[ad_1] Crafted, honed, condensed and polished to perfection; the best short stories are like a precious jewel, as evocative as any novel. As the $ 5000 Sunday Star-Times short story competition enters its final week, Tracy Watkins talks to some of New Zealand’s best loved writers about the art ofRead More →
[ad_1] Chris Mann has experienced three distinct waves of fame. Most first met him as a candidate on “The Voice” as a classic crossover singer. His first major acting gig was on tour as the lead role in “The Phantom of the Opera”. And during this pandemic, Mann has goneRead More →
[ad_1] Published on: 06/11/2020 – 5:14 PM Moscow (AFP) Mikhail Zhvanetsky, a legendary Russian satirist and comedian who ridiculed the absurdities of Soviet life and was known for his quietly subversive humor, died on Friday at the age of 86. “You’ve left us forever,†Russian pop diva Alla Pugacheva saidRead More →