The look of love
Fashionable New Zealanders give Viva insight into their perfect Valentine, plus tips for the big date.
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Prince reels in a Kardashian
Artist Prince pulled Kim Kardashian on stage with him at Madison Square Garden in New York City Monday night.
Tapu Misa: There's much to learn from Tiger Mothers
Bringing out the best in your child involves encouragement, support - and hard work.
Shooting stars
Regan Cameron is one of New Zealand’s most successful exports, yet most of us don’t even know his name.
New York mayor under fire over guns
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg sent undercover operatives to investigate illegal gun sales on the other side of the country.
Fashion Plate: Linda Chandler
American expat and Apartment 86 owner Linda Chandler shares her style secrets with Viva.
From chaos to creation
Max Gimblett is one of our most beloved painters. Rebecca Barry met him in his New York studio and learned about his creative process.
The fabulous life of Gala Darling
Once stuck in a 9-5 rut in a Wellington office job, Gala Darling donned a new identity and created a new life as a New York style and self-help guru.
Book Review: <i>Sunset Park</i>
Paul Auster writes splendidly about disaffected, damaged people, usually alienated from society in some way, often isolated, physically and/or psychologically.
Mega-payouts remain Wall Street's driving force
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<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: All out of love for the super rich
Power elite look down on the rest of us, but they still want to be admired. Well, tough.
Diddy becomes detective on US TV
P. Diddy is to play a detective in US TV series Hawaii Five-0.
Michelle Williams is kinda blue
Three years after the death of her lover Heath Ledger, actress Michelle Williams has an Oscar nomination. The Hollywood star talks candidly to Tim Teeman about grief, her daughter, her mania for cleaning — and her new film.
The smelling test
The human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.
Yeasayer: Nature boys
Yeasayer are back for Laneway, but don't expect a repeat of an infamous earlier trip, says Paula Yeoman.
Book Review: <i>Object of Beauty</i>
How much you'll enjoy this novel from American actor and comedian Steve Martin will depend on how engaged you are with recent art history.
Slice of heaven (+recipes)
Decadent, creamy and delicious, cheesecake has been tempting diners for centuries.
Book Review: <i>The Lake of Dreams</i>
Unfinished business is the theme of the new novel from best-selling author Kim Edwards.
Arizona's fallout will shape 2012 election
The slaughter in Tucson, in statistical terms, was pretty routine as US shooting sprees go.
The year ahead
Grab your diaries for Viva's essential guide to what everyone will be talking about in 2011. Here's to an eventful year.
Film critics' society choose <i>The Social Network</i>
The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday selected The Social Network as the best picture of 2010.
Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp dating on the sly
A new year, a new romance: Actress Meg Ryan and veteran rocker John Mellencamp are reportedly dating on the quiet.
A public marriage spat that's terribly unbecoming
An article on a New York society wedding that tore two families apart has unleashed a torrent of criticism.
Book Review: American Subversive
Aidan is a thirty-something professional blogger, living a low-rent version of the high-life in post-9/11 New York. His relationship with his journalist girlfriend, Cressida, is strained; he's stuck in a bit of a rut.