Summer reads: Where the critics ate...
A look back at some of the best Canvas restaurant reviews of the year.
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Notorious RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on life, love, liberty and law
In a toxic pond of politics, the late US Supreme Court Justice was an optimist.
Steve Braunias: Why I'm contemplating Sisyphus among the mangroves of West Auckland
As we get back to the grind of a new year, here is a metaphor for hopeless endeavour.
Words take flight in Margaret Atwood's poems to her late husband
Margaret Atwood immerses readers in the magical power of story - even in poetry
Pici reviewed: Small room, gigantic pasta flavour
Cheesecake as our new national dessert? Pici stakes a claim.
One marriage, two movie reviews: One Night in Miami
Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie review the new movie One Night in Miami.
Where have all the sausage rolls gone?
It's hard work finding a sausage roll in the city these days. Greg Bruce did it.
'Why I couldn't stay': Auckland Art Gallery curator Nigel Borell
Curator Nigel Borell on his landmark show Toi Tū Toi Ora – and shock resignation.
Summer reads: The pandemic made me hungry
Three personal essays on the importance of food in 2020.
Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook
The reality of how to write about Captain Cook? Clean up the excess tales.
Soundtrack to My Life: Mu from Fat Freddy's Drop
Soundtrack to My Life: Mu from Fat Freddy's Drop
Summer reads: The best of Canvas - part 3
From sex shops to long lost friends - some of the best stories of 2020 from Canvas.
Mindfulness - Do or do not. There is no try.
'Just do it' is the mantra of the mindful, discovers Angela Barnett.
Designing a dream: Kaikohe's youthquake
The Far North town has received a touch of local magic and a newfound identity.
Exhibition combines all senses to recreate Van Gogh's era
Van Gogh Alive opens up arts and culture to new audiences.
My dad was in the Mr Asia Syndicate
The daughter of a key player in the Mr Asia Syndicate opens up about her childhood.
Hair we go again. Sarah Daniell goes to a hair salon for four weeks
Sarah Daniell gets her hair washed and blow-dried at a salon once a week, for a month.
Isolation's potent sting: Sharron Ward contends with her capture in Libya
For a documentary film-maker, the daily goings-on of isolation call forth a deep trauma.
Diana Wichtel: Oliver Sacks tops the list of enjoyable interviews
Reflections on a memorable interviewee.
Steve Braunias: A Rolls-Royce road trip from Auckland to Wellington
Steve Braunias takes the most classic of road trips - but with a twist and a few bends.
Restaurant review: Sean Connolly's Esther
The restaurant is a work of art - but the taramasalata just needs work.
Summer reads: The best of Canvas - part 1
From growing up in a camp ground to secrets of Auckland's club scene - the best of Canvas.
Beaches, beers and tunes: Test your brains with our summer quiz
Where in New Zealand is the Surf Highway?
Swinging 60s, sex and drugs - Boyd's Trio artistry
William Boyd's new novel shouldn't cohere - but it does.
Rupi Kaur on writing: "It spills out of you and it's very cathartic"
The poet sensation sits down to discuss, among other things, her third collection.
Power Play: Why It's Time for Women to Take Over the World
Talking politics and female power with the three stars of a provocative new play.
Arlene Heyman's debut novel is a study of science and life
Arlene Heyman's first novel, Artifact, examines a working mother's life
'People just thought he was mad': Beethoven historian Nancy November
The music historian traces her life according to Beethoven.
Guardian Angels: The red and yellow army keeping our beaches safe this summer
A tribute to the yellow and red army making our beaches safer this summer.
One marriage, two movie reviews: The Croods: A New Age
Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie took their kids to The Croods: A New Age. Did they like it?
Steve Braunias: Christmas through my daughter's eyes
A few happy Christmases to the nice, the naughty and the unknowable.
2020 predictions: are we there yet?
The future is here - in some cases - but past predictions have not always been a success.
Letters of Denis Glover: "Drunkenness and a deep vein of self-destructiveness … cost him almost everything'
A newly published collection shines a fresh light on Denis Glover's literary prowess.
David Walliams and a wartime gorilla called Gertrude
David Walliams on his latest book for children, with a gorilla for a hero