Category: People
Article by Jess Jones, Starobserver.com.au KRISTEN Stewart is one of the most well-known queer actors in Hollywood, and In a recent interview with The Guardian, she opened up about her bisexuality and having become something of an LGBTI community icon. “That’s been nothing but positive,” she said in the interview. “I mean, it’s hard to talk about. I […]
Georgina Beyer, the colourful former politician, has made a remarkable recovery from her heart disease, something she is calling “unbelievable” and a “miracle of miracles”. In her recent interview with Woman’s Day, the ex-Labour MP and former Carterton mayor revealed that her improbable recovery from cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle, meant that she […]
Talking to express from an unusually rainy Los Angeles, Rufus Wainwright is animated about pairing his two most infamous shows, opera Prima Donna with his American songbook-inspired Rufus Does Judy show, a performance of his most-loved Judy Garland songs, together for the first time in their New Zealand premiere, as part of the Auckland Arts […]
With our restaurant issue coinciding with food fusion master and world renowned Kiwi chef Peter Gordon – the mastermind behind The Sugar Club and Bellota, located at SKYCITY in Auckland – arriving in New Zealand, it seemed only fitting that we arranged an interview to talk about his favourite places this summer and how he […]
We chat with Ramon – producer, director, actress, singer-songwriter – ahead of the launch of her new reality show, Queens of Panguru. What influenced your decision to join the cast of Queens of Panguru? I took the idea of queens ‘swapping their high heels for gumboots and returning home to reconnect with the whenua and […]
Urzila Carlson may be known as the funny woman on TV, but she is also an avid LGBT+ activist with strong opinions. In her new book, Rolling with the Punchlines, Carlson calls herself a lesbyterian. A quick Google search (such a reliable source of information) yields scarce results: if anything, it just seems like a […]
Design writer, fashion guru and inspirational author Douglas Lloyd Jenkins talks to express and delves into New Zealand’s relationship with the beach in his new novel Beach Life: A Celebration of Kiwi Beach Culture. And it does exactly that, celebrates the beauty of New Zealand’s great outdoors. Exploring everything from the more conservative ‘20s to […]
Paul Foster-Bell, MP for National, has announced that he will not be standing for re-election in the general election later this year. As a list MP, he has said that he will both not contest the Wellington Central electorate as well as not standing as a list MP once again. Foster-Bell came into the pinklight, […]