The Hollywood Reporter has a long, stunning investigative article out today called Animals Were Harmed. THR journalist Gary Baum presents compelling evidence that the American Humane Association, the nonprofit organisation charged with monitoring film and TV productions for animal abuse, has systematically hidden animal deaths in the interest of preserving friendly relations with powerful Hollywood producers
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Kiwis cutting it across the ditch
It is ironic, there’s no doubt.
Mexican president not a Belieber
Mexico’s president has denied a tweet by Justin Bieber saying the singer met with the president and his family prior to a show. It was the latest sour note in Bieber’s controversy-filled Latin American tour.
New adventures in pioneers’ footsteps
Jamie Fitzgerald is one half of the intrepid duo retracing the steps of some famous Kiwi explorers in First Crossings.
Album review: Tiden – Roedelius Schneider
TIDEN Roedelius Schneider (Yellow Eye) As someone who was obsessive about the electronic explorations of Amon Duull, Cluster, Faust, Tangerine Dream and Can, the Hamburg based German label The Bureau is paradise regained. It’s been re-issuing old classics as well as potentially new ones
The Real Housewives of Melbourne are coming
Are you feeling expensive The Real Housewives of Melbourne is coming next year. The first series will be comprised of ten, one hour episodes and is being produced by Matchbox Pictures (those of Underground, Next Stop Hollywood and The Straits) in conjunction with Foxtel
Antarctic doco heads for festival
When Hawera Telecom technician Anthony Powell stepped off the plane on to Antarctica he was struck by the unbounded emptiness.
NZ Post Book Awards finalists annouced
Courageous, risk-taking young writers lead the pack in this year’s NZ Post Book Awards. Chief judge and Campbell Live presenter John Campbell said he was blown away by the strength of this year’s 185 eligible books.
Is crowd-funded porn a step forward?
OPINION: In the world of modern sex education, online pornography is teacher, textbook, mentor and Cyprian.
The English language in the face of love.
One difference between me and Desiree Hartsock, this season’s bachelorette, is that I’m cursed with the inability to fall in love with someone who mistakes verbs for adjectives. Des, to her credit, is more forgiving