Peter Graham interview
Almost 60 years on, a former lawyer's book reignites the fascination with the Parker-Hulme murder. [more]
Culture
Now Showing February 23 2012
New in our films-in-theatres round-up: Contraband, Shame, Vincent Wants To Sea. [more]
Film review: Shame
Shame, opening today, doesn't say anything new about sexual addiction, says David Larsen, but the acting and cinematography are excellent. [more]
Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen review
Old Ideas, the first collection of new songs by Leonard Cohen in eight years, opens with the artist considering his own persona. “I love to speak with Leonard,” he intones in his gravelly whisper. “He’s a sportsman and a shepherd. He’s a lazy bastard living in a suit.” The character he... [more]
In the Absence of Heroes by Anthony McCarten review
McCarten has written a dazzlingly clever sequel to Death of a Superhero. [more]
The Art of the Hobbit by JRR Tolkien by Wayne G Hammond and Christina Scull review
A new collection of JRR Tolkien's artwork is a bonbon for the serious Tolkien nerd. [more]
Dear Dot I Must Tell You by Keith Scott review
Dear Dot gathers nearly 600 pages of young people telling their stories. [more]
Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White review
White's new novel is like a bi-curious When Harry Met Sally. [more]
Interview: Richard Bradford
The author of a biography of Martin Amis found it was a book he didn't want to write. [more]
Life in New Zealand February 18 2012
"The way I see it is it's going to be on my bum and it is something I can look back on in the future and remember this point in my life.'' www.stuff.co.nz, 12/1/12
Smoked-Hoki
Ingredients: smoked hoki, fruitrim liquid (grape juice, grain dextrins)
Contains fish.
Supermarket label
Baby sale on this week
New... [more]
Interview: Scott Graham
The Frantic Assembly Theatre director talks about the physicality of Beautiful Burnout, coming to the International Arts Festival. [more]
Now Showing February 16 2012
New additions to our all-films-in-theatres review round-up: Leonardo Live, Like Crazy, Moneyball, Romantics Anonymous, The Ides of March, This Means War, and Weekend. [more]
Film review: Moneyball
Helene Wong doesn't know much about baseball, but Moneyball, opening this week, is the sports movie of the year. [more]
Echoes of Silence by The Weeknd review
Abel Tesfaye appears to have crammed the creative arc of a career into little more than nine months. [more]
Interview: the New Zealand String Quartet
The NZSQ tackle the Everest of the chamber music repertoire for their 25th anniversary. [more]
Unions in Common Cause edited by Peter Franks and Melanie Nolan review
The second Federation of Labour, which at its height represented more than half a million workers, is given its historical due. [more]
The Territorials by Peter Cooke and John Crawford review
A history of our citizen-soldiery was overdue, but this one lacks sparkle. [more]
Life in New Zealand February 11 2012
"Though sunbathing topless was not an offence, Mr Hannah said exposing reproductive organs was. This meant men would immediately get in trouble for dropping their pants but the same was not always the case if women went nude. www.stuff.co.nz, 27/1/12
… nothing has surfaced that would indicate for sure the Rena was poorly... [more]
Wild Heart edited by Mick Abbott and Richard Reeve and Franzi & the Great Terrain Robbery by Sam Mahon review
For how much longer will we have our bedrock natural inheritance, wonder two new books. [more]