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Saturday, 13 December 2014
Annie's new Tomorrow
The red mop of curls has been replaced by an afro, everyone's been cleaned up a bit (including Sandy), and New York looks a nicer place to live in. But other than that, not a lot has changed in the world of Annie. What a relief.She...
MØ: A musical metamorphosis
Soulful Danish electro-pop artist MØ, who has risen as an international star this year, has surprisingly spent New Year's Eve in New Zealand before, as a child travelling with her parents."It was super. I remember we went...
US asks auction house to suspend Navajo, Hopi sale
PARIS (AP) " The U.S. Embassy in Paris is asking a French auction house to suspend the planned sale Monday of Navajo and Hopi artifacts.The embassy said Saturday that U.S. Ambassador Jane Hartley asked the auction house to withdraw...
Germany's most successful TV show comes to an end
BERLIN (AP) " Germany's most successful TV show is ending after a 33-year-run."Wetten, dass..?" " or "Wanna bet?" " combined celebrity chat and everyday people performing improbable feats, from opening beer bottles with steamrollers...
Elton and David rush to the altar
Superstar Sir Elton John and David Furnish are to marry Christmas week in a "small and intimate" ceremony, nine years after exchanging vows for their civil partnership.John, 67, and Furnish, 52, have invited 50 friends and family...
On tour: Georgia Knott, Broods
2014 has been a big year for you, what have been your highlights? Splendour in the Grass was a massive one for us. It's really hard to highlight just a few moments. Everything has been incredible. Why are you looking forward t...
TV pick: David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive takes a science documentary stab at the idea (this would make a great movie, perhaps starring Ben Stiller) of spending a night in a museum.It does so using terrific CGI imagery...
2014 Christmas windows at Harrods: Welcome to the Land of Make Believe
Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Matthew Williamson are just a few of the big brand names you'll discover while walking through Knightsbridge and peering into the Christmas windows at Harrods this year. Snow globes, teddy bears, tiny mice with fancy costumes and so much more await you as you discover The Land of Make Believe. However, should you not be able to make it into Harrods in London, I thought it was time for the annual pilgrimage to bring the windows to you. Here they are, in all their finery, from those tiny little mice to massive puppets dressed in dreamlike dresses. They are truly stunning in person, so if you can visit you really should. Plus, in my personal opinion the Santa at Harrods is always the best and a visit to Santa's Grotto in store is an experience not to be missed. Merry Christmas, all!
ZM breakfast podcast most downloaded
The ZM Radio breakfast show team's podcast has been the most downloaded this year, as well as being selected for Best New Podcast in the 'iTunes Best of 2014 Awards', NZME. Radio said.The iTUNES Best of 2014 was chosen by the iTunes...
John Cleese: My troubles with women
Review: Land Rover Discovery Sport
In the midnight hour: The best party dresses for Christmas
Where are they now? Seventies chart-toppers Mud
Janet McAllister: Publishers and patronisers: Final column festivities
Hold on to your hankies: this is my last column here (although I'm still going to hang around like a mad swell, reviewing theatre). And so, to end on a high note, here are some awards celebrating the superlative and the superfluous...
Classical CD: The generosity of music
Beethoven sonatasMichael Houstoun (Rattle) Our leading pianist and cultural icon revisits Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas, following a successful national tour. The 14 CDs are housed in a slipcase with a generous book, and Steve Garden's...
Friday, 12 December 2014
Every picture tells a story
Creamy Psychology: Photographs by Yvonne Todd(Victoria University Press $60) One of the
Big Hero 6: It's a boy's own gentle giant
Sometimes it seems as if every studio in Hollywood is making superhero movies. If their recently announced schedules are to be believed, then Marvel, Warner Bros, Sony and Fox will collectively release more than 20 such blockbusters...
Can Amy Pascal's career survive Sony cyberattack?
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Amy Pascal, one of the most powerful women in the man's world that is Hollywood and the force behind such critical and commercial hits as "The Social Network" and "American Hustle" has had better daysThe co-chairman...
Aretha serenades Swift as Billboard honors both
NEW YORK (AP) " It'll be hard for Taylor Swift top this as a birthday gift: A birthday serenade from none other than the Queen of Soul.Aretha Franklin arguably had the best performance of the afternoon as the legend gave an impromptu...
Block homes still empty a month after auctions
Almost a month after The Block's finale, new owners are yet to move into the four houses featured on the hit TV3 reality series.The Pt Chevalier homes were auctioned on November 14, with buyers including two professional couples...
Motown's Temptations, Four Tops visit Oval Office
WASHINGTON (AP) " Two legendary Motown groups "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" for a little access at the White House.Actually, there probably was no begging involved for members of the Temptations and the Four Tops to get into the Oval...
Cuba: Rappers targeted by USAID program 'victims'
HAVANA (AP) " Cuban rappers targeted by a clandestine U.S. program are "victims" unknowingly swept into an effort to spark an anti-government youth movement, the Cuban government said Friday in its first reaction to an Associated...
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