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Death ships, loopy landlords and Trump TikToks - the best big-reads of 2020

My comprehensive, definitive, undeniably brilliant list of the best TV shows of 2020

Five podcasts that helped me survive 2020

Every summer music festival, ranked and reviewed

This Eden Park situation is sad, silly and stupid

A strange interview with the money-drop man: 'We do a lot in the shadows'

TV's biggest flops and failures of 2020

Ten albums I absolutely rinsed in 2020

This cancelled Covid concert is doing my head in

Why Six60 are a tough nut to crack

I have been asked to write some seriously silly stories

Remember when TVNZ made everyone download The Sopranos?

My son reviewed a Playstation 5 - and he doesn't hold back

All of the stupid shit I made bands do

Soothing sounds for stressful times

This is the story that got me into the most trouble

Quibi is dead, but at least we got this batshit insane TV show out of it

Why The Vow will mess with your mind

Hey New Zealand, your top 10 Netflix lists are absolutely terrifying

Bodyslams, bouncers and Beyonce: This is the story that didn't make it to print

This is the only thing you should watch on TV this weekend

Finally, a Kiwi music festival nails its line-up

How the hell is Grand Designs still this good?

I didn't know I needed this incredible sports doco in my life

WTF is going on with The Walking Dead?

The curious case of the most popular TV show in the world right now

I just went to a mid-morning screening of Tenet ...

This new Deftones song is gnarly perfection

Why I let my son, 10, play Grand Theft Auto

I'm a little worried about Elisabeth Moss

The slow-burn joy of a Better Call Saul binge

Ten TV shows you should binge the shit out of during Lockdown: Part II

PSA: Don't play Cardi B's new song around your kids

It's time to admit that Neon is really good

Flag work: Today's job is to watch this excellent Lollapalooza livestream

This Utopia remake looks kind of bad

Three songs to soundtrack your lazy Sunday

Let's talk about this TV show's terrible ending

Jess B is the answer to our music festival problems

No, THESE are the must-see TV shows of the year so far imho lol

The best songs I heard this week (aka some weekend bangerz for your earz)

The desolation of popcorn: Event Cinemas are really screwing this up

Want to see one of the year's best TV shows? Sorry, you can't

The best bits of The Last of Us Part II have nothing to do with zombies

I'm all in on Stray, Playstation's video game about a dystopian cat

Three albums that will always remind me of lockdown

Run the Jewels just made the soundtrack for end times

You guys! I found the perfect TV show to binge during lockdown

Four TV shows you should be watching with your kids next to you on the couch

Meet the Kiwi star singing songs about swinging

Holy hell, this podcast might be perfect

Drive-in concerts sound like the worst

Will this grim NZ drama go all the way?

Three video games perfect for lockdown

The story that was 'too hot' to publish

You're subscribing to the wrong streaming service

The interview that still haunts me

Why no concerts is a big problem

I was an entertainment journalist for 20 years ...