Writing a great review is a craft; it comes from practice and rigour. Lived experience is no substitute for knowledge of the ...

Artists Who Eat is by Ate Ate Ate, a podcast hosted by Sam Low and Jean Teng on everything food and culture. You can listen to the full episodes and download the zine ...

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Earlier this year, after wrapping up my first issue at Metro, I remember (naively) mentioning in one of these newsletters how calm everything seemed as the deadline approached. Fast-forward to our ...

In 2019, we profiled JACK TAME as he left upbeat breakfast television for the murkier waters of in-depth political interviewing on Q&A. Half a decade later, we catch up on the state of politics and ...

I adore Christmas — the tree decorating, the music, the food, the drink, the cheer — but I have a complicated relationship with the presents. Giving a gift to someone you care about can be a lovely ...

Outside Jess Hong’s suburban Grey Lynn flat is a lavender bush. I recognise it as the source of the dried purple sprig on my bedside table — a small gift Hong presented to me the previous time we’d ...

Greetings from my sick bed! I’ve been confined to the walls of my home (and mostly to my bedroom) this week thanks to Covid-19 which finally caught up with me, ending a two-and-a-half-year streak — ...

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