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Book review: The Mandibles, Lionel Shriver
"Plots set in the future are about what people fear in the present," says one of Lionel Shriver's characters in her latest novel set in a dystopian America of the near future.
"Plots set in the future are about what people fear in the present," says one of Lionel Shriver's characters in her latest novel set in a dystopian America of the near future.
About two years ago I bought a euthanasia drug online from China.
I want to know why it is that everyone suddenly has a medical degree and knows the one thing that will cure you of all your pain?
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A few words with documentary film-maker Justin Webster.
Convincing main courses and desserts to dive into tick all the boxes at The Federal Deli.
Where does time go? And why are some people so hopeless at keeping it? Kim Knight despairs.
Heroic actions are not always done by heroes. Greg Bruce meets some ordinary people whose lives have led them to perform extraordinarily good deeds.
People think wine writing is glamorous. My diary today has "worm the cat", "get dog's anal glands drained", "buy school shoes for Jake", "sort Southern Cross receipts" and "buy new tweezers" written in it. So, yeah. Jealous?
Comedian Rose Matafeo tells Greg Bruce why her life isn't always a barrel of laughs.
The worlds of technical sportswear and fashion collide for an inspiring take on this season's best waterproof offerings.
A restaurant that feels like money also serves unbelievably good chips.
A few words with art curator Beatriz Bustos Oyanedel.
We are now being routinely alerted to words that might elicit traumatic memories. but, asks, Kim Knight, is this just a cotton-wool response to real life?
This slick refit, in the space that was once Quay St Cafe, caught my eye when I was at the Britomart markets.
Here are the highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.
How familiar should the relationship between customer and server be? Kim Knight considers the issue.
Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama appear to have much in common on the surface, but a new book on the two First Ladies reveals bitter animosity between them, Celia Walden writes.
If there's a queue, it's worth the wait at Balmoral's newest eatery
Phil Lynott's name is a byword for rock 'n' roll excess. Now a new book explores why the shy church-goer found it so hard to resist temptation, writes Neil Armstrong.
Kim Knight considers the invisible workload that's mostly done by women.
Dine at Nick Honeyman's new bistro, Paris Butter with Canvas,