Elizabeth Arden celebrates its 100th anniversary and a singular story.

The iPad doesn't come with instructions - and it's not the only gadget to do so. Are we losing our curiosity about how technology works?

Kiwis vice-captain Adam Blair knows nothing less than a perfect effort will get his underpowered side home tonight.

Draft five-eighths Daniel Kirkpatrick is about to start his first game in a Blues side.

Scott Kara traces the history of a Kiwi classic which, after 26 years, has made it back into the top 20.

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.

I turned vegetarian yesterday, finally, after thinking about it for the best part of a week.

Intelligent, mischievous and absurdly glamorous, French model and eternally beautiful style icon Ines de la Fressange gives a rare interview.

The bad blood may have washed away, but young Kiwi Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is looking forward to another clash with Aussie Petero Civoniceva.

Jill Worrall explores the abundant waters around Moorea.

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.

Bullock is the force driving this film, she's sassy and funny, interfering and determined...

After the mediocre solo outing of 2004's American Sweetheart, Courtney Love is back with her band Hole for their fourth album.

TV One's consumer affairs institution has a long, well-deserved reputation for chasing after rip-off rorters.

Big appetite? You won't go hungry at Der Metz, a German eatery whose focus is firmly on quantity.

At the more refined end of the Comedy Fest spectrum is an elegant memoir chronicling Paul Barrett's life-long engagement with Tourette's syndrome.

He was prepared to steer his boat into any weather, ride his Harley fast and drive his Corvette faster. I never knew the guy, but it's clear he was a legend - and a hoot.

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.

Kate Sylvester's new collection is simple, subtle and swooney, writes Zoe Walker.

The star of Underbelly's third season is an infamous stretch of asphalt, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A selection of your entries into the Play photo competition.

The late Sir Howard Morrison is among 10 new entrants to New Zealand's Rock Hall of Fame.

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.

Viva's Zoe Walker blogs from Rosemount Australian Fashion Week.

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.

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.