The reckoning for New Zealand’s finest literature is approaching, and it would be surprising if Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries didn’t triumph.
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ScarJo to marry ‘in four weeks’
Scarlett Johansson will reportedly marry next month.
The King and I versus Les Miserables
Revivals of two much-loved musicals are vying for your entertainment dollar in Melbourne this winter. James Croot compares an eastern monarchy with French misery.
Hayden Tee takes on Javert in Les Mis
Hayden Tee grew up in a Northland town populated by only about 800 people.
Weird Al’s weirdly succesful week in music
Attention pop stars: If “Weird Al” Yankovic shows up at your concert or has tracked down your personal email address, you’re likely his next parody conquest. Such was the case for artists like Pharrell and Iggy Azalea, who are covered by Yankovic in his latest album, Mandatory Fun
How a Kiwi ended up making a film about Pulp
How do you wind up making a film about one of Britpop’s biggest bands Just flick them off an email inviting them to the movies.
Little Dog barks loudly in Edinburgh
Fresh from winning a theatre award in China, New Zealand children’s theatre company Little Dog Barking is to present its puppet play about death at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival next month. Little Dog Barking Theatre, established in 2010, is the brainchild of local Pauatahanui artist Peter Wilson
‘Don’t lose your dinosaur’ – the best Kanye quotes
Reading a Kanye West interview is like a reading a Kanye West interview. There is simply nothing quite like it
Lorde and lyrics
Do yu like Paul Verlaine/Is it gonna rain today/ Shall we have our photo taken/We’ll look like.
Paris Hilton in a Barbie world
Paris Hilton may have slipped under the radar for a while, but a rare interview with London’s Daily Telegraph has proved she’s still very much alive and little changed.