Hamilton Drivers Suck
For Hamilton drivers, a pedestrian crossing the road is just a chance to play chicken, according to ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Auckland And Hamilton – A Tale Of Two Cities
After years of to-ing and fro-ing between Hamilton and Auckland he knows the two cities and their tales well. So which one is the
To Binge Or Not To Binge?
A good book, a particular filmmaker's catalogue, a TV series – it gets under your skin and becomes an all-consuming passion/love affair that won’t
Finding The Dork In Dawkins
With superstar atheist Richard Dawkins and pal Lawrence Krauss bringing their Science In The Soul tour to New Zealand this May, ANDREW JOHNSTONE thought
The French Make Excellent Baddies
Thrilling sub-Antarctic yarn casts French in bad light, and that’s okay by ANDREW JOHNSTONE
Aussie TV, It’s Just Better Than Ours
We Kiwis do a lot of things better than, the Aussies. Television isn’t one of them. ANDREW JOHNSTONE takes a gander at some spiffing
Psycho Sons And Apocalyptic Suns
ANDREW JOHNSTONE reviews an English series that doesn’t quite seem to know what it is yet, but still manages to feel compelling.
The Creeping Scourge Of Plastic
ANDREW JOHNSTONE reports from the coalface of plastic waste. It’s not a pretty sight/site.
Longmire Tackles Big Social Problems And Still Entertains
An old-fashioned morality play wrapped up as a whodunit, Longmire consists of six almost perfect seasons, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Poor Bill Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
ANDREW JOHNSTONE charts the haphazard rise and inevitable fall of National Party leader Bill English, the ultimate empty political vessel.
SHAUN OF THE HEAD
ANDREW JOHNSTONE reviews a new series about an autistic savant surgeon. Believe it or not.
Better Things Is Better Than Stranger Things. So There!
ANDREW JOHNSTONE chanced on Better Things by mistake and then couldn’t prevent himself from major bingeing. It comes highly recommended.
The Current State Of Time Travel
Witchdoctor’s sci-fi specialist ANDREW JOHNSTONE charts his own trip through the cosmic history of time travel on film and television.
Facebook Doesn’t Care
How it all went horribly wrong with Facebook, and what ANDREW JOHNSTONE eventually did about it.
Police Are Funny
Police sitcoms don’t really appeal to ANDREW JOHNSTONE, but when he discovered some friends were addicted to Brooklyn 99 he had to check it
Pissing In Public
City people have a weird attitude to urine, writes ANDREW JOHNSTONE.
Morris And The Comportment Of A Good Heart
Morris was a Christian chaplain who championed gay rights at a time when homosexuality was still illegal. Here’s ANDREW JOHNSTONE’s moving tribute.
On Coffee, Tobacco And Steve McQueen.
A lifetime chain-smoker, one day ANDREW JOHNSTONE just stopped. But that just fuelled his other passions.
Bloody iPad
ANDREW JOHNSTONE is building up a priceless collection of useless technology… in his back cupboard.
