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Beach study gives a journey back into social memory
David Herkt reviews New Zealand at the Beach

Extract: Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records, 1981–1988 by Matthew Goody
Flying Nun record label and the beginning of Hamish Kilgour and Bailter Space

Diana Wichtel: ’Tis the season to reflect
Diana Wichtel looks back on a not-so-jolly year - but not all was bad

Will Ferrell's Spirited is a Christmas classic - or is it?
Can Will Ferrell save Christmas again?

The Unruly Tourists - as you've not seen (or heard) them before
It's the story that never goes away.

“We’re here to help people change their lives”
HomeGround: the story of a building that changes lives

Three Ukraine families prepare for a very different Christmas
Three Ukraine families give personal accounts of their lives since Russia’s invasion

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
Reviews of new books and a conversation with author/illustrator Jean Donaldson

New Zealand Opera presents The Unruly Tourists
In a tale from living memory, a flock of badly behaved tourists spread a trail of rubbish and fuel a national obsession. Video / New Zealand Opera

Bivacco restaurant review: Big lunch energy on the Auckland waterfront
The long lunch is back - and it's coated in caviar.

E.T. celebrates 40 years of ruling the movie world
After 40 years, E.T. remains one of the best-loved movies

This jet-set lawyer fought corruption. Then she was accused of fraud
Times: The Ukrainian lawyer's story has it all: intrigue, war and a wealthy ex.

"It was party time in London because this new freedom had arrived. I just never stopped"
At 80, Linn Lorkin has just published her "musical memoir", The Redhead Gets the Gig.

Design for Living: Floodland, a place to practise how to live in a dystopia
Bright ideas that make cities better: Floodland, the climate-crisis video game.

Then and now: How life has changed for muso Sharon van Etten
Musician Sharon Van Etten talks to Canvas ahead of her New Zealand tour

One for the road: The making of Kevin Haines' final album
"There’s this kind of magic that happens; it becomes a deeper conversation of two souls."

Review: The squeezy sex-toy that could double as a dog chew
Here's a great budget-friendly secret santa gift amongst friends

Weekend books wrap: Climate change, new books and more
A roundup of books for your weekend reading

Greg and Zanna watch the disturbing and powerful story of how fame nearly destroyed Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez's life falls apart on camera, in this new documentary.

She Said: Five years on, did MeToo really change Hollywood?
Times: Insiders reveal the legacy of the mogul's downfall.

Auckland restaurant review: Eyeing the menu at Palmer Bar
If you're eating and drinking downtown, set your sights high (literally).

Taonga inspires story about art to help us find a way through the darkness
The story of five totara panels

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading
An extract from Selling Britishness, new books to discover and two reviews

The world's most famous scientist explains the universe
The world's most famous scientist has great hair.

She Said: The story of how two newspaper journalists took on Harvey Weinstein and won
The New York Times' takedown of Harvey Weinstein has the power to change the world.

Steve Braunias flies south for the winter of his years
Steve Braunias finds a possible solution for his next step in life

‘Secrets I was never going to talk about’: Steven Spielberg gets personal
New York Times: For 50 years, Spielberg has avoided one subject: himself. Until now.