrawy: How companies in the Middle East can catch up on gender equality
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Justin Thomas: Challenge the notion that 'men are from Mars, women are from Venus'
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Name: Sari Al Zubaidi
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How to invest in gold
Investors can tap into the gold price by purchasing physical jewellery, coins and even gold bars, but these need to be stored safely and possibly insured.
A cheaper and more straightforward way to benefit from gold price growth is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Most advisers suggest sticking to “physical” ETFs. These hold actual gold bullion, bars and coins in a vault on investors’ behalf. Others do not hold gold but use derivatives to track the price instead, adding an extra layer of risk. The two biggest physical gold ETFs are SPDR Gold Trust and iShares Gold Trust.
Another way to invest in gold’s success is to buy gold mining stocks, but Mr Gravier says this brings added risks and can be more volatile. “They have a serious downside potential should the price consolidate.”
Mr Kyprianou says gold and gold miners are two different asset classes. “One is a commodity and the other is a company stock, which means they behave differently.”
Mining companies are a business, susceptible to other market forces, such as worker availability, health and safety, strikes, debt levels, and so on. “These have nothing to do with gold at all. It means that some companies will survive, others won’t.”
By contrast, when gold is mined, it just sits in a vault. “It doesn’t even rust, which means it retains its value,” Mr Kyprianou says.
You may already have exposure to gold miners in your portfolio, say, through an international ETF or actively managed mutual fund.
You could spread this risk with an actively managed fund that invests in a spread of gold miners, with the best known being BlackRock Gold & General. It is up an incredible 55 per cent over the past year, and 240 per cent over five years. As always, past performance is no guide to the future.
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Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana
Rating: 4.5/5
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