There is a very real possibility that before I get this column completed, the 30-second-attention-span New Zealand news media will have found something else, other than Shane Jones, to go into a state of terminal hysteria over
Entertainment
Allan Dick’s Blog
Read more of Allan's blog entries by clicking here. For the past 12 hours I have ...
Allan Dick’s Blog -Part Two
Instant Millionaires, David Bain, Simon & Garfunkel, MIcrowaves, Eels and much more.
Beauty and the Dogs
Read more of Allan's blog entries by clicking here. I feel like I’m back at school ...
I’ve Been Thinking. . .
m not sure who said that; maybe it was Roger Douglas, back in the days when he meant something to the nation? Here are some of my random thoughts and observations over the past weeks or so.
Allan Dick’s Blog – Part One
Sunday Morning Blues - I did something this morning I knew I would regret...
La Località Italiana (The Italian Village) – Part 2
The second instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"
At the Movies
You can't always judge a film by its title .That's true of the three I saw recently. If you don't want to be taken by surprise do read some reviews beforehand. But bear in mind that each movie critic will have their own opinion which may not match yours.
La Località Italiana (The Italian Village) – Part 1
The first instalment of Kay Rayner's five part short story: "La Località Italiana"
Ever Wondered What It Is Like to Be a Professional Musician?
When viola player Anne Draffin tells people she plays in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), occasionally she still gets asked 'what's your real job?', but it is getting better, she says and laughs.