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Minecraft: Blocked only by imagination
The worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.
The worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.
The rest of the world is now sending us some of their best wines, which enables us to see what all the fuss is about. These are worth checking out.
It was a night full of surprises. First we were surprised to be taken out to Le Vietnamese Kitchen's back room, and find it warmer and buzzier than in the front.
I've never felt more helpless than while lying on a slab, pants around my ankles, with someone poking around in my twig and berries.
'Tis the season for hearty comfort food and wines to match. If you’re looking for cuddly, well-made and red wines that are a bit off beat … you’ve come to the right place.
Out in the suburbs it is difficult to suppress a yawn when it is announced a new Indian restaurant is to open.
The menu was a cool, hand-drawn selection of breakfast options with a Southeast Asian flair.
This is a very strange book. It's about Neil Gaiman, so it can probably afford to be.
Gerard Woodward’s family gave him plenty of material to write about, but it took years to work out how, he tells Linda Herrick.
The best thing about the Commonwealth Games is that they are exactly like the Olympics except we win heaps more medals.
Graphic images show the extremes of life worldwide. Paul Lewis reviews the World Press Photo exhibition.
It’s a pity there are so few American wines available here as many of them are drop-dead gorgeous. True, many are extraordinarily expensive but those that find their way here are usually of astonishing quality and value for money.
The council's new cobblestones will look cool when they're finished, but at the moment O'Connell St is a bit of a mess.
Cliff Curtis’ turn as a bipolar chess champ may be his greatest role yet. He talks to Russell Baillie about piling on weight, confronting his past, and being a family man.
Cliff Curtis has been on our screens for more than 20 years, ranging from pivotal roles in New Zealand films like Once Were Warriors and Whale Rider to becoming a chameleonic character actor in Hollywood. Here's a visual look back at his career so far.
New season, new colours. Take a foolhardy approach to this season’s bright fun things.
We’d peered behind the papered-up windows, anxiously wondering what the new owners were changing on this popular corner spot, so the first chance we could we were queuing at the door.
The many facets of England meet in the pages of Graham Swift’s new book, writes Stephen Jewell.
Whether you believe in Creation or evolution or intelligent design or not-so-intelligent design or whatever, the male scrotum surely has to be a mistake in all of them.
Colour blocking is trickling its way into spring/summer collections and, while winter focused on mixing block pastels and brilliant hues with subdued tones, now its about embracing brights with gusto. After all, who said minimalism was restricted to neutrals?