Detroit native Matthew 'Recloose' Chicoine and Christchurch-born producer Isaac Aesili have made music together in the Recloose Live Band, spun records alongside each other, and
A stack of promising new novels has thudded onto the Fiction Addiction desk.
We've gone trans-Tasman in our choices for November feature reads, with Kiwi Paula Morris's colonial-era
Rihanna has been hospitalised in Sweden.
The Cheers (Drink to That) hitmaker - who is currently on a world tour
John Rowles, the half-Maori/half-Irish Kawerau Kid blessed with a commanding stature and physique, film idol looks, dandy style
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Johnny Depp burst into hysterical laughter when the private jet he was on nearly crashed.
The Rum Diary actor was en route
Justin Bieber fans will hear a more mature version of their favourite teen idol on his upcoming Christmas album.
That's because the 17-year-old Canadian singer has
Jessica Simpson has confirmed the obvious - she's having a baby.
The 31-year-old entertainer tweeted a photo of herself dressed as
[1] Sean Bean stars as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark in Game of Thrones. 
[1] Amy Winehouse. Photo AP It said "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" will contain 12 songs
It's hard to think of any issue missing from The Hour, a political thriller set in the world of TV news in 1956 England.
The immensely enjoyable if perhaps overambitious six-episode show premieres
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Fifa 12
For: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Style: 1 to 7-player sports (PS3) 1 to 4 (360) (22-player online)
From: EA Sports/EA Canada
Rating: G
EA's soccer
Orcs Must Die!
For: Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade) Also available for: Windows PC
From: Robot Entertainment/Microsoft
Rating: Teen (blood and gore, violence)
Price: $US15
The recent marriage between tower defence and third-person action games has
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
For: Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
From: Namco Bandai
Rating: R16 (alcohol reference, blood, language, mild suggestive themes, violence)
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is my sleeper hit of the summer.
At some point between getting up in the morning, wrapping my track pants in old newspapers and sending them to the city council, making papier mache models of Don Brash and going to bed, watching
[1] Morgan Spurlock. AP photo The director has announced the creation of Launch PAD, an
[1] Jessica Simpson displays her baby bump as she is dressed as a 'mummy' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/JessicaSimpson.com) The 31-year-old entertainer has
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Heidi Klum went one step further than Lady Gaga's meat dress for Halloween - she died.
Klum dressed up as a cadaver for her annual
It's not every day a humble visual effects supervisor from New Zealand gets to
It has been four months since her high-profile wedding, but marriage, it seems, has done nothing to quell Kate Moss's appetite for the party
Twilight star Jackson Rathbone has likened the wildly
I've never imagined myself as a character in a
Sarah Jessica Parker, Dita Von Teese and the Kardashian sisters are among the stars jockeying for position as the
Gene Simmons has been branded a "sex addict" by his former bandmate.
The Kiss rocker - who married longterm girlfriend
A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records has confirmed.
It said Lioness:
Brad Pitt has quit smoking after being caught out by two of his children.
The Moneyball star has reportedly been guilt-tripped into giving up the
Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce today after just 72 days of marriage - but the reality star insists
Two nations stop for Melbourne Cup day, apparently, and an exploration of Native American history on Maori TV.
We Shall Remain
3 Sport Horseracing: Melbourne Cup 2011 (TV3, 4.30pm). The Melbourne Cup already? It
[1] Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies. Photo MCT
[1] Metallica members (from left) Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo pose for media during a press conference on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) 
There is a trend at the moment for fictionalising the lives of real people, particularly literary figures. Already I've read novels about poet Rupert Brooke and
British novelist Tasmina Perry is the author of Private Lives (Headline, $34.99).
The book I love most is ... I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Cassandra Mortmain is one of
If you thought Hilary Swank packed an angry punch when she stepped
With a 40-year career that has seen soaring highs and some horrible lows, Meat Loaf has become as unpredictable as a French rugby team.
Man of Steel? More like rock-hard Pecs of Steel.
British actor Henry Cavill said he'd been busy bulking up to play Superman
Police in Bulgaria say a stuntman has died and another has been seriously injured while filming an explosion scene on the set of The Expendables 2.
JK Rowling has admitted she once wanted to kill off Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley out of "sheer spite".
Music website
Sex scenes between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the upcoming Twilight sequel have been scaled back after the film was
Most people would think it was simply the night of a full moon - but when Victoria Beckham spotted a bright orb outside her Los Angeles
Thousands of disappointed fans have broken chairs and torn posters after organisers cancelled a Metallica concert on the outskirts of New
SoHo is go with Game of Thrones, and new co-pro Mad Dogs has a dream cast.
Mad Dogs
ONE News Election 2011 – Leaders Debate (TV1, 7.00pm). According to moderator Guyon Espiner, this will be the
St Kilda Brass presented its final 2011 concert on Saturday evening at the Kings and Queens Performing Arts Centre.
Peter Adams conducted and
Two British darlings and two very different Auckland transport tales. Holly Branson, the 30-year-old daughter of billionaire Virgin founder, Sir
Friends and police say veteran British broadcaster Jimmy Savile, a famously eccentric popular culture figure, has died at his home in
[1] The Blue Onesies Lander is a former member of The Gladeyes, which morphed into the Tweeks then
