Lies and secrets at the heart of a damaged family lead to an interesting story

"I'm going to decorate the bejesus out of something!"

When anti-Semitism isn't racism - or is it?

Patrick Gower talks about the power of listening - and of being heard.

A stray kitten helped the former Fur Patrol singer through some of her darkest days.

Kim Knight on her last conversation with the matriarch she learned to love later in life.

Architect Brendan MacFarlane tells how he became part of a renowned Paris "tag team"

"There isn't just one window in my life."

Three New Zealand-based creatives on what drives their passion

Two glorious recipes from Nigella Lawson, extracted for Canvas magazine.

Ruth Spencer's good news for Aucklanders. We're among the world's top-ranking ... sleepers

Greg Bruce recalls the first meal he had with his wife, but not very much of it.

Cosy, not pricey, winter dining for friends and whānau from north, to the south.

Six ultra-smooth wines (and a beer) to celebrate the long weekend.

Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review a movie about pastry, a palace and a pastry palace.

Where the rice is loaded and the prawns warrant closer inspection.

They looked at the walls with great interest; one of them stroked the wallpaper.

In Melissa Broder's new novel, a calorie-counter falls in love with eating - and more.

"Hold still," says the younger doctor and I brace myself for pain.

Siobhan Harvey's new poetry collection looks to ghosts, past and present.

A poet on how she brings a poem to life

"What does it look like to be a mother and a photographer?"

"It's not some hipster from Grey Lynn putting hay bales in his shiny pickup"

"We all talked and cried and hugged — and drank the bar dry every night."

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch season 3 of Master of None.

Herald photographer Jason Oxenham on his new normal - which is far from normal.

In Spain, pan con tomate is for breakfast. At Auckland's Alma it's best with a drink.

Diana Wichtel compares the merits of paperbacks, television and our multi-screens.

Is this the Greek restaurant Auckland has been waiting for?

Reading crime fiction is research for Melinda Szymanik