‘I fell to pieces’: Is it ever OK to cut ties with your ‘toxic’ parents?
NY Times: Family estrangement appears to be on the rise, thanks mainly to social media.
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All the adventure, a fraction of the cost: The DIY Orient Express
New York Times: How to book an affordable rail trip from Paris to Istanbul.
Analysis: An assassination attempt that seems likely to tear America further apart
New York Times: Finger-pointing and conspiracy theories have further fractured the US.
A Trump ally is training 75 armed citizens. Is that a militia?
New York Times: 'Special deputies' being recruited to deploy during unrest or disaster.
‘The moment I learnt my grandfather killed a million people at Auschwitz’
Times: At 14 Kai Höss learnt his grandfather "killed more people than any other man".
Minnie Driver on sexism, misogyny and Hollywood harassment
Times: Is she the most outspoken female star in Tinseltown?
Heartbreak, false hope and a 70-year-old law: Inside the search for a surrogate
For many Kiwis, the surrogacy process is profoundly challenging.
Kamala Harris emerges from sidelines as Democrats rethink the ticket
New York Times: VP Kamala Harris has spent the past year trying to quiet her doubters.
'I don't feel safe': NZ's most burgled neighbourhoods - how does your suburb compare?
Use our interactive to see New Zealand's most burgled community.
Is Biden fit for duty? The answer depends on a little-known White House doctor
Kevin O’Connor became Joe Biden's personal doctor in 2009 and the two are extremely close.
Muppet master: Insiders reveal what Jim Henson was really like
New York Times: 'He never criticised, ever... he was the boss as a brother, almost.'
Nicole Scherzinger: ‘I want to have a baby but work calls’
Times: An award-winning role has transformed the former Pussycat Doll's life.
New book explores how NZ fell out of love with Jacinda Ardern
Political scientists explore the question in a new book.
The Rubik’s Cube turns 50
NYT: Hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring 43 billion billion permutations.
The vanishing islands that failed to vanish
NYT: Some low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be victims of rising seas.
Should Biden quit? Democrats weigh potential rewards and steep risks
NY Times: A new nominee could bring a crash-course campaign with no room for error.
A family loses three generations of women in India crowd’s panic
New York Times: "My dear daughter, wife and mother ... in one single blow.”
Biden admits he has two days to save candidacy as inside pressure mounts
New York Times: Biden knows his next three public appearances are critical, ally says.
‘Narcissistic abuse’ has gone mainstream. But what is it?
'Unless you’ve been through it you don’t understand the insanity.'
'Sharp decline': Insiders say Joe Biden's lapses are getting worse
New York Times: Biden's mental acuity has slipped markedly in recent months, aides say.
The road to a crisis: How Democrats let Biden glide to renomination
New York Times: An 81-year-old candidate and no Plan B.
'Terrible, terrible night': Inside the Biden camp’s post-debate frenzy
NY Times: The all-hands effort showed the extent of the damage done in 90 painful minutes.
The 40 best songs of 2024 (so far)
New York Times: Here's what the pop critics have on repeat after six months of listening.
Kiwi teams in the Big Bash League? The Grade Cricketer on NZ’s T20 future
The Australian duo spoke to the Herald about the state of the game.
'He’s getting every script': The careful crafting of Austin Butler
New York Times: In The Bikeriders, something closer to the real Butler is being revealed.
Shania Twain: ‘I waited too long to feel good about being a woman’
Times: The country-pop superstar opens up about surviving abuse, infidelity and divorce.
The future of streaming (according to the moguls figuring it out)
New York Times: Who will survive? Die? Thrive? And how?
Abby Elliott: ‘The Bear’s unlike any other show I’ve worked on’
Times: Actress did shifts in real-life kitchen to prepare for her role as Carmy’s sister.
Is delaying menopause the key to longevity?
NY Times: The ovaries appear to be connected to almost every aspect of a woman's health.
Inside the battle to release 'the most brutal Trump biopic imaginable'
'The Apprentice' made its buzzy debut at Cannes in May. Nobody in the US will touch it.
Gregor Paul: How sharing secrets is undermining New Zealand Rugby
OPINION: What it means having so much hidden knowledge now in enemy hands overseas.
'Best thing for our marriage': How ecstasy use is on the rise among older Kiwis
Ecstasy is the second most commonly used illicit drug in New Zealand after cannabis.
How Iran is using European mafia to kill its political opponents
Times: How a longtime supporter of the Iranian opposition survived being shot in the head.