A guide to the new 'Black Mirror'
It's the interactive Netflix show that has got people talking, here's why.
Bullock: 'Bird Box' for my kids
But the Oscar-winner won't be showing her children the apocalyptic movie for many years.
Fox News guest dies at 26
Bre Payton was a right-wing pundit and journalist. She died suddenly from swine flu and meningitis.
Why 'Working Girl' is a classic
The movie has just turned 30 and is one of the best examples of the "impostor rom-com".
Self-taught success story
She's opened two galleries and has taken the two-year-old family photos for all the Barrett children.
City's new drag spot
A family-owned Irish bar has become Christchurch's new top spot for drag queens and kings.
Dixon: Death, danger and success
Emma Davies-Dixon holds her breath. For a few brief yet agonising seconds - that feel like a lifetime - she fears her children have lost their father.
Amelia Cai: A fool's fantasy
When we were younger, there was a mangrove tree in our secret glade where we used to meet, writes Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards secondary school winner Amelia Cai.
2019 predictions
Our favourite political couple will elope, Whangarei will be the new It place, and real life television will make a comeback. Is this 2019?
Michelle Obama's lonely world
If the ex-first lady's memoir about the extraordinary twists and turns of her life can be summed up in one word, it would be this: "lonely".
Christmas holiday grief: Books that help
The holidays are a thorny time for people who are recently bereaved.
Farewell 2018, 160 films later
OPINION: My most disappointing film experience is an Oscar favourite. My stand-out wasn't even shown at a cinema.
Hey NZ, Xmas is not a winter sport
I love Christmas like I imagine a mother loves a child, but New Zealand needs to stop all winter Christmas decorations.
A guide to the new 'Black Mirror'
It's the interactive Netflix show that has got people talking, here's why.
Dixon: Death, danger and success
Emma Davies-Dixon holds her breath. For a few brief yet agonising seconds - that feel like a lifetime - she fears her children have lost their father.
Farewell 2018, 160 films later
OPINION: My most disappointing film experience is an Oscar favourite. My stand-out wasn't even shown at a cinema.
Sequel fatigue: Hollywood doesn't care
OPINION: When a sequel doesn't measure up to expectations, is it due to marketing or is it a sense of self-investment?
Sequel fatigue: Hollywood doesn't care
OPINION: When a sequel doesn't measure up to expectations, is it due to marketing or is it a sense of self-investment?
Van is still the man
OPINION: It's taken a while but Van Morrison seems to have found his muse again.
Mumford & Sons' new sound
Critics may have slated their new album, but Mumford & Sons are confident that fans will come around.
Massive queues for sunny R&V
Lines, which at their worst were two hours long, form as punters gather for Rhythm at Vines.
Netflix showcase for Kiwi duo
REVIEW: One riffs on cats and Cookie Monster, while the other offers some important post-death advice.
Arrested Kiwi star hoped to inspire
Kiwi Below Deck star Ross Inia says he's "kind of a character" after a couple of beers.
Backpack Kid sues Fortnite
A 16-year-old says it is unfair for the video game to use his move, the Floss, without paying him.
Fresh Prince actor v Fortnite
Should anyone be able to do the Carlton? The actor behind the Fresh Prince dance says no.
Lack of help for video game addicts
Video game addicts are seeking help from gambling support services as most DHBs don't provide treatment.
Amelia Cai: A fool's fantasy
When we were younger, there was a mangrove tree in our secret glade where we used to meet, writes Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards secondary school winner Amelia Cai.
Michelle Obama's lonely world
If the ex-first lady's memoir about the extraordinary twists and turns of her life can be summed up in one word, it would be this: "lonely".
Christmas holiday grief: Books that help
The holidays are a thorny time for people who are recently bereaved.
Obama's top 2018 film a horror
The former president picked Netflix original Annihilation for film of the year, but his favourite book was a little closer to home.
Bringing joy to kids with music
Liz Sneyd felt her soul shrivelling up as a government mathematician. So she started a free music programme for low-decile kids.
Vivian Lynn, artist and feminist
Pioneer set out to produce, in her own words, "new myths for our time".
Sister Wendy, dead at 88
Brilliant TV art critic Sister Wendy Beckett changed the way we saw the old masters.
Bizarre crime and conduct
It's been a strange year in crime and cretinism. Stuff looks back over another peculiar 12 months.
NZ's bizarre pro wrestling world
Men with names like Fury and Falcon, and women with names like Stacey "Just plain evil" Stewart. We check out suburban fight night.
Netflix showcase for Kiwi duo
REVIEW: One riffs on cats and Cookie Monster, while the other offers some important post-death advice.
Party chaos takes over Theatre Royal
REVIEW: The fun of this hour-and-a-quarter performance is certainly infectious.
