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Multiplane perspective

Mark Cowden seems to reinvent himself every few years. In his latest iteration he is an artist specialising in multiplane works, finds Rebecca Fox.

MUSIC

film & television

Vive le cinema!

The French Film Festival is back. Tom McKinlay gets some pointers from Alliance Francaise president Kim Cousins.

Mystery of Little Ted's missing head solved

Little Ted’s Head has been found. The Play School character’s head has been missing since 1989 when the small teddy bear was ceremoniously blown up as part of the wrap festivities at the end of the series.
PM distances herself from Chch mosque attack film

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is distancing herself from a new film about the Christchurch mosque shootings, saying her office has no involvement in the project.
Carey Mulligan to star in Weinstein scandal film

The first Hollywood feature film to focus directly on the Harvey Weinstein scandal is due to start production soon, Universal Pictures says.

Arts

books

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Theatre piece for Flash Fiction Day

University of Otago student Temple Flaws (19) performs a theatre piece directed by Amanda Faye Martin during the final awards event for National Flash Fiction Day in Dunedin last night.

Longtime librarian reveals new chapter

Longtime librarian reveals new chapter

Library day was a chance to step back in time for an Otago Girls’ High School librarian about to move on after almost 20 years in the role.
Writers behind bars given creative crash course

Writers behind bars given creative crash course

Creative writers behind bars received a late boost with their competition entries following some expert intervention.
In the service of the struggle

In the service of the struggle

When someone dies young it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sadness about what might have been rather than celebrate what was. Rebecca Macfie is able to redress that balance.

gaming

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Keep the Peeps happy

Michael Robertson finds there's a lot to like about Before We Leave, from Dunedin’s own Balancing Monkey Games.

Game Jam for budding developers

Game Jam for budding developers

The next great computer game may very well start here in Dunedin today.
Covering all the bases

Covering all the bases

A Sony game — and an elite sports title that has long been exclusive to PlayStation — published on Xbox for the first time. These are indeed strange times.
The threat hanging over our thriving gaming industry

The threat hanging over our thriving gaming industry

There's really no point anymore in dismissing the stereotype of video gamers as pimply, jaundiced teenagers huddled over a luminous screen in a darkened room.