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Game review: Infamous: First light
As the gaming world rages over the lack of playable female characters, Sucker Punch has quietly gone about finding its own solution.

Album review: Dussek and Beethoven
It is difficult to be too disdainful of the earlier work, a real glitterfest that does not allow a slow movement to dampen its merry fun.

Colin Hogg: Had my fill of sweet and sour fare
I'm increasingly concerned about what might be the next household task to be celebrated by a nationwide television contest, writes Colin Hogg.

Totem - Cirque du Soliel
As an instantly recognizable brand celebrating their 30th anniversary Cirque du Soliel must stretch a tightrope between making it new and delivering on the expectations of its loyal customers.

Theatre review: Dog, The Basement
Playwright Ben Hutchison establishes himself as an original and very distinctive voice with a play that has the gritty realism of a kitchen sink drama merging seamlessly into the weirdness of dream.

Fireworks too long in coming
Colin Hogg writes: Why is it, in this jerky new world of sound bites and short attention spans, that television shows are getting longer and longer?

Theatre review: Hairspray
This bright, feel-good musical left us so happy that we were possibly high on hairspray fumes, writes Janet McAllister.

A genius from the start
We have searched the NZ Herald archive for our original reviews of Robin Williams' major roles. Read them here.

Classical review: ACO, Raye Freedom Arts Centre
We were expecting an evening of contrasts on Sunday when the Jade String Quartet played Mozart against an impressive line-up of percussion instruments.

Concert review: On-form Dylan shows the love
Why does Bob Dylan still tour the world when he could be enjoying a quiet existence living off his royalties? Why the hell wouldn’t he?