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Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Review: Don't miss Tana French's 'Secret Place'
"The Secret Place" (Viking), by Tana FrenchTana French is irrefutably one of the best crime fiction writers out there. Her latest, "The Secret Place," is a mesmerizing story set in a girls' boarding school in Dublin.The murder...
NY Fashion Week kicks off a day early with Athleta
NEW YORK (AP) New York Fashion Week kicked off a day early Wednesday with a heavy breathing show of strength and style from the performance brand Athleta, a salute to the fashion challenges of returning U.S. servicewomen and models...
Prime TV's new-look season gets techy (+trailers)
In a week in which cyber security has been making worldwide headlines, Prime TV's high-tech new season line-up seems kind of timely.Announced today, the channel's programme launch for the 2014/2015 TV season includes two shows that...
Family: Ailing Rivers being 'kept comfortable'
NEW YORK (AP) Joan Rivers' family says the comedian has been moved from intensive care into a private room, where she is "being kept comfortable."No further details were released Wednesday on Rivers' condition. On Tuesday, the...
Reality suspended as acts cast a spell on appreciative audience
Along with the gasps of amazement, a perfectly staged illusion makes us question the evidence of our senses.Such scepticism is useful when reality is constantly transformed by digital manipulation and political spin doctors. The...
Dream cast, but only to plug resort
With a cast list featuring Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, a glamorous casino setting, and Martin Scorsese in the director's chair, it could be the most stellar heist movie since Ocean's Eleven .But the power of...
Rings star now lord of the spiders
When Dominic Monaghan told his former boss, Sir Peter Jackson, that he was travelling to Laos to track down a new species of spider, there were serious questions raised about his sanity."Peter doesn't like spiders very much so when...
Twelve Questions: Jo McColl
1. Describe your childhood: I grew up in Seatoun, Wellington, up in the hills. It was a great place to grow up, lots of freedom, trolleying down the hills, fishing and building forts and the bush. I think growing up there's given...
Family confronts Alzheimer's in 'Genius of Marian'
LOS ANGELES (AP) Banker White returned to his Massachusetts family home in 2009 to be a good son to his 61-year-old mother, newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.But it was White's skill as a filmmaker that allowed him to do...
Tour news: Rod Stewart, Nick Cave and very big trucks
Rod Stewart will be celebrating his 70th year with a series of New Zealand shows.The veteran star is returning in April 2015 - after his significant birthday in January - to play at Vector Arena in Auckland and Dunedin's Forsyth...
Image of Asia: White rabbit resting in Taiwan
In this photo by Wally Santana, landscapers trim grass in front of an art installation of a giant white rabbit leaning against an old aircraft hangar in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The rabbit was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, whose...
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