New York mayor Michael Bloomberg sent undercover operatives to investigate illegal gun sales on the other side of the country.

American expat and Apartment 86 owner Linda Chandler shares her style secrets with Viva.

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 Oscar-winning actress has "serious concerns" for the welfare of the couple's two-year-old daughter.

When handing out a prize at the 2011 Sundance Festival, America Ferrara from Ugly Betty said it was a festival of women.

Paul Auster writes splendidly about disaffected, damaged people, usually alienated from society in some way, often isolated, physically and/or psychologically.

The executive chef of dine by Peter Gordon at SkyCity answers your cuisine questions.

A US businessman fraudulently billed almost a quarter of a million dollars to film director Sir Peter Jackson's credit card.

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 human nose contains roughly 400 olfactory receptors, but no two people have the same sense of smell.

On the first Friday evening of every month, visitors to Phoenix can join thousands of locals on the city's self-guided art walk.

Christian Wolmar finds himself warming to the foibles of one of America's lesser-known modes of transport.

Yeasayer are back for Laneway, but don't expect a repeat of an infamous earlier trip, says Paula Yeoman.

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.

Decadent, creamy and delicious, cheesecake has been tempting diners for centuries.

Unfinished business is the theme of the new novel from best-selling author Kim Edwards.

The desert town near the Mexican border is a sanctuary for those who flee the big cities - bikers, students and artists. Ed Vulliamy, who is a resident, believes Tucson will overcome a lone gunman's rampage.

Maritime troubadour Jimmy Buffett is dropping anchor in the city of sails next weekend. He talks to Graham Reid.