A big noise

Scott Kara pays tribute to alternative rock figurehead Steve Albini.

Fiddling on the roof

After the doco recut by Peter Jackson, the original Let It Be returns as odd as ever.

Get with the pilgrim

Australian film-maker Bill Bennett thought turning his Camino de Santiago experience into a movie would be a good walk ruined. But he did it anyway.

The real queen of Bridgerton

Regency women would have a ball if they were transported from 'the Ton' to the present day, author Julia Quinn says.

Setting boundaries

A giant in the philosophy of gender seems unwilling to engage with alternative points of view or the reality of biological sex.

Affair of the heart

Miranda July's second novel, a wild ride through an unconventional relationship, is not for the faint-hearted.

A continent of no laws

A Kiwi investigative journalist has spent 21 years trying to get to the bottom of what many believe is the suspicious death of an Australian scientist in Antarctica.

I'm Jo Peck again

Four weeks after her 60th birthday, Jo Peck's husband of 25 years told her he was seeing someone else. In a new book, she details how shock and disbelief made way for happiness and contentment.

A mayor for everyone

The Far North's first Māori mayor is one of an emerging political generation bringing equity to the forefront. But a government reversal on Māori wards looms as a stumbling block.

We need to talk about dying

Whether by choice or weight of numbers, more of us will die at home in future. And with pressure to ease assisted dying restrictions, the gaps in community-based care need fixing - before time runs out.

Taking the state out of broadcasting

The news media has been the focus of attention recently.

Shock and awe at Eurovision

Every May, when the Northern Hemisphere ticks off the Eurovision Song Contest from its calendar, the meaning of the word \"shocking\" takes a further devaluation. In more than 30 different languages.

On the brink, yet again

As the story is told in part five of Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, Netflix's epic nine-part history of the Cold War and its weapons, the world was on edge in September 1983.

Felds of dreams

Last month, Berlin city councillors sent letters to 20,000 residents inviting them to discuss what happens next to one of the city's best-known parks.

Schools for thought

The government believes our educational decline will be reversed by returning to policies of six years ago. Will it work?

Roman scandals

Sarah Watt reviews two major titles at this year's Italian Film Festival.

Rising tide

Twenty years on from the foreshore and seabed hikoi, the issues behind it have not subsided.

The balance of Powers

The Naked and Famous star is unashamedly indulgent in his new solo album.

Love, love me Who

New Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa and producer Russell T Davies talk about getting by with a little help from their friends.

Raising the barre

Why acclaimed Kiwi director James Napier Robertson-took on the bruising true story of an American ballerina in Russia.

A dickens of a novel

Historical novel is rich in women characters from all levels of Victorian society - including some from real life.

Parental advisory

A vibrant collection of essays sets out to answer one less-than-simple question: what makes a mother?

Unhappy endings

Leslie Jamison anatomises her broken marriage in a candid new memoir - but who or what was really to blame?

'I am still quite overwhelmed'

Ginette McDonald is good with voices. Now, a new anthology celebrates the long and varied career of the actor who brought us Lynn of Tawa. Just don't call it a valedictory.

A long Trekka north

Almost forgotten in this country, NZ's only homedesigned, mass-produced motor vehicle has a new following in Europe.

Matters of time

The writer of a brilliant new time-travel novel has online fanatics to thank for indulging in her 'very silly thing' about polar exploration.

Our very special friend

After 10 years of under-the-radar diplomatic moves, NZ and the US are closer than in decades. Whatever happened to our independent foreign policy?

Missing in action

In this edited extract from Never Not Working, Malissa Clark looks at the effects of workaholism on others - at home and at work.

Hopelessly devoted

In an interview and book extract, researcher Malissa Clark explains that workaholism is about more than being last out of the office. And she should know.

Bare market

Perhaps it's a reaction to the growing social and environmental pressure against its very existence but fashion is making its diktats ever more strident. Pants as in knickers, briefs, grundies - are now considered an outer-wear outfit.