Jun
26
Revisiting Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 20 years later
What one of the biggest games of all time feels like to play, twenty years later.
5 min read
Sam Brooks
Jun
11
Critical Corner: Still Is, Tarot
In this edition of Critical Corner, two short reviews of two new books of poetry: Still Is by Vincent O’Sullivan and Tarot by Jake Arthur.
4 min read
Jun
07
What it takes to curate an exhibition at the library
A quick Q&A with Auckland Libraries associate curator of ephemera Zoë Colling on the library’s latest exhibition That’s So Last Century, about fashion in Tāmaki Makarau between the 1950s and 1990s.
5 min read
Jun
04
Critical Corner: Le Comte Ory
NZ Opera brings a Rossini to New Zealand for the first time, and manages to stick the landing – mostly.
4 min read
May
28
Five Thoughts on the New Zealand International Comedy Festival
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival has come to a close for another year. I had some thoughts about it!
3 min read
May
24
Critical Corner: Stellar Blade, Bridgerton, First Things
In this edition of Critical Corner, quick reviews of PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade, season three of Bridgerton, and Harry Ricketts' memoir First Things.
6 min read
May
17
On the Ethics of Baby Reindeer
A rumination on the storytelling ethics behind the most popular show on the planet.
5 min read
May
16
Critical Corner: All Fours, Earth
In this edition of Critical Corner, reviews of the new novels from Miranda July and John Boyne.
7 min read
May
08
Critical Corner: The Idea of You, My Favourite Mistake
In this edition of Critical Corner, reviews of Anne Hathaway romance The Idea of You and the new novel from Marian Keyes.
6 min read
Apr
30
Critical Corner: Challengers and Ash
In this edition of Critical Corner, a review of the new hit melodrama blockbuster Challengers and Louise Wallace's novel Ash.
6 min read