The Self-Improvement Issue 19 Aug 2013 | 03:03 am

Four Portraits at an Exhibition Opening 18 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm

The Mother of the Artist Like the mother of the bride, the Mother of the Artist is the only person allowed to wear a hat. She is the only person, other than the Intern, allowed to take photos. And sh...

The Young and the WITless 7 (Episode One) 18 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm

The Wellington Improvisation Troupe have brought back their soap-opera pastiche The Young and the WITless in August and September. If you haven’t seen any of the previous six seasons, fear not; each s...

Interview with Sarah Foster-Sproull 18 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm

The Made in New Zealand series is in its final year after seven successful collaborations between Kiwi choreographers, dancers and musicians. For the 2013 edition, a work called Colt, guest choreograp...

We Are Aliens 18 Aug 2013 | 11:05 pm

We Are Aliens begins with the question, “Are We Alone?” Well, yeah. Everyone’s alone. The ‘alone’ they’re aiming for is the other kind of alone. The larger scale. Alone as a planet. Alone in this univ...

Top Ten Self-Improvement Films 18 Aug 2013 | 11:04 pm

Here is a list of films about the self and improvement and personal journeys. Sometimes succeeding and sometimes not. But who the hell cares? They are here for your entertainment. In no particular ord...

Soundbites 18 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm

The Eversons When/Where: 31 August, Puppies Which current musicians inspire you? Salad Boys, Princess Chelsea and Jonathan Bree from NZ, and our buddies Boa Constrictors in California. Kanye is the...

Concert Etiquette: How to Not Be That Guy 18 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm

If you have ever attended a gig which involves standing amidst the (quite literally) unwashed masses, then you have most likely experienced That Guy. ‘That Guy’ is a gender-neutral term for That Fucki...

A Tale of One City 18 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm

Once upon a time, literature mattered. James K. Baxter’s polemics divided the nation; the majority of our early premiers and prime ministers wrote on the side. And now it doesn’t. It’s a long time sin...

Let’s Call It a Night 18 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm

Every weekend, a lot of us get drunk and act like dicks. Some of us just yell at our friends. Some of us turn wing mirrors around. Some of us vomit all over the pavement. Some of us pass out. Some of...