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by Charlotte Coyle

Although the cameras have stopped rolling on TV3’s Downsize Me, Aucklanders who missed the chance to slim down on the show now have an alternative.

Downsize Me’s diet guru Damian Kristof has decided to carry on the show – minus the cameras. Read more

by Veronica Johnston

Facebook is the latest Internet darling that has started creeping in to every day conversation.

Already worth an estimated billions dollars, and used by a staggering 20 million users wordwide, the social networking site is an online tour de force.

But users are doing more than finding old friends on Facebook. Read more

by Eloise Gibson

Like a band you can sing along to?

Be warned, Napier boys Jakob might just change your mind.

The three-piece group brought their moody, sweeping brand of instrumental rock to the King’s Arms on Friday night.

Supported by fellow instrumental rockers Kerretta and Kahu, Jakob delivered the kind of professional, warm and downright impressive show fans have come to expect. Read more

by Charlotte Coyle

Waking up next to an unfamiliar, overweight, furry, foul-smelling man is nothing short of any girl’s absolute worst nightmare.

This is exactly why film Knocked Up makes for such an utterly horrifying, yet hugely hilarious watch.

The film follows gorgeous E! News presenter Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl from Grey’s Anatomy) after a drastic lapse in judgement, which leads her to a fateful one-night-stand with the podgy, curly-haired, stoner, Ben Stone (Seth Rogen). Read more

by Amy Paterson

Wouldn’t you just love to be able to crank out the Sweet Child o’ Mine solo by Guns ‘n Roses on guitar?

Well, I can, and it’s awesome. With the press of a few colourful keys, I’m just as good as Slash himself.

All right, just so I don’t offend any GNR fans, I’m going to retract that statement. Read more

by Niko Kloeten

For those of you looking to emulate author J.K Rowling and rake in megabucks by writing best-selling novels, help is at hand.

After just a few hours of reading one book, your chances of getting that first novel published should go up by about 400 per cent.

The book? It’s called Teach yourself how to write a blockbuster, the latest in the hugely successful “Teach yourself” series that has been read by over 50 million people worldwide. Read more

by Michel Mathew

Sunshine beaches, gleaming black SUVs, wild parties, the Hollywood brat pack and a sneak peek into their hedonistic lifestyles - that’s what TV series The Starter Wife is all about.

Based on author Gigi Levangie Grazer’s New York Times best-selling book, The Starter Wife premiered with a bang on TV3 just as winter was creeping in on Down Under. Read more

by Dylan Quinnell

When you walk into a cinema late and you are the only one in the auditorium, you have to wonder what kind of movie you are in for.

Admittedly, a few audience members did arrive for the screening of Robin Williams’ new flick Licensed to Wed, but the fact that they could be counted on one hand wasn’t a good sign. Read more

by Becky Tappin

Oscar-nominated Kiwi director Taika Waititi was expected to impress with his first feature length film. And for me, Eagle vs Shark delivers it in spades.

Eagle vs Shark revolves around the lives of two geeky and extremely awkward young people, Jarrod (Jemaine Clement) and Lily (Loren Horsley), who meet at the local burger bar where Lily works. Read more

by Aroha Treacher

When I first came across indie/hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes, I thought they were going to be just another “one hit wonder”, but their latest album, As Cruel As School Children, puts a slightly different spin on things.

These guys have definitely got their own style. This is their third album release and it showcases all that being young is about. Read more