Hearing the echoes of WWI with Margaret MacMillan
Ukraine? “I’d say a prayer tomorrow, myself.” The post Hearing the echoes of WWI with Margaret MacMillan appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleDiarmaid MacCulloch: committed to the Church – despite everything
So what is the point of Christianity, exactly? “To give us a sense of proportion and humility, not to be obsessed with our own salvation." The post Diarmaid MacCulloch: committed to the Church –...
View ArticleSandor Katz’s smelly food for a better future
“The refrigerator is a historical blip. It might be a historical bubble. We don’t know yet." The post Sandor Katz’s smelly food for a better future appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleRime of the Ancient Mariner – NZ Festival review
Note to self: arson is wrong, arson is wrong ... The post Rime of the Ancient Mariner – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleJung Chang: murder and modernisation, she wrote
The Empress Dowager Cixi was a great forward thinker ... although she did kill her adopted son as a final act. The post Jung Chang: murder and modernisation, she wrote appeared first on New Zealand...
View ArticleMy Stories Your Emails – NZ Festival review
“Who’s come to the show this evening for what we might call pervy reasons?” The post My Stories Your Emails – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleLoretta Napoleoni and Why Chinese Communists Make Better Capitalists than We Do
"A country like yours can be very successful, but you have to be careful, or they will take you over." The post Loretta Napoleoni and Why Chinese Communists Make Better Capitalists than We Do appeared...
View ArticleAlison Bechdel! She exists! Fan-boy bliss
“I’ve always been obsessed with truth... I grew up in this house where there was a big lie, and it makes you a bit crazy.” The post Alison Bechdel! She exists! Fan-boy bliss appeared first on New...
View ArticleTales from the Forbidden City – NZ Festival review
Sometimes a foreboding City, too, but that was no deterrent to the audience. The post Tales from the Forbidden City – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleOut of the dark with Marcus Chown
"The problem with the universe is, of course, there’s only one universe and you can’t do experiments." The post Out of the dark with Marcus Chown appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleEleanor Catton, Max Porter and that “slim novella about astrology”
“I’d like to assume you’re all here because you’re editing fans. Editing is the new rock and roll. But I suspect ..." The post Eleanor Catton, Max Porter and that “slim novella about astrology”...
View ArticleIs there anything Kei Miller doesn’t write?
There are poems, stories, essays, novels ... but not plays. "I’m terrible at dialogue." The post Is there anything Kei Miller doesn’t write? appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleJaspreet Singh and the forgotten genocide
"After burning people, the thugs took meal breaks and then they burned more people. And then they burned books." The post Jaspreet Singh and the forgotten genocide appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleEleanor Catton vs Harold Bloom? No contest
She covered ground so quickly there was shortly no ground left. We were in orbit. The post Eleanor Catton vs Harold Bloom? No contest appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleReviewing the reviewer: Terry Castle
Terry Castle in conversation with Harry Ricketts. The post Reviewing the reviewer: Terry Castle appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleBeyond – NZ Festival review
Climbing the walls while they climb the poles. The post Beyond – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleAn Iliad – NZ Festival review
Homer's masterpiece told in such a way it feels as though we've never heard it before. The post An Iliad – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleWriters Week video collection
Recordings of speakers at the NZ Festival, including Listener Late Sessions. The post Writers Week video collection appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleAge – NZ Festival review
A fresh new voice in New Zealand dance. The post Age – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
View ArticleRian – NZ Festival review
The perfect Saturday night finale. The post Rian – NZ Festival review appeared first on New Zealand Listener.
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