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Kylie rosé or Snoop Dogg red? Testing celebrity wines

Times: One critic separates the cynical tie-ins from the labours of love.

"If you can take over a train station, what if we take over a whole country?"

Global design leader Liza Enebeis and her digital mission to take over the world.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: The oligarch with a plan to topple Putin

Times: He spent 10 years in a Russian jail. Now exiled in London, what's his next move?

Agatha Christie and me: James Prichard on his great-grandmother and A Haunting in Venice

He’s in charge of Agatha Christie’s company, but for James Prichard, it’s more than a job.

Te Reo Kapekape: Hona Black on the power of humour in conflict

Humour has the remarkable ability to bridge divides, says Black.

"She was angry and biting and ready to attack"

Singer-songwriter Danica Bryant on the passionate women who've shaped her career.

Michaela Keeble: The importance of a name

How do you respond to people when they don’t pronounce your name correctly?

Why Facebook Marketplace is like the worst boyfriend

To survive on FB Marketplace requires radical acceptance of zero expectations.

Architect-turned-artist Volker Hawighorst: Saving the world one plastic bread tag at a time

"What does it mean to throw something away? It doesn’t go away from this Earth."

At Home With The Furys is reality television at is best and mental health at its worst

Tyson Fury and his family are the undisputed heavyweight champions of reality TV.

When John Kirwan watched the 1987 Rugby World Cup final for the first time

He'd never watched one of his games before, then we made him.

John Kirwan sits down to watch 1987 RWC win for first time

All Black legend John Kirwan sits down with writer Greg Bruce to watch the 1987 Rugby World Cup final, a game he starred in, for the very first time. Video / NZ Herald

There’s no such thing as a bad movie accent

New York Times: Even the over-the-top ones can be awfully fun.

First impressions with Rose Matafeo: Meeting Mandela, becoming a comedian

Times: The Kiwi comedian on her hippie parents and the culture that made her.

The View From My Window: D.V. Bishop on crime novel The Darkest Sin

'I’ve written a lot of stories in this room, looking out this window.'

Light and bright: lift Dad's mood with fun, colourful gifts

Bring a pop of joy and optimism to everyday with an injection of mood-lifting colour.