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A protester's life in Russia: Pussy Riot singer tells of her imprisonment

What can be achieved by even trying to protest? A protester in Moscow asks.

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

A poet documents her life in a memoir that doesn't shy away from the details, and more.

Collection of early NZ photos puts dogs in the frame

Mike White introduces a collection of early New Zealand canine photos

Gummy bears, 100 years on, are still bouncing

New York Times: Celebrating 100 years of the colourful lollies.

How Everything Everywhere All at Once helps to heal generational trauma

New York Times: Serves as exercise in imagination for those who have experienced trauma.

My Mother's Kitchen: fragrant, friendly feasting in an intimate setting

"We're all friends of a friend," says Ethiopian chef Yeshi Desta

Talking heads: How Frodo (nearly) caught Covid and other stories

Covid-19 isn't the only bad guy in Covert Theatre's Lord of the Rings puppetry mash-up.

The absorbing new movie about watching two men watching some animals

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The Velvet Queen.

Design for Living: Mexico's Glitter Revolution

Bright ideas that make cities better: the feminist repurposing of monuments in Mexico.

The hate hurts: Gay TVNZ reporter speaks out on the toll of online trolls

TV journalist Andrew Macfarlane on the toll of homophobia online.

Jennifer Grey on Dirty Dancing, 'schnozzageddon' and divorce at 60

New York Times: "Being misunderstood on a global stage was very painful."

The bookshelf: Top picks for your weekend reading

Sit back to Chris Tse's new poems, including "Karaoke for the end of the world".

Modern tribute to a Burmese original

Mabel's in Wellington is an homage to Wellington's original Burmese restaurant.

Delia Ephron writes through cancer to a happy ending

Delia Epron's new book is a medical thriller, cancer memoir, love story and hero's journey

Bob Odenkirk on Better Call Saul, his heart attack and making changes

The acclaimed actor on what fundamental life change is and why it's not what you think.

A brief encounter with one of New Zealand's bestselling writers

David Hill recalls a meeting that went wrong at Easter 60 years ago