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Agatha Christie and me: James Prichard on his great-grandmother and A Haunting in Venice

He’s in charge of Agatha Christie’s company, but for James Prichard, it’s more than a job.

Te Reo Kapekape: Hona Black on the power of humour in conflict

Humour has the remarkable ability to bridge divides, says Black.

"She was angry and biting and ready to attack"

Singer-songwriter Danica Bryant on the passionate women who've shaped her career.

Michaela Keeble: The importance of a name

How do you respond to people when they don’t pronounce your name correctly?

Why Facebook Marketplace is like the worst boyfriend

To survive on FB Marketplace requires radical acceptance of zero expectations.

How to live longer: DNA, wellbeing and ageing

Joanna Wane talks to the scientist studying the effects of age.

Diana Wichtel reflects on her dad as generations gather for Father's Day

OPINION: The passage of time was marked by the increasing size of a family

Author Naomi Klein: My life being mistaken for a notorious conspiracy theorist

Times: When her doppelgänger went down the antivax rabbit hole, this is what she learned.

For all its buzz, Theatre Camp is a bit of a fizzer

Mockumentary Theatre Camp sends up musical theatre with some good songs but not much else.

When John Kirwan watched the 1987 Rugby World Cup final for the first time

He'd never watched one of his games before, then we made him.

There’s no such thing as a bad movie accent

New York Times: Even the over-the-top ones can be awfully fun.

First impressions with Rose Matafeo: Meeting Mandela, becoming a comedian

Times: The Kiwi comedian on her hippie parents and the culture that made her.

The View From My Window: D.V. Bishop on crime novel The Darkest Sin

'I’ve written a lot of stories in this room, looking out this window.'

Light and bright: lift Dad's mood with fun, colourful gifts

Bring a pop of joy and optimism to everyday with an injection of mood-lifting colour.

'You see a city as it really is on the train'

Canvas Editorial: Sarah Daniell on catching the train

Rock’s great raconteur reveals stories from the glory days

Journalist Allan Jones was there, right at the heart of rock 'n' roll in the halcyon days.

She was Brazil’s Barbie. Now she’s saying sorry

New York Times: Was this blonde, white woman the right idol for the diverse country?

Bella's Books: The Other Brother, a novel about complex relationships

Bella Fraei is a Wellington teenager who, in a new column for Canvas, reviews YA books.