There’s nothing like an election to create drama and tension. To get you in the mood for the upcoming New Zealand elections, James Croot offers a compilation of 10 of the best election movies.
Top 10 election movies
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How Beyonce is re-branding feminism
How delicious it was to see storey-high letters blazing the word FEMINIST on stage at the MTV VMAs this week. When Beyonce performed her song
Feminism breaks the bounds with Beyonce
How delicious it was to see storey-high letters blazing the word FEMINIST on stage at the MTV VMAs this week. When Beyonce performed her song
The top 10 television friendships
Steamy affairs, embarrassing one-night stands, epic love stories: these are things that capture our imagination. But often it’s the friendships that are more interesting
Finding a lost continent
New science shows New Zealand is part of a continent that’s 94 per cent underwater. Will Harvie explains
Man in the frame
When Dave Gibson started out, films were things you shot movies on, not something you watched. Nikki Macdonald talks to the new Film Commission boss about how far the movie business has come, and where it’s going
From Tony Soprano to Hello Kitty
Over at Vox, my friend Todd VanDerWerff has
Joan Rivers rushed to hospital after heart attack
Acerbic comedian and fashion critic Joan Rivers has been rushed to a New York hospital in critical condition after she stopped breathing during surgery on her vocal chords, local media report. New York City Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said a patient reported to be in cardiac arrest had been taken from Yorkville Endoscopy to Mount Sinai Hospital by emergency workers responding to the call at 9.40am (1.40am today, NZT)
Vocal chord surgery complications for Rivers
Acerbic comedian and fashion critic Joan Rivers was rushed to a New York hospital on Thursday (local time) after she stopped breathing during surgery on her vocal chords, local media reported. New York City Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said a patient reported to be in cardiac arrest had been taken from Yorkville Endoscopy to Mount Sinai Hospital by emergency workers responding to the call at 9.40am local time (1.40am Friday NZ time)
It’s politics, but not as you know it
Winston’s back, Colin’s throwing a tantrum and Paula’s on the prowl.