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    Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare

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    Girl on fire again in postpartum nightmare

    Jennifer Lawrence is on fire in Lynne Ramsay’s impressionistic film about the weird and terrifying experience of postpartum depression. 

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    Art for the artists’ sake

    Work by Julia Holden includes The Band, Powder Chutes.

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    Art for the artists’ sake

    ​​​​​​​Responding to the cutbacks to the arts in NZ, artist Julia Holden wants to highlight the work of her fellow creatives through her own art practice.

    Art seen: December 4

    Shark, by Denise Porter-Howland.

    Art seen: December 4

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    Ancient meets modern

    Roger Mortimer’s Through Me the Way is to the City Dolent, 2023, tapestry. Photos: supplied

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    Ancient meets modern

    Auckland artist Roger Mortimer is known for his medieval-style work most recently inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, whether in painting, tapestry or prints.

    Teen selected for prestigious 'ballet Olympics'

    Tamison Soppet. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

    Teen selected for prestigious 'ballet Olympics'

    When Christchurch teenager Tamison Soppet found out she'd been selected as a candidate for Switzerland's prestigious Prix de Lausanne, she jumped for joy.

    Celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard dies

    Celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard dies

    "What's it about?" was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,  Sir Tom Stoppard's first stage triumph.

    Obituary: Dave Ball, musician

    Dave Ball of Soft Cell performs during a one-off and final show 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' to...

    Obituary: Dave Ball, musician

    As pop stars go Dave Ball was nothing much; quietly hunched over his keyboards pushing buttons, he was far from histrionic.

    Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician

    American Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette plays drums as he performs onstage, with the DeJohnette...

    Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician

    Jack DeJohnette made his name backing Miles Davis on the jazz-fusion classic Bitches Brew album, a high point in a six-decade-long musical career.

    Making a case for it

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    Making a case for it

    Richard E. Grant has found a vocation playing punctilious eccentrics.

    Venerable comedy given sparkling outing by youth

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    Simon Dallow signs off as newsreader

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    ‘Been a genuine privilege’: Simon Dallow signs off as newsreader

    TVNZ’s Simon Dallow has signed off from the 6pm news for the final time.

    ODT quiz: December 8

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