Book review: 'Try opening it at random and reading whatever catches your eye'
A book to open at random for those who are different
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Theme work: the secret to television's catchiest tunes
The best TV theme tunes are musical synopses of the shows they open.
A collection of 'short fictions, tall truths'
A collection of short stories, The Pink Jumpsuit
Some thoughts on Wes Anderson's cinematic love letter to The New Yorker
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The French Dispatch.
George Clooney: 'Turning 60 is a bummer. But it's that or dead'
George Clooney on surviving a motorbike crash, social media, fame and the future.
Steve Braunias on party season - fun and games?
Fun and games of party seasons past - not always such fun
Design for Living: The hands of Venice
When design makes a city better: Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture Support in Venice.
Sex and the City: Is the original series still relevant, or radical?
Sex and the City - examining the original as the reboot "drops".
Kentaro Yamada: "I'm sort of friendly with death"
The London-based artist and perfume designer on coming home to farewell his father.
Is it still possible to be "late to the party"?
With endless streaming, it can sometimes seem we're at a never-ending party - but are we?
'Harry Ricketts' poetry is like a favourite set of clothes that you put on when you want to relax'
Rediscovering books is like coming across old friends
A new arts-focused trust is supporting emerging writers, musicians and beyond
Good news glimmers for young artists. Paula Morris explains.
Book review: nine essayists on aspects of New Zealand life
Nine writers write on aspects of their lives
The Brown Factory: Where the brown gets made
Is this the beginning of the browning of New Zealand screens?
Jane Campion's new movie makes a powerful point about men. What is it?
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The Power of the Dog.
Get Back: A long trip worth the time
The Beatles documentary Get Back is worth the trip back in time writes Diana Wichtel
Design for Living: When a building changes a city
The Bilbao effect has its critics, but would it work in Auckland?
Restaurant review: Can Ponsonby whitebait woo a West Coaster?
A little whitebait goes a long way at The Blue Breeze Inn.
Wheeling and dealing in real life inspires TV's Succession
Succession's big business deals have nothing on real life corporate chicanery
Laura Dern: 'My 50s? It's just a really alive time'
"I feel so lucky to have sisters because I didn't have siblings."
Aotea Great Barrier Island: Off-grid living with Tim Higham and family
"The wonder of this world enables all artifice to collapse."
Richard Shaw and a legacy of lament
His new book, The Forgotten Coast, wrestles with family, community and loss.
Al Jean on Alf, Carson and 30 years with The Simpsons
"It's hard not to take the criticism personally."
Twelve environmental sculptures encircle the Earth
A global land art project a quarter of a century in the making
Himali McInnes: 'I romp through fiction'
Poet Himali McInnes is lured by fiction despite intentions to read non-fiction
Siena Yates: How K-culture changed my life
Why you, too, should ride the K-wave to happiness.
10 summer must-haves for your home and wardrobe
Fast-forward your summer holiday by creating a resort vibe at home.
The little French film that's bigger than it looks
Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review Petite Maman.
A farmer and his frocks: the Great Gatbsy of Naseby who kept designer gowns in his tractor shed
Eden Hore kept cattle on his Central Otago farm – and ball gowns in his tractor shed.
The frocks of Eden Hore
Between 1970 and 1984, High Country farmer Eden Hore amounted to a remarkable collection of New Zealand couture. It became the most significant collection of its kind in Australasia. Video / Cam Neate
She won one of NZ's biggest writing prizes. And that's when the questions started
The rights and wrongs about writing about another country - even if you are an expat.
Design for Living: Cycling the Brooklyn Bridge
Good ideas that make cities better: The cycleway on New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
Representation for children in literature is everything: Ataria Sharman
Diversity in children's books is vital, writes Ataria Sharman