Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination

Lucy Black reviews two books: The Starving Bride by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press), and Orsola by Linda Martelletti (Alpine Star Press).

Real voices from the past are threatened by chatbots designed to amplify — and ultimately become — the loudest voices in the room.

Moonlight       Kate Gray (1975–1991) I start up a conversationwith occasional Kate. Too late,too late, but with a big sighshe appears in the sky. I tell her the home doesn’t fo…

Bar and brewery owner Tim Ward says he's even taking his venues' laundry home to wash instead of spending money on a service.

Take part in stimulating creative writing workshops in a range of genres, that can be counted towards an undergraduate degree or taken independently.

Sylvia Townsend Warner's debut novel 'Lolly Willowes' is the main book under discussion in this episode. It's nominated by journalist, author & playwright Samantha Ellis, and she discusses witchcr...

It all feels disgustingly futile. But the futility-to-apathy pipeline is exactly what they're counting on.

A hospital nurse said the move increases the risk of complications or death from cancers.

Comment from Victoria University: Anne Goulding examines how social media backlash against library pay equity claims exposes deep-seated gender biases

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Ann Patchett is here! We spoke about showing up for the ones we love, the gifts of service and how ‘Whistler’ first came to her after a hair-raising experience in New Zealand. Subscribe to Tell it S...

WATCH: What’s it like growing up with one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated writers as your parent? Wiremu Grace joins Articulate to talk about family, legacy, expectations, and the opportunities that exist for Māori storytelling across gaming and virtual reality.

When her sons died, the Book of Goose author turned to Grief Lessons, Carson’s translation of four plays by Euripides. She reflects on the ‘life sustaining’ work of an extraordinary writer

Extract: U.X.O, by Brannavan Gnanalingam

About the life and work of famous New Zealand writer, Katherine Mansfield.

Author Natasha Lennard discusses how to disrupt the ‘certainties’ that don’t serve us and how to fight back

The summer of 1969 in Wellington brought a pedestrianised mall, and the erection of the Cuba Mall water mobile, or as we know it, the Bucket Fountain. Read more about the history of the fountain.

Rapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work

It takes a lot of water to generate the power consumed by server farms.

There’s ahead of its time, then there’s Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau -- or, in its original Dutch title, Klaer Lightende Spiegel der Verfkonst, a 900-page book of paint colors mad...

How the New Zealand band turned pop into surreal theatre thanks to their percussionist

One of New Zealand’s most prominent and influential songwriters, Martin Phillipps has been leading The Chills for close to 40 years now. It’s well known that Martin loves collecting – records, CDs, mo...