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Whatever happened to Yulia?

Yulia MacLean's big break

Vicki Anderson talks to Yulia about her ‘big break’, and working with Craig Leon of The Ramones, Talking Heads and Blondie fame.

48Hour film comp kicks off

48Hour film competition kicks off

If you see hordes of filmmakers roaming the streets, relax - it's just the another instalment of the 48Hours film competition.

Kiwis stuck in the 70s

Kiwis still love their 70s music

A survey looking into our music listening habits finds that Kiwis love the 70s and would rather give up social media than song.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist takes itself, and its continuously relevant subject matter, seriously.

Cowell 'bored of TV talent shows'

Cowell: I'm bored of TV talent shows

Simon Cowell believes TV singing competitions are "beginning to look the same".

Watch: Today's showbiz news

Leonardo DiCaprio The latest celebrity news including Amanda Bynes is released from police custody and Leonardo DiCaprio to take a trip to space.

Prom plea teen scores hot date

The teen who asked model Kate Upton to his high school prom has landed a hot back-up date.

Amanda Bynes arrested

Singer's suicide claims 'absurd'

Review: Oblivion

Oblivion When it comes to science fiction, original thought is dead, Matt Robinson writes.

Watch: Jennifer Aniston strip

Jennifer Aniston shows her raunchy side in the new trailer to upcoming pot-smuggling movie We're the Millers.

Psy imposter fools celebs

Cannes jewel heist: Part 2

Stars come to Wellington

Stars will tread the red carpet in Wellington for the premiere of a film where a pub crawl turns into a battle for survival.

Album review: Savages

Silence Yourself - Savages The brave new world of British punk is a lot more self-absorbed, all female and has found a new guitar hero.

Album review: Junip - Junip

What the band claim as brooding darkness and melodrama, though, could easily be dismissed as music-to-shag-to.

Album review: Nosound

Album review: Iron & Wine

Tommy Ill's good-times rap

Tommy Ill doesn't expect to earn a lot of money with his third album Fearless Bueller but to have a lot of fun.

TV

Review: Dr Who - Nightmare In Silver

who From the moment it was announced Neil Gaiman was writing last night's episode of Doctor Who I had high hopes.

Once upon a distraction

As with last year, I'm not sure what I think of Once Upon A Time.

Judges need a dash of X Factor

The true horrors exposed

Cowell 'bored of TV talent shows'

Simon Cowell believes TV singing competitions are "beginning to look the same".

Favourite literary couples

reading is bliss blog The key ingredient for the most memorable literary couples is a tale of impossible love.

Girl, 4, puts fanboys to shame

WATCH: Mia Grace knows more about superheroes and comic books than you - and she's only four. FOUR!

The problem with book reviewing

Bacharach's greatest loss

Inferno eeks Philippine officials

Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital.

Review: The Illusionists

illusionists I knew a magic show would likely blow my mind in some small respect but I had no idea The Illusionists would leave me as astounded as it did.

Review: Jimeoin - What?!

Dear Jimeoin, you've never met me but I've watched you from afar ... and we have electricity.

Artist Max Gimblett on US success

New venue for Antonia Prebble

May the creative force be with him

Inside a seemingly unremarkable garage in Hamilton, starship captains and swashbuckling adventurers take shape.

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