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<i>Noelle McCarthy:</i> Goodbye carnivorism, hello vegetarianism
I turned vegetarian yesterday, finally, after thinking about it for the best part of a week.
Chic incarnate
Intelligent, mischievous and absurdly glamorous, French model and eternally beautiful style icon Ines de la Fressange gives a rare interview.
Rugby: Kirkpatrick in reshuffled Blues
Draft five-eighths Daniel Kirkpatrick is about to start his first game in a Blues side.
Poi Story 2
Scott Kara traces the history of a Kiwi classic which, after 26 years, has made it back into the top 20.
Happy Landings
When Opshop took to the skies to play 10 gigs in a day to help launch New Zealand Music Month, TimeOut's Jacqueline Smith strapped herself in for the long and sometimes bumpy ride.
Breakfast in bed (+recipes)
Make the first meal of the day a delicious one for the mothers in your life.
League: Kiwi rookie ready for round two with Petero
The bad blood may have washed away, but young Kiwi Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is looking forward to another clash with Aussie Petero Civoniceva.
It's business time
They are the last men standing in the first local series of The Apprentice. Terry Serepisos has his work cut out deciding who should win.
Movie review: <i>The Blind Side</i>
Bullock is the force driving this film, she's sassy and funny, interfering and determined...
Hole: <i>Nobody's Daughter</i>
After the mediocre solo outing of 2004's American Sweetheart, Courtney Love is back with her band Hole for their fourth album.
<i>Der Metz</i>, Kohimarama
Big appetite? You won't go hungry at Der Metz, a German eatery whose focus is firmly on quantity.
TV Review: <i>Fair Go</i> series of mediocre incidents
TV One's consumer affairs institution has a long, well-deserved reputation for chasing after rip-off rorters.
Movie review: <i>New York, I Love You</i>
Avoiding the obvious, French producer Emmanuel Benbihy assembles some striking mainly young talents in the Big Apple for a sequel portmanteau film to Paris, Je T'Aime.
Movie review: <i>A Single Man</i>
The single man is George Falconer, an expatriate Englishman teaching at a Los Angeles college, and struggling to find a purpose to life after the sudden death of his long-time partner.
P-Money: <i>Everything</i>
On Everything P-Money takes off into an oonst-driven dance direction.
Kate Sylvester gets romantic at Australian Fashion Week
Kate Sylvester's new collection is simple, subtle and swooney, writes Zoe Walker.
TV Review: <i>Underbelly: The Golden Mile</i>
The star of Underbelly's third season is an infamous stretch of asphalt, writes Deborah Hill Cone.
Sir Howard joins Rock Hall of Fame
The late Sir Howard Morrison is among 10 new entrants to New Zealand's Rock Hall of Fame.
Is it time to put <i>Sex and the City</i> out of its misery?
As the fab four return to the big screen, the question is: has the franchise played itself out? Eva Wiseman says yes and Jo Elvin puts forward the case for no.
Camilla and Marc present signature Sydney style
Viva's Zoe Walker blogs from Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.
<i>Chris Rattue</i>: NZ rugby badly in need of the master
Check out NZ rugby, now that the master Crusaders coach has gone. You'll find one sick puppy, a sad mob of Super 14 lost souls.
Wine: Bargain harvest buys
We're sitting at the top of a sun-drenched Hawkes Bay vineyard looking out to sea over heavily laden pinot gris vines which have just been harvested.
Glamour glow
Highlighting powders are a lovely all-in-one way of sculpting and illuminating the face.