There’s vintage fashion at the library
Nerding out over a charming new exhibition that chronicles Auckland’s style history.
What is ‘museum red’?
Māori carvings acquired into museums between 1800 to 1950 were often covered with red paint. What happens when we peel back the layers?
Blue is the coolest colour
Constance McDonald on the everlasting power of the colour blue.
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Cosmic connections and astro nerds, IRL
Clare Marcie charts new territory during a close encounter with the Astrology Foundation of New Zealand.
Unpicking my lifelong obsession with buttons
Lucy Godoroja on the miniature world of wonder that enchanted her from a young age.
A protest in three small triangles: The rebellious history of the bikini
It was a daring middle finger to the patriarchy to put a bikini on, writes Angela Barnett, in a call to arms to embrace its riotous past.
How a 19th century gothic novel is sinking its teeth into the internet
Dracula has piqued the interest of a new generation, being drip-fed the 1897 gothic novel via daily emails.
I fell in love with a sea sponge at a museum basement
Diving into the history of a huge chalice-shaped sponge that was once used as a baby’s bath.
What NZ fashion was really like in the 2000s
Y2K is 'back', but does it reflect how we were really dressing back in the day?
