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Leonie Hayden: A plea to Soulfest - prove the haters wrong
Urban festivals have a dodgy history in New Zealand, but the Herald's new music blogger Leonie Hayden hopes Soulfest delivers.
Chris Schulz: My worst ever interview experience
TimeOut journalist Chris Schulz details some of his worst celebrity encounters.
Chris Schulz: Keeping kids away from musical F-bombs
Explicit music and children are a bad mix, writes Chris Schulz, but your options for helping them avoid it are thin on the ground.
Russell Baillie: Of Thrones and a Duke
Unlike plenty of other escapist fantasies I've been happy to waste brain cells on over the years, Game of Thrones just doesn't grab, writes Russell Baillie. Patchy acting doesn't help.
Lydia Jenkin: Dinner with a side of bad music
I'm not sure what it is, but many establishments seem to have taken the approach of treating their clientele as if they're in a nightclub, writes Lydia Jenkin.
What's so wrong with Christmas music?
Chris Schulz casts his eye over some of the silly season's Christmas releases.
Lydia Jenkin: Let's hear it for the boys
Lydia Jenkin checks out new albums by Boyzone and 1D.
Futuristic feast on box
Chris Schulz casts his eye over TVNZ's sci-fi heavy new-look line-up.
Lydia Jenkin: Tune in and slow down
Lydia Jenkin examines some different options for the switch to Digital TV.
Chris Schulz: Where the scares are at
With Halloween approaching, Chris Schulz makes his picks for the biggest scares of the year so far.
Scott Kara: Thanks for the memories
This is my last column for TimeOut and I'm a little bit sad about it. However, after nine years of doing this entertainment gig, it's time for a change.
Lydia Jenkin: A high speed shanty is needed
Lydia Jenkin says we need a new tune to soundtrack the America's Cup.
Lady Gaga vs Katy Perry - the gloves are off
Who won the recent pop duel between Lady Gaga and Katy Perry? Lydia Jenkin investigates.
Scott Kara: Watching between ads
Scott Kara says the length of ad breaks in the US in ludicrous.