The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek dies
Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic lead singer and chief songwriter of the 1970s and 80s hook-heavy hitmakers The Cars, has at his home in Manhattan. He was 75.
Entertainment
Taika Waititi film wins big in Toronto
Taika Waititi film wins big in Toronto
New Zealander Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" has won the audience award given at the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which has in many past years been a bellwether for Academy Award...
Actress given jail term over admissions scandal
Felicity Huffman given jail term over college admissions scandal
Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman has been given a 14-day prison term for her involvement in a wide-ranging US college admissions cheating scandal.
Sam Smith changes pronouns to 'they', 'them'
Singer Sam Smith changes pronouns to 'they', 'them'
British singer Sam Smith has asked to be referred to by the gender neutral pronouns they/them, citing "a lifetime of being at war with my gender".
ODT Quiz: September 16
ODT Quiz: September 16
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Monday, September 16.
ODT Quiz: September 13
ODT Quiz: September 13
Test your local and general knowledge by taking the Otago Daily Times quiz for Friday, September 13.
All the world's a stage
All the world's a stage
Actors from Heidelberg, Germany (from left) Dennis Massman, Paul Hopkins, Sophie Ziegler and Johanna Englebrecht prepare a scene from The Getaway, by German playwright Paul Liedvogel.
Fat Freddy's Drop announce 2020 tour lineup
Fat Freddy's Drop announce 2020 tour lineup
South Island venues include Christchurch and Queenstown.
Cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston dies
Cult singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston dies
Daniel Johnston, who passed out cassette tapes of his songs to fellow Austin musicians in the 1980s and eventually became renowned worldwide as a songwriter, has died in Houston, his manager Tom...
Art Seen: September 12
Art Seen: September 12
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Barry Clarke, Joe L'Estrange, and a joint exhibition from Kirsten Lovelock and Angus Collins.
Exhibition shows South was full of life
Exhibition shows South was full of life
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of early Maori meeting Europeans during James Cook’s 1769 voyage to New Zealand, the Hocken has taken a look at the southern experience. Rebecca Fox talks...
Touring pianist finds perfect fit
Touring pianist finds perfect fit
French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie loves mixing travel with his musical commitments. He talks to Rebecca Fox about exercise and balance.
'Downton Abbey' cast feels the pressure ahead of film
'Downton Abbey' cast feels the pressure ahead of film
Get out the tiaras and the best china. Hit British television series 'Downton Abbey' is about to arrive on the big screen and the makers are feeling uncharacteristically nervous.
TSB gives $10k to losing teams of The Block NZ
TSB gives $10k to losing teams of The Block NZ
A Kiwi bank, and advertiser on The Block NZ, has pledged to gift $10,000 to each of the losing teams after an auction flop on Sunday.
Inaugural recital captivating
Inaugural recital captivating
Eizabeth Bouman reviews American mezzo-soprano and University of Otago lecturer Tessa Romano's Inaugural Faculty Recital at Marama Hall.
Girl's polar adventure effectively presented
Girl's polar adventure effectively presented
Barbara Frame reviews A Hundred Words for Snow at the New Athenaeum.
ODT Quiz: September 9
ODT Quiz: September 9
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Bachelor NZ couple welcome baby boy
Bachelor NZ couple welcome baby boy
Former Bachelor Art Green and partner Matilda Rice have welcomed a baby boy.
Final moments of 'A Doll's House' 'genuinely shocking'
Final moments of 'A Doll's House' 'genuinely shocking'
Emily Perkins’ adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 original moves the setting to present-day New Zealand, and the home of builder Theo and his resourceful, impulsive, generous wife Nora.
An aura of dark mystery
An aura of dark mystery
If you hang around the cool sections of town you may have seen posters for Doomed to be a Failure, usually smattered with obscure looking logos and an aura of dark mystery.