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What did Shakespeare smoke?
South African scientists have discovered that 400-year-old tobacco pipes excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare contained cannabis, suggesting the playwright might have written some of his....

Artist's luxury edible portraits
Portraits of Audrey Hepburn and Charlie Chaplin, views of Venetian canals or a growling lion, these artworks all have something in common outside hefty price tags - they're edible.

Art matters: Anarchist vision recalls city that no longer exists
The tidal margins of the Waitemata are brilliant. Some may think it's best to live in a crib with views of endless white sand, but you're better off with mud.

Kiwi actor tackles climate change
In his latest role, Emmett Skilton tackles the issue of climate change.

Michael Hurst brings Greek comedy to the stage
Director Michael Hurst is bringing Greek comedy Lysistrata to the stage. Written 2500 years ago, its message is just as strong today.

Yoko Ono still seeking peace
For more than 50 years Yoko Ono has been campaigning - for peace, for feminism, and gun control. This tireless activism, she tells Alex Needham, is at the heart of her work as an artist.

The hottest Disney Prince?
A Finland artist has reimagined what he thinks well-known Disney princes would look like if they were real humans. Swoon.

App to boost imagination
Struggling artists and authors with writer's block may soon be offered help from an imagination app.

Len Lye: The father of invention
The Len Lye Centre, which opens in New Plymouth today, is a world-class building dedicated to our most innovative, versatile artist.

Royalty, stars eager for Maori portraits
A new take on portraits is helping connect today's generation of Maori to their ancestral past - and people from around the world are wanting in on it too.

Kiwi women create Maori colonial era portraits for eager stars
Soldiers Rd Portraits is giving people the opportunity to feature in their own historic vintage photos.

Gallipoli painting up for auction
Simpson And His Donkey is named after the famous Australian soldier, but actually features NZ medic Richard Henderson. Photo / supplied

Ex-Shorty star's sex strike
On stage, she's the leader of a sex strike, aimed at ending a 20-year-old war. Off stage, Amanda Billing can't fathom such a drastic move.

Kiwi dancers wow at NOW
This second season of NOW - New Original Works - truly reflects its name, with four confidently emerging new choreographers, expressing some very original concepts, beautifully performed by the talented and extremely hard-working team of five dancers.