Latest from Big Read

Meme stock wipe-out: The Kiwi investors holding on for the ride

More than 10,000 Kiwis invested in GameStop at the peak of its meme frenzy.

Old, bold and all over TikTok: The 'Grandfluencers' sharing a new vision of ageing

New York Times: Cardis and cups of tea by the fire? The Old Gays prefer sun and tiny togs.

Mick Jagger on Charlie Watts: 'I miss him as a player and a friend'

Times: The Rolling Stones talk about loss, Harry Styles — and rocking in their 70s.

Top Gun's vanishing act: Whatever happened to Kelly McGillis?

Tom Cruise's former leading lady has endured a lifetime of insults and "hate stares".

War raises global famine fears as Russia chokes off Ukraine's exports

New York Times: Twenty million tons of grain is now trapped in Ukraine.

Going keto: Why we're sticking with low-carb lifestyle

OPINION: "We don't feel deprived and we enjoy good, tasty food."

Chris Warner, rhubarb and the reality of being a Shorty St extra

Rebecca Blithe learns just what it takes to make it on the Street.

We're having far less sex than we used to. Here's how to turn it around

Times: The fast-growing sexual wellness industry is turning its attention to supplements.

How Australia saved thousands of lives while Covid killed 1 million Americans

New York Times: If US had the same death rate, about 900,000 lives may have been saved.

'They're like, geeky guys': Why Silicon Valley fell for an artist and her (robot) dog

Times: Introducing Agnieszka Pilat, the favourite painter of super-rich tech tycoons.

Prioritise yourself: How to stay on top of your mental health when you're scant on time and money

No matter how under the pump you are, prioritise yourself. Take mini-breaks and talk

'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health services

Kiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.

How two middle school 'desperadoes' ended up in a police shootout

New York Times: The case of the juvenile "Bonnie and Clyde".

'He got a jail term and I got a life sentence': Peter Ellis abuse survivor breaks 30-year silence

A young woman's story of living with the trauma of being sexually abused by Peter Ellis.

Tony Quinn's dilemma - the human toll of making millions and what to do with it

Millionaire motorsport baron Tony Quinn says making money is easier than relationships.

How the Falkland Islands became one of the world's most affluent places

Times: Forty years post-war, the bleak outcrop has transformed into a land of opportunity.