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‘You become the lie’: Art adviser opens up on $11m fraud
New York Times: Lisa Schiff drew her clients close. Then she stole millions from them.

‘Time to move on’: Kiwi writer’s moving play tackles silence around Sri Lanka’s past
An old mixtape rewinds history as a family is torn apart by civil war.

Isabella Rossellini: Model, actress, ethologist, Oscar nominee
New York Times: a scene-stealing role brought her unexpected acclaim, and tears, at age 72

Scott Turow: Why I had to write a sequel to Presumed Innocent
Times: The prosecutor-turned-author was drawn to revisit his lead character Rusty Sabich.

Helen Fielding: ‘I want Bridget Jones to smash the idea of a sexual sell-by date’
Times: Straight-talking author on dating age-gaps and her friendship with Renée Zellweger.

‘Divorce diva’ Lady Deborah Chambers KC on why you should (or shouldn’t) go through with it
Inside tips from an expert as 'divorce season' gets into full swing.

Confronting Alzheimer's: Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand's bittersweet love story
How the couple's new play cuts close to home.

She was 26, he was 73: Hollywood legend Gene Kelly’s widow on their unlikely love story
Patricia Kelly is heading to the Auckland Arts Festival with her intimate stage show.

Opinion: I stopped wearing deodorant 15 years ago, and I don’t smell
I stopped wearing deodorant in my early 30s and haven't used it for more than a decade.

New film on Splore showcases Auckland photographer’s extraordinary vision
After partially losing her vision, Serena Stevenson's new work is a triumph.

Opinion: In her own messy way, Bridget Jones is a trailblazer
NYT OPINION: Bridget Jones has become a barometer for how we talk about women.

The Richard Branson diet: How he stays super-fit at 74
Times: The billionaire shows no signs of slowing down. So what's his secret?

‘Is this your hammer?’ - how I triggered an airport security alert
Joanna Wane on why your hair straighteners could be next.

‘A piece of nothing’: A high-country family’s ambitious farm succession plan
Susan and Willie MacDonald weren't the chosen ones – but their children might be.

‘I abandoned my life’: Adrien Brody on the price of winning an Oscar
Times: After winning his first Oscar at 29, the star quit for a quiet life. Now he's back.

Six things we get wrong about sleep
New York Times: How to actually get better rest, according to experts.

Greg Bruce: Can AI really replace writers? My experience with NotebookLM
OPINION: Google's NotebookLM offers creative support but sparks anxiety over AI's role.

How ADHD shaped the rise and fall of a 2010s web pioneer
Why ADHD drives Unilad and LADBible founder Alex Partridge's creativity and struggles.

Groundbreaking brain implant in Kiwi child creates another world first
New trial by medtech start-up gives hope to people living with a time bomb in their head.

Hot midlife summer: The over-50s are having a moment
New York Times: Pop culture is finally warming up to the sex lives of older women.

The 3-minute orgasm: A Kiwi scientist on reversing libido loss at menopause
Dr Iona Weir talks about putting her own product to the test.