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Christmas in a street far away, a decade long ago

David Hill celebrates Christmas in a street far, far away, in a decade long, long ago.

Book review: 'Try opening it at random and reading whatever catches your eye'

A book to open at random for those who are different

Theme work: the secret to television's catchiest tunes

The best TV theme tunes are musical synopses of the shows they open.

A collection of 'short fictions, tall truths'

A collection of short stories, The Pink Jumpsuit

Some thoughts on Wes Anderson's cinematic love letter to The New Yorker

Married reviewers Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch The French Dispatch.

George Clooney: 'Turning 60 is a bummer. But it's that or dead'

George Clooney on surviving a motorbike crash, social media, fame and the future.

Steve Braunias on party season - fun and games?

Fun and games of party seasons past - not always such fun

Design for Living: The hands of Venice

When design makes a city better: Lorenzo Quinn's sculpture Support in Venice.

Design for Living: When a building changes a city

The Bilbao effect has its critics, but would it work in Auckland?

Restaurant review: Can Ponsonby whitebait woo a West Coaster?

A little whitebait goes a long way at The Blue Breeze Inn.

Wheeling and dealing in real life inspires TV's Succession

Succession's big business deals have nothing on real life corporate chicanery

Laura Dern: 'My 50s? It's just a really alive time'

"I feel so lucky to have sisters because I didn't have siblings."

Aotea Great Barrier Island: Off-grid living with Tim Higham and family

"The wonder of this world enables all artifice to collapse."

Richard Shaw and a legacy of lament

His new book, The Forgotten Coast, wrestles with family, community and loss.

Al Jean on Alf, Carson and 30 years with The Simpsons

"It's hard not to take the criticism personally."

Twelve environmental sculptures encircle the Earth

A global land art project a quarter of a century in the making