We are now being routinely alerted to words that might elicit traumatic memories. but, asks, Kim Knight, is this just a cotton-wool response to real life?

In recent years there have been far too many reworks of Jane Austen novels.

As they knead our scalps over the basin, touching us with a familiarity a lover does not always enjoy, we come to think of hairdressers as confidantes, counsellors, friends even.

This slick refit, in the space that was once Quay St Cafe, caught my eye when I was at the Britomart markets.

Here are the highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.

Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist.

How familiar should the relationship between customer and server be? Kim Knight considers the issue.

Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama appear to have much in common on the surface, but a new book on the two First Ladies reveals bitter animosity between them, Celia Walden writes.

Phil Lynott's name is a byword for rock 'n' roll excess. Now a new book explores why the shy church-goer found it so hard to resist temptation, writes Neil Armstrong.

Kim Knight considers the invisible workload that's mostly done by women.

We review the brunch menu at Huia Foodstore in Huia.

Dine at Nick Honeyman's new bistro, Paris Butter with Canvas,

Deconstructed separates mixed with streetwear provide a versatile take on casual dressing.

Dear Megan, why do people assume you are lonely just because you live alone (and yes, with the prerequisite three cats)?

Anne Tiernan had a difficult relationship with her unhappy mother. But, she recalls, baking was the one activity with which her mother could convey her love for her.

Maria Tutaia shares her style in these stunning new photos.

Joanna Connors tells Michelle Duff why she tracked down her rapist after 20 years to find out what had driven him to attack her.

An Auckland institution not to be taken for granted.

Leanne Pooley is a film-maker.

After 37 years on our screens, broadcaster Peter Williams has outlasted them all. Greg Bruce meets the mild-mannered icon.

Lisa Hilton's new novel is tipped to be the next big thriller, writes Stephen Jewell.

Matt Carter, maritime archaeologist, diver and one of five local presenters of Coast New Zealand.

Strangely, here we have one autobiography of two people.

Graham Swift's consummate novella fills a day, 90-plus years ago post-World War I, when the servant class are free to visit their families.

Philosopher Julian Baggini talks to Dionne Christian about moral dilemmas and exchanging ideas.

Odettes has been in the City Works Depot site for a year or so but the closest I'd managed to get was to drool over Instagram and Facebook shots posted by a friend (a regular at this cafe).