Simon Briggs talks to the world’s number 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, about refusing to follow the pack, and breaking free from Federer and Nadal’s shadow.

It has been some time since my last communique from here, deep within The Zone. You remember The Zone, right?

Here are three great Canvas reads you don't want to miss.

Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Assemblage, tirage, remuage, disgorge and dosage — all fundamental steps in the formulation of our favourite fizz ...

Update classic stripes with some serious street cred.

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My elderly father is going to European countries to meet women he has met online. But the women always want to get married, and I am sure they are just going to rip him off. I want him to stop.

Dr Lance O’Sullivan has made it his dream to change the world from the Far North. But, as Greg Dixon discovers, first he had to change himself.

And here we are, on the cusp of July, that month where everyone looks at each other and mutters things along the lines of, "Man, the year's over half over, where did it all go?"

A couple of years ago, Stephanie Johnson wrote a highly entertaining novel about a writing class at an Auckland tertiary institution.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Five books that make you see the world differently.

The food was well portioned and beautifully presented.

Eighties’ street smarts and underground sub-cultures collide for an inspired take on dressing with an edge.

K Rd classic feeds diners’ souls with great music and a promise of organic satisfaction to come.

A professional speaker? A stand-up comedian? Steve Braunias considers a career change and turns to a self-appointed life coach for help.

My brother finds illnesses that require drugs he wants to try, and fakes the illness to the doctor to get them.

What do you want to do today? What do you want to be? Think quick.

She’s one of our most successful expat actors, starring in a host of acclaimed TV shows and movies. Melanie Lynskey talks to Alexander Bisley about life in LA, why she hopes her next role is a New Zealand film, body issues and gangsta rap.

Actor Stanley Tucci has created his second cookbook. He tells Tim Adams that food is a great way of expressing love.

In the prevailing climate of heightened risk-aversion among New Zealand book publishers, it’s always a welcome thing when someone is prepared to offer the market something different.

Marlborough: capital city, Blenny-vegas. We love it for squint-inducing sauvignon blanc, Renwick pies, mussel farms, plane museums, pinot noir, riesling and everything in between…

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Does the way you sleep affect your health? Cherill Hicks rounds up the seven most common sleep problems and has a warning for those planning to sleep in this weekend.

Mid-winter formalities never looked better with these luxuriously dark options.

Staring at acres of bottles on supermarket shelves, it’s easy to forget that there are actual human beings behind our favourite fast-moving consumer goods.

Trepidatious first impressions are soon forgotten when familiar fare is served with flair.

Google searches can make you think you’re smarter than you really are, writes Sarah Kaplan.