Mark Amery criticizes the criticism in his weekly column for The Post. Image: The Post A new report says that arts and culture only take up half the space in our media devoted to sports. Mediawatch asks the most critical critic of local culture whether art is a ‘nice to have’ in our media now […]
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One of the hottest trends of the year is taking an extra month to show up on our screens. Why? This is an excerpt from The Spinoff’s weekly Rec Room newsletter. Sign up for regular Friday posts here. Come December, when the best movies of the year have been chewed up and spat out, it
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It’s been 14 years since she graced living rooms across the country as a judge on MasterChef Australia, a success that catapulted the food writer – and her label – to instant fame. Speaking candidly on the Stellar podcast Something To Talk About, she recalls being “a bit headstrong” when she first tasted fame, reveals
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This article originally appeared in The House of Wellness magazine. With just weeks to go until the Silver Ferns travel to South Africa to defend their Netball World Cup title, excitement is building in the Kiwi camp. It’s the biggest event on the netball calendar, and for veterans Gina Crampton and Amelianne Ekenasio it’s bittersweet,
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Alan Arkin, the wry actor who showed his versatility in everything from dark comedy to dramatic drama while earning four Academy Award nominations and winning an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. He was 89 years old. His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed their father’s death through the actor’s publicist on
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Here’s a statistic that will blow your mind: according to The Business of Fashion, the global fashion industry is expected to generate an estimated $460 billion in sales this year and grow to an estimated $580 billion by 2027. The global fashion digital director predicts successful companies, “will be those that demonstrate their understanding of
Kin Cheung/AP Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, June 30, 2023. Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey enjoys treating other men, a prosecutor told jurors at his trial on Friday (local time) in a London court. Spacey is “a man who has no respect for personal boundaries or space, a man who seems
Prosecutors say Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is a ‘bully’ who preys on other men. Read More »
New Zealand’s only bestseller chart is a top 10 bestseller list published weekly at Unity Books stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Canongate, $50) Opinions differ greatly Good Reading examiners. Some examples are as follows: About: “Rick Rubin’s short articles
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Things If you’re running out of salad greens, look for fresh, fresh, or cold greens to add to your salad lunch. If the latest warnings about the lack of lettuce have you looking for a way to make a lunchtime salad, one nutritionist says the leafy green isn’t a must-have for an office lunch that
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Things He first visited Lesley Harris at the beginning of his plan to renovate and transform two dedicated churches in Devonport, Auckland. In 2017, the scheme was a twinkle in its eye – the old St Augustine’s Anglican Church in Calliope Rd, which was two old churches, already had a Historic Place Category 2 listing,
The conversion of the Devonport church was finally completed after five difficult years Read More »