Mid-winter formalities never looked better with these luxuriously dark options.

Staring at acres of bottles on supermarket shelves, it’s easy to forget that there are actual human beings behind our favourite fast-moving consumer goods.

Trepidatious first impressions are soon forgotten when familiar fare is served with flair.

Google searches can make you think you’re smarter than you really are, writes Sarah Kaplan.

The look is five-star. Blond wood furniture, blue Mediterranean tiles on the floor, palms in copper pots and smartly dressed — and friendly — waitstaff.

The true meaning of Jaws has been picked over by critics and academics ever since its release in June 1975, and even its status as the first summer blockbuster has been questioned. But isn’t it just about a killer shark, asks Mark Kermode.

More and more parents are seeking expert help to deal with their children’s difficult behaviour. But, asks Kirsten Matthew, is it nature, nurture or something else that’s making Kiwi kids too hard to handle?

Mystic River author Dennis Lehane tells Jake Kerridge what links bankers with gangsters.

Canvas books editor Linda Herrick's top five reads for the weekend.

Off to see Jurassic World this weekend? Canvas columnist James Griffin pens his own NZ dino-rampage blockbuster.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

These wines will get you close to replicate a visceral joy-rush.

Don’t sacrifice style on a rainy day with these standout wet weather pieces.

A pending liquor licence and chilly dining room couldn’t detract from the outstanding Vietnamese flavours on offer.

Alan Perrott talks to TV’s most eccentric star, David Farrier, about abandoning convention, the abrupt ending of his medical studies and being ‘post-modern gay’.

Expert baristas bring passion and flair to a new venture north of the bridge.

We have always got on really well with our daughter’s in-laws and often catch up socially. But now our children are going through an ugly divorce, our friendship with the in-laws has suffered, and I feel bad.

There's an eerie, existential quality about Melanie Finn's new novel, Shame. What tiny, mundane choices determine our fate? Why does life cut one way, not another?

A new biography of the master of suspense uncovers the life behind the persona, says Duncan White.

Zach Schonfeld on the digital holiday we all need.

We're loving the new Outrageous Fortune prequel, Westside. To enjoy a taste of the west, try these three great cafes.

Canvas editor Michele Crawshaw shares highlights from tomorrow’s Canvas magazine. Get your premium glossy weekend magazine in tomorrow’s Weekend Herald.

Don’t be so serious. Have a laugh with this season’s best fun fur pieces.

Ika’s delicious seafood and value for money will have you hooked.

The world’s most admired writers and poets have long extolled its virtues. Here, Yvonne Van Dongen explains why she’d take friendship - old and new - over romance any day.

Actress Reese Witherspoon’s lifestyle website, Draper James, offers a fans a glimpse into her ‘Southern’ heritage. There’s just one catch, says Claire Cohen.

We love being able to admire the action-packed open kitchen.

My job always had a car with it, but the new owners said they need the car. Now I have no way of getting to and from work.