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Appraising AC/DC's volume
Author Anthony Bozza tells Scott Kara why the classic Australian rockers deserve more credit for their sound.
Fun with the Fox
With the Fox With Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson has tackled a painstaking stop-motion adaptation of a childhood favourite.
Short and often perfect
I cannot fathom why short stories are not as widely read as they once were when the best of the contemporary work is so entertaining.
Skeletons in closets all over haunted hall
Rachael King clearly didn't exhaust her fascination for the queer Victorian penchant for "collecting" with her award-winning and much-admired debut novel, The Sound of Butterflies.
Rewriting history
Katharine McMahon's haphazard approach to writing has structured her successful career.
Virginity and the city
She's funny, she's had a boob job and she's just written a book that could see her thrown out of her church.
Salt of the earth
Film-maker Roger Donaldson has compiled a photographic scrapbook of Kiwi codger Burt Munro - and has his eyes on a biopic of Ed Hillary.
We need this beating heart
It has been a horrid year on the economic front but the arts have thrived.
Blessed with rich variety and verve
The Auckland theatre scene has been busier than ever over the past year, but does quantity mean quality?
Fresh blood hits right note for a grand year
There's been plenty of variety and rich performances in the classical live music scene over the past year.