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Director Bong Joon Ho made Parasite in 2019. It was a masterful expression of filmmaking focusing on themes of inequality, exploitation, and the lengths people will go to get themselves a better life.
A recurring trope in movies is that autism is like a superpower. Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man was an early example of this. Ben Affleck was a better killer for it in The Accountant. 2018’s The Predator ...
My latest opshop review takes you to beautiful Mangawhai Heads north of Auckland where I check out their three main charity stores: St John’s in Moir Street, Mangawhai Opportunity Factory in Wood ...
Imagine waking to birdsong, surrounded by bush and no-one else in sight, let alone traffic noise? This was my reality last month, when I took the family to stay at Matakana Retreat, a luxury off-grid ...
Australia and New Zealand’s leading outdoor brand, Kathmandu, is announcing its partnership with Kiwi Red Bull Reserve driver, Liam Lawson, for the launch of their latest product innovation: the Epiq ...
A one-stop luxury skincare and homewares shop has arrived in St Heliers Auckland with the opening of new Linden Leaves and Friends Pop-Up and I popped in (see what I did there?) to check it out and ...
Drinks in the garden bar aka front deck trying Barkers of Geraldine Elderflower and Yuzu Tonics ??? They were so yum; not too sweet, and you can have them with or without alcohol- I had mine as a ...
Hada Labo Tokyo, Japan’s no.1 skincare line, is now available in NZ for the first time. Their hero product, the Lotion No.1 Super Hydrator sells one unit every three seconds in Japan. After landing on ...
As I type the thunderstorm is just breaking and thunder is cracking across the city of sails but this morning I took a sun bathed walk amongst tropical greenery so that sums up Auckland doesn’t it, ...
Outfit post- what I wore today. Outfit post- what I wore today. Crop jacket by Philip Lim 3.1, handbag Loewe, mesh grey skirt New Look, pleats please top by Issey Miyake. Photos thanks to Michiko ...
What a month! I know they they call it ‘March Madness’ – the back to school and Uni traffic has been unbelievable and it’s been full-on starting new schools and getting settled – only to be followed ...
KYNN is a new shapewear brand for every body, designed and made in New Zealand celebrating women, self-love, confidence and effortless, everyday comfort. The shapewear brand is debuting with six ...