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Wine: Three dancing chardonnays

Looking at these three chardonnays side by side is like looking at the Solid Gold Dancers when they're striking their end pose.

Restaurant review: Bellota

A well-loved tapas bar serves stunning small bites despite the kitchen confusion.

Why we still care how teens dress

Should skirt lengths matter? Rose Hoare talks to students, parents and teachers about the politics of how teenage girls dress.

The 'best living American novelist' on her mid-life crisis

Prolific American writer Jane Smiley has been described as 'the best living American novelist'. She talks to Greg Bruce about Donald Trump, perfectionism and her mid-life crisis.

Brunch review: Little and Friday

Despite its unlikely location in a suburban street near Takapuna, there's always a queue at Little and Friday.

Megan Nicol Reed: How being selfish is now a virtue

Each week Megan Nicol Reed talks through what's on all of our minds.

A brief encounter with Peter Garrett

A brief encounter with Peter Garrett: The singer and politician.

In tomorrow's Canvas: 'You're not going out in THAT'

How to take care of a winter coat

Elegant coats are the order of the season.

Brunch review: Mozaik

Single to mingle, but do I tell my kids?

Embarking on a new relationship is fraught with uncertainties at the best of times. Add children into the mix, writes Michelle Duff, and things get even trickier.

This much I know: Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini is a film-maker and actress.

In tomorrow's Canvas: Sex and the single parent

Megan Nicol Reed: We are all somebody's child

I counselled my young daughter last week that we should do what scares us; it informs us of what we are capable, reminds us we are alive.

A brief encounter with Mark Ruffalo

A few words with actor Mark Ruffalo.

Wine: Escape life's demands

Three wines to escape life's demands with.

Are our house sizes getting too big?

Kim Dotcom has recently downsized to a harbourside apartment that he says he likes a lot more and is "like a tenth of what we had at the mansion".

This much I know: David Trubridge

Designer David Trubridge on what inspires him.