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![The dream and reality of ‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Kelli Finglass, the director of the dance squad, sits down for a discussion of the show.
Read more![New Zealand's chef of the year, Paris Butter’s Zennon Wijlens, went from menace to mentor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
How a "menace" from Titirangi became the country's top chef.
Read more![We’re living in Barbie’s world. So what does Black Barbie mean?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
A new documentary on Netflix examines a doll that’s become so much more.
Read more![Dan Ahwa: Beat-up bags, charms and trinkets - why your carryalls are getting personal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Jane Birkin's chaotic handbag legacy lives on. Here's why.
Read more![Inside the ‘Fantasmas' launch party: Julio Torres and friends toast their bizarro creation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Young artists and comedians tackle the trade-offs of creative pursuits in ‘Fantasmas’.
Read more![From alternate realities to alter egos: Why are New Zealanders obsessed with Steampunk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
The fashion, fantasy and future of a cultural calendar highlight.
Read more![With ‘We Are Lady Parts’, a comedy about an all-female Muslim punk band, director Nida Manzoor rocks on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Writer-director Manzoor's work reliably feels like nothing else.
Read more![A dinner party between the vines: Inside Jessica-Belle and Daniel Cook’s winery wedding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Emilia Wickstead-clad bridesmaids, grape-scaped tables and a special surprise dress.
Read more![American acting legend Ali MacGraw’s natural, beautiful life — in her own words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
What continues to motivate her at age 85?
Read more![Billie Eilish dares to write (twisted) love songs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’, her third album, is both concise and far-reaching.
Read more![Tales of beauty and its price galvanise Cannes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
Festival films have turned their focus to the power and pitfalls of beauty.
Read more![Black satire is having its Hollywood moment, but something is missing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
The genre is expanding. Maya Phillips reviews a collection of new films tackling satire.
Read more![Anya Taylor-Joy went through the wringer for ‘Furiosa’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
The 28-year-old star plays the title character in the most recent Mad Max movie.
Read more![The unstoppables: Martha Stewart, Giorgio Armani and more share the secrets of a lifelong career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
For these creatives, ambition is undimmed by time.
Read more![For comedian Melanie Bracewell, the jokes (and Jacinda Ardern impressions) keep coming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=791)
The comic on punchlines, immense cauliflowers and whether she could be a Silver Fern.
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