Down-to-earth and warm, the new neutral is a sight for sore eyes.

Princess Leia’s back, older but lighter. What a trip, says Carrie Fisher. She talks to Horatia Harrod about the new Star Wars movie, which has just begun filming, the weight loss caveat that came with the role and her life away from the cameras.

This latest novel by the prolific Richard Powers may be summarised very briefly.

If what your soul craves is a big, dumb film, then the latest iteration of Godzilla is the film for you, because Godzilla is about as big and dumb as film-making gets.

The beads have gone, the dreads have stayed, and the determination is stronger than ever. Ma’a Nonu talks to Alan Perrott about what inspired his journey up the rugby ranks.

Organic desert tones are the neutral palette of choice this season, pairing with pretty much any colour from a block bright for an interesting take on colour blocking, to classic tones of cream and navy for something more tried and true.

Stack ’em up. Surrender to this season’s bold accessory game-changer.

Growing up on navy bases, Laini Taylor always wanted to write. She tells David Larsen about the blue-haired girl with an unusual collection who helped her realise her ambition.

Una has lung cancer, and just days to live. "I have friends and family ... I have money.

Graeme Lay's sequel to his best-selling novel, The Secret Life of James Cook, wisely follows the same approach as before.

At last, the original Ponsonby village, at the Herne Bay end of the road, is making a comeback.

The menu sounded super fresh and this was enhanced by the visual delights lined up in the glass cabinets at the counter.

In her second short story collection, her first in 15 years, Lorrie Moore peels back life’s outer layer and reveals what lies within.

The old cliche says you can take the man out of his birthplace but you can't take the birthplace out of the man.

Mum's kitchen Four of our favourite Federal St chefs tell us how their mums cooked with love.

In a Canvas exclusive, Eleanor Catton talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about physics, life, the universe and everything.

It’s all go at this family-friendly cafe full of soul.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Colour Purple, Alice Walker, talks to Margie Thomson about the state of American politics, poetry — the lifeblood of rebellion and the richness of a life connected with nature.

I feel pretty confident that this first book by Seattle-based Kim Fu will be the only novel you read this year with an Oriental-Canadian trans-sexual protagonist.

Our stereotyped image of the Italian restaurant is bustle, informality, cheerful clamour and theatrical accents.