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Turn heads with quirky sunglasses
Not for the shrinking violet, these sunglass options are a surefire way to turn heads this summer.

Wine: Three stunning proseccos
If your Bellini-making skills aren't up to scratch (hey, getting the right ratio of prosecco to peach puree can be a chore), then ditch the extras and stick with the sparkling. Where these three stunners are concerned, less is most definitely more.

Restaurant review: Beirut
Lebanon, pre-civil war, is the theme behind this sophisticated new Auckland dining locale.

How I gave up alcohol and got a life
Since her early teens, Hannah Betts drank - to party, to console herself, to get through the day. Here, one year sober, she recounts her battle with the bottle.

Craig on Bond: He's got 'serious f***ing problems'
'He's a misogynist. That's clear. He's got problems.' Has playing the world's best-known spy messed up Daniel Craig's own life? Jonathan Dean meets our most famous and loved spy.

The ballad of Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams talks to Alan Perrott about life on the road, why his father sold his favourite CDS and being born in Boh Runga's bath.

Brunch review: The Botanist
The menu is the sort that makes you want to return again and again, just so that you can try everything.

Book review: Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies, Jay Parini
It was the small screen that made him big. While many high-minded intellectuals disdained television, Vidal realised its power.

Book review: I'll Never Write My Memoirs, Grace Jones
It's not at all easy to talk about Grace Jones - disco queen, new waver, Bond villain, diva, android, androgyne - as if she is a real person.

A troubled soul but an intriguing one
British crime writer M.J. Arlidge talks to Craig Sisterson about why he favours strong leading ladies in modern thrillers.

Homeware update: Go for gold
Golden tones make for a perfect addition to whatever colour palette you're already working with. Here are 10 of our favourite pieces to give any room an easy update.

Three sweet wines
Don't leave them just for dessert time. With their luscious, saucy, high-impact flavours and lighter levels of alcohol, sweet wines can be embraced any time of day.

Restaurant review: The Glass Goose
Fresh blue cod, not often seen in Auckland, is the star at a new Federal St venue.

Does sex really sell?
Titillation and standards are a tricky balance in a world of highly sexualised advertising, writes Alan Perrott.

Greg Dixon: Why we need to panda to the masses
The Prime Minister wants to bring giant pandas to New Zealand. Greg Dixon asks why stop there?

Brunch review: Bluebells Cakery
Bluebells has become famous after opening its first sweet cakery in Hillsborough three years ago. This sister store is roomier and offers a wider variety of sweet and savoury treats.

Verity Johnson: Blaming the reckless is lazy
Only middle class people know how to have sex, right?

Author Frederick Forsyth reveals his secret past
From East Berlin to war-torn Africa, Frederick Forsyth's Bond-like past shows what made him a natural fit for MI6.

Book review: The Secret War, Max Hastings
This is Hastings' first sortie into the secret world as he puts the codebreakers' achievements in context by measuring them against competing sources of secret intelligence.

Book review: From The Cutting Room Of Barney Kettle, Kate De Goldi
This is a cross-over novel of "stories within stories within stories". We're told at the start it's written by a supine, seriously-injured survivor of some major disaster.

Inside the adult colouring craze
Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow's Canvas magazine.

'I must be the opposite of a psychopath'
Bestselling novelist Jojo Moyes on how her childhood shapes her popular novels.

Wine: The perfect chardonnay
It's a hard road finding the perfect chardonnay. But this week I think I've cracked it.