Latest from Canvas magazine

Tom Ford: From sex and excess to devoted family man

New York Times: "He's a cross between a Rolls Royce and The Marlboro Man."

Steve Braunias on life's puzzle

Steve Braunias tries to put the pieces together.

Meet the man who ate his way around NZ's forest

Aucklander Robert Vennell set out to eat every edible native plant in the country.

The Confession Box: Mihingarangi Forbes

Mihingarangi Forbes on envy, greed and anger.

Ashleigh Young on the art of the selfie

What's a photo but a moment in time, already disappearing?

What is it like to die? A doctor explains.

A new video aims to demystify death.

Why what you think is true is false

Interview with Factfulness co-author Anna Rosling Ronnlund, on why we get it wrong

I built a dating app to cure my heartbreak

Daily Telegraph: Dating app founder Justin McLeod is an unlikely tech guru.

Dying is easy, comedy is hard: Peter Calder tries stand-up in his 60s

What will be the score when former restaurant critic Peter Calder tries stand-up comedy?

The endless merry-go-round of kids' activities

Childhood has changed, learns Ruth Larsen, for better and for worse.

Ashleigh Young: will I ever get to the top of the hill?

The pleasures and pains of cycling.

Simon Wilson: Does money buy you architectural happiness?

Simon Wilson on the Institute of Architects' Awards - what's good and what's not.

Herne Bay gets a new restaurant in Izzy

"It was like the lamb had been on an excellent - and slightly exotic - holiday."

Meet the poster girl for plus-size pop stars

Times: How did a trained flautist who used to be homeless become a Glastonbury star?

Deborah Hill Cone: Why I love being invisible

Not being seen by others is liberating in ways Deborah Hill Cone never imagined.

Food critic's review of Auckland's best restaurant

Food critic Kim Knight found "elemental goodness at a restaurant like no other".