Category Archives: Features
Paul Gilding on The Great Disruption
The former global head of Greenpeace calls for less talk and more action in his new book tackling the twin threats of climate change and economic collapse.
The Quiet Revolutionary
Talking Dreams From My Father, In Cold Blood, Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore with Hendrik Hertzberg, Chief Political Writer for the New Yorker and author of Obamanos!
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Adrian Wooldridge on God is Back
Adrian Wooldridge, Management Editor of The Economist and author of God is Back, discusses the global resurgence of evangelical religion.
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An Interview with the NZTrio
The NZTrio—comprising violinist Justine Cormack, cellist Ashley Brown and pianist Sarah Watkins—is soon to play the third concert in their Museum series. The Trio talks about their recent work and post-University life.
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A Chat with Anna Kaye
Singer-songwriter and poet Anna Kaye Forsyth discusses the release of her first EP, Little Bonfire, getting a band together, and what inspires her as an artist.
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An Interview with Gareth Williams
Actor, writer, musician and designer—Gareth Williams wears many hats, often simultaneously. He found time to chat in between rehearsals for the upcoming Silo Theatre musical, Assassins.
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Bryan Bruce on Jesus: The Cold Case
Investigator Bryan Bruce’s new book re-opens the 2000-year-old case file on Jesus of Nazareth’s death.
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An Interview with Gregory Cooper
Gregory Cooper is an actor, writer, director and improviser, working in Auckland and Christchurch. Heroic Faun No. One is a one-man theatre show based on his experiences as an extra in Hollywood extravaganza ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’.
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An Interview with Amanda Prasow
Amanda Prasow, an American actress trained in Canada, is soon to play a dog on Auckland’s North Shore in A.R.Gurney’s Sylvia. The multitalented writer and documentary maker talks about her pathway to acting.
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Michael Otterman on Erasing Iraq
Ahead of the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival, Michael Otterman discusses the human cost of the Iraq war.
Primitive, Sacred and Pure: T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.
In Warsaw, MAGADALENA PODBIELKOWSKA and PETER BISLEY interview T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.’s award-winning Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna, ahead of six performances at the New Zealand International Arts Festival.
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A Kind of Homecoming: 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, formerly of Luna, play to thirteen of Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests at the New Zealand International Arts Festival this March.
Francis Falceto:
A Stranger in a Welcoming Land
On the eve of WOMAD 2010, Francis Falceto talks up Ethiopiques.
The Year and Decade in Review: Music
The best albums, singles and live performances of the ‘noughties’.
Jordan Reyne on How The Dead Live
The dark folk/experimental musician talks about the making of her final album.
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Elizabeth Knox on The Angel’s Cut
The author of The Vintner’s Luck talks about conceiving its captivating sequel.
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Joseph Mount on Metronomy
Metronomy’s front-man talks making music, sci-fi movies, and other priorities.
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Blonde and Blonder: The Cultural Legacy of Sweet Valley High