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Taylor Swift has released her much anticipated eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department, the release catching her fans by surprise with the addition of 15 unknown songs.

Two hours after the initial release of the album The Anthology was released, Swift saying in a tweet that she'd written so much tortured poetry over the last two years and wanted to share it with her fans, hence the double release.

The BBC described th...

The Sympathizer 

Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong (Neon). 

Baby Reindeer 

Dealing with a female stalker, a man is forced to face a dark, buried trauma (<...

Abigail 

A group of would-be criminals kidnaps the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful underworld figure. Holding her for ransom in an isolated mansion, their plan starts to unravel when they discover their young captive is actually a bloodthirsty vampire. 

Origin  

Based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of O...

My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes  

Anna Walsh had a dream life - according to everybody else. She lived in New York, had a long-term boyfriend, and had The Best Job In The World working as a highly successful beauty PR. So why did she decide to take a flamethrower to the lot? Because now she's back Dublin, living with her parents. She's undeniably forty-eight, with no partner, no job, and no direction. Anna'...

"The humming Hurunui township of Amberley is on a roll. 40 minutes’ drive from Christchurch, Amberley’s population has surged by over 50% in the past decade and is projected to double again in the next ten years. Straddling SH1, this embracing country town exudes a hearty welcome, with its boutique shopping offerings and a fantastic Farmers Market every Saturday morning, abuzz with producers and artisans. With a long and proud rura...

The importance of leading well during times of change (of which there is a lot of at the moment!) and the importance of leaders looking after their own wellbeing as part of leading well. 

A recent study interviewed 20 CEOs from leading companies in the USA. It showed that really effective leaders helped improve team and individual performance and helped the organisations do really well. 

Let’s concentrate on the N, P and K. 

Nitrogen is the stuff that makes plants green; this molecule provides the building blocks for Chlorophyll. If you have plants that are valued for their leaves and green stems (grass, lawns, lettuce, ornamental trees and shrubs) they will need more N than say P or K. 

Plants with important roots (carrots, parsnips, potatoes) and other underground organs that wil...

Meta is out to kill ChatGPT 

Mark Zukerbeg admits that Meta isn't known as an AI leader but doesn't want it to be that way for long.

They have released their Llama 3 models which are monumental steps ahead of Llama 2.  
For the sake of scale, Llama 2 was trained on 2 trillion tokens, Llama 3 was trained on 15 trillion tokens. Simply, it's goin...

For those who are taking Anzac Day off next week and are looking for something to make over the long weekend, these could be worth a try. 

Ingredients: 

½ leek, diced and gently sautéed 

1 cup cauliflower florets, finely diced 

20g butter + 50g butter 

4 heaped tbsps. plain flour 

300mls milk 

Pinch white pepper 

50g hard che...

How did she do it?  

How could it be? 

Tell me how —HOW— does the most famous popstar in the World right now keep anything secret? 

I get it. It’s not a nuclear code. It’s not a secret access key for a banking system that would make a keen hacker trillions of dollars in an instant. But that Taylor Swift, in the digital age, with however many hundreds of millions of fans Worldwide foll...

Released right as summer died, ‘Gothic Summer’ is the sixth studio album from Australian pop duo The Veronicas. 

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jess Origliasso said the album was very metaphorical. 

“The whole theme of Gothic Summer is that it’s basically exploring social commentary on what we think is reality versus how we create our reality.” 

The duo’s other half, Lisa Origlia...

Day One by Abigail Dean 

Marty seems to do no wrong. Trent can’t seem to get things right. When they are thrown together by tragedy, their futures may be defined by one What really happened on Day One?  
Stonesmere is an English seaside suburb defined by poignant traditions passed from generation to generation, and the bonds of small town community spirit. But when a lon...

Friends Like Her  

In a quake-torn Kaikoura town, best friends' lives spiral downwards when a surrogacy pact disintegrates, revealing dark secrets and strained loyalties amid a calamitous backdrop (Three from Monday at 8.40pm and ThreeNow). 

Franklin  

In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world-famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and p...

Civil War  

In a dystopian future America, a team of military-embedded journalists races against time to reach Washington, D.C., before rebel factions descend upon the White House. 

Late Night with the Devil  

In 1977 a live television broadcast goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms. 

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"It’s entirely understandable that on arrival in Waikīkī’s sun-kissed playground, you will soon surrender to the dazzling arsenal of holiday indulgences along the glitter-strip. Whether you’re stuffing yourself sinfully at the Cheesecake Factory or marinating in Mai Tais, decadence flows freely in Waikīkī. It has worked its monopolising magic on me, far too many times! 

"But without wishing to sound like a virtuous try-hard, on my...

What is cryptosporidium and what does it do? 

- It’s a parasite found in the gut of infected people. Also, animals such as cats, dogs, cattle, and sheep. 

- Basically, it’s a nasty ‘stomach bug’, if you get infected it causes a nasty stomach infection. 

- Gives you painful stomach cramps, really smelly diarrhoea, and nausea. 

How do you get it and can we treat it?

Repair Cafes have become increasingly popular across the country, 233 of them popping up in the last twelve months.