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Brat Pack star remembers the 80s: 'I was drinking to drunkenness every evening'

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

Master of None season 3 is a whole new type of TV

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

'Wikipedia says I have 3.5 years to live': How to get on with living with cancer

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

Alma reviewed: Tomato on toast meets the cocktail hour

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

Guilt gadgets: Are books truly better than the rest?

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

Get ye to the Greek: Daphnes Bar Taverna, reviewed

Is this the Greek restaurant Auckland has been waiting for?

Melinda Szymanik: 'I read to escape and then to find my way back'

Reading crime fiction is research for Melinda Szymanik

Why are Asian writers so poorly represented in literary circles?

Sherry Zhang shares what it means for her to be part of an anthology of Asian writing.

What would happen if a virus that killed only men swept the globe?

Christina Sweeney-Baird wrote her book, then real life started to resemble it.

Ima reviewed: Turns out those hot cross buns weren't just for Easter

Hot cross buns v cheese pudding - a critic is torn. Yvonne Lorkin peruses the wine list.

The view from my window: artist Hannah Fox on Melbourne by moonlight

Marvellous nights for a moon dance at Melbourne's coolest new arts festival.

Reading helps Rebecca K. Reilly be part of the conversation

Rebecca K. Reilly says her reading is at the mercy of Auckland Libraries' waitlists.

'If all I end up being is like a gay version of Wilco, that's totally fine. I think that's great.'

Lontalius: I didn't really suit the LA grind. But it was a very good learning experience.

The Republic of Gilead and the horrors of real life

This is where we are in what passes these days for real life.

Airini Beautrais: The year's brightest star

Bugs, birds, sex, death, smells, decay ... and the power of women.

Comedian Jadwiga Green on her most precious possession

Even as her faith has waned, comedian Jadwiga Green has found comfort in a crucifix.