(@GuySomerset) Guy Somerset is Books & Culture editor of the New Zealand Listener. You can follow his stray thoughts and the fruits of his Web grazing on Twitter (and sometimes on Facebook).
By Guy Somerset in Two Minutes With
Issue 3812 23rd May 2013
Now he’s not playing evil Zac Smith in Shortland Street, actor Mike Edward is devoting himself full-time to his and partner Eve Gordon’s “art-house circus” company, the Dust Palace.
By Guy Somerset in Art
Issue 3812 23rd May 2013
Auckland’s annual month of photography
By Guy Somerset in Music
Issue 3812 23rd May 2013
The music business’s new concentration on concerts over recordings is manna from heaven for singer Cassandra Wilson.
By Guy Somerset in Culture
Issue Listener Plus 23rd May 2013
A handful of other things you might like to consider.
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
'You are more free when you speak a foreign language.'
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
'The secret of a good interview is preparation, preparation, preparation.'
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
'He’s loved women horizontally, yes, but vertically and every other angle in between.'
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
The poet on composing while walking, young fans and being older than Yeats.
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
The rock writer on Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson and the joys of the ukulele.
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 17th May 2013
"The Russian government is completely incompetent and dysfunctional."