Katy Wallace and her partner Paulus McKinnon are both magpies with an eye for picturesque objects in various states of disrepair. McKinnon used to collect alluring weatherboards that had come adrift before washing up on windswept...
Friday 13 February 2015
Clearing out the closet
English actor-writer Rob Ward brings his award-winning play Away From Home to Auckland next week as part of the Pride Festival. It centres on a football fan who works as a rent boy and falls for one of his clients - a top football...
Gallipoli - Lads to the slaughter
Here's the thing you notice first: they all look so young. These are kids, you think to yourself, what the hell are they doing dressed up as soldiers charging with fixed bayonets up a hill into enemy fire?This, I couldn't help thinking...
macbEth: There will be blood
There was some grumbling when the Auckland Arts Festival put opera to the side in 2013. Two years before, it hosted a zesty production of Handel's Xerxes , made possible because the dates coincided with NBR NZ Opera's own Auckland...
Don McLean's 'American Pie' manuscript to be auctioned in NY
NEW YORK (AP) " Christie's says that singer-songwriter Don McLean is selling his manuscript and notes to "American Pie," the wistful anthem that asked, "Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?"The auction house said...
Nashville seeks moratorium on Music Row condo onslaught
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) " The onslaught of high-end condo developments along Nashville's storied Music Row looks to be coming to an end " at least for now.City planning officials are recommending a moratorium on new projects seeking...
Concert review: Broods, Auckland Town Hall
It's hard to believe that Georgia and Caleb Nott have only been making music together has Broods for just over a year. Especially considering the year they've had: Making waves in the US, opening for British pop star Ellie Goulding...
Reach out and touch an alien? Movies offer little guidance
Astronomers are debating whether it would be a good idea to send signals into the universe, looking for extra-terrestrial life. Since we don't know who might respond, some argue we'd be asking for cosmic trouble. Such is the dilemma...
Good health! More young Britons go teetotal
BINGE-DRINKING among young people could soon be a thing of the past, according to figures released yesterday.
Nicole Scherzinger shares adorable snaps from her visit to The Philippines with Unicef
IT LOOKS like Nicole Scherzinger has put her split from Lewis Hamilton well and truly behind her as she couldn't hide her smile while on a Unicef visit to The Philippines.
Familiar Oscar pattern seen in this year's acting races
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Oscar envelopes have been full of surprises over the years, yet one pattern persists: academy voters are moved by affliction.From 1988 to 1997, eight of the best actor winners had played a character with a mental...
Nashville seeks moratorium on Music Row condo onslaught
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) " The onslaught of high-end condo developments along Nashville's storied Music Row looks to be coming to an end " at least for now.City planning officials are recommending a moratorium on new projects seeking...
Party animals: The Finn family takes over Auckland Zoo
The Finns haven't started rehearsals for their concert at Auckland Zoo just yet - they are scheduled for next week - but the discussions have certainly begun about which songs they'll be playing."That's as much part of it as playing,"...
VIDEO: 'I owe my career to Whitney!' Jessie J's tearful tribute to Whitney Houston
'Whitney was my inspiration,' reveals Jessie J in an emotional tribute to the singer on the third anniversary of her death - the same week Bobbi Kristina died
Bizarre life of bigamist caught out by Facebook
BIGAMIST Adrian Linham liked the Mexican beach where he honeymooned with his first wife so much he married his second “bride” there.
British New Romantic icon Steve Strange dies at 55
LONDON (AP) " Steve Strange, singer with British band Visage and one of the founders of the 1980s' New Romantic style, has died. He was 55.Strange's record label said he died Thursday in a hospital in the Egyptian Red Sea resort...
Rapper Drake releases surprises album on iTunes
NEW YORK (AP) " Drake was featured on Beyonce's surprise album " and now he's taking a page from her book.The Grammy-winning rapper released a new album called "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" early Friday morning on iTunes....
A flustered Susanna Reid giggles her way through interview with Jamie Dornan
SHE began her week by giggling with David Beckham, and Susanna Reid ended her week on a high too by getting the chance to interview heartthrob Jamie Dornan.
Kim Kardashian bares all in little more than TIGHTS for Kanye West's fashion show
SHE was supporting her husband Kanye West at his fashion show last night and Kim Kardashian wore the rapper's designs herself.
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