May
30

It is a rare find, an available Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in the Valley that has not been compromised by alterations.
Tucked away in Arcadia, the 1952 spiral-shaped home was designed by Wright for his son, David. It features a second-level living area and a small, shaded courtyard with an almond-shaped swimming pool.
“It could be among [...]

Jan
23

The thing that gets him?
He called her.
Not just the first time, either. The first three. Or four times, even.
%26quot;Hello,%26quot; he said. He dialled her number and everything. He had to get it from her friend.
Later, when he thinks about it, its this that gets him: the irony. Well: theirs is an ironic generation. Irony squared.
He [...]

Jan
01

Kathleen D. Vohs and Ronald J. Faber (University of Minnesota) point out that opportunities for impulse purchasing have increased with the proliferation of ATMs, shopping on the Internet, and shop-at-home television programs. Instead of gauging desire for things, they are the first to measure actual spending patterns after the exertion of self-control, expanding the literature [...]

Jan
01

Residential town debates hookup to New Bern systemTRENT WOODS — For almost 12 years, officials of this low-lying, upscale, riverfront town have talked about the possibilities of providing sewer service for its residents.A primarily residential town of 4,192, it has grown steadily since its incorporation in 1959 as essentially a bedroom community for New Bern, [...]

Jan
01

I live in Gisborne, one street back from the beach. Coming from Australia I had never felt an earthquake before, and this was a huge one. The tremor felt like it just went on and on and on. It seems like it lasted for about 30 seconds. The power went off and things started crashing [...]

Jan
01

Has the NZRU made the right decision? Send us your feedback or email editorial@stuff.co.nz and well publish your comments.
RE: King Henrys reign continues
Feedback (latest posts at top):
I know it will be seen as Henry bashing but I hope the Wallabies cream the All Blacks who are totally one dimensional and play to such a strict [...]

Jan
01

Kyoto

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Before I went to Japan, all my impressions of the place came from novels and movies. I’d read Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood, which is haunted by inexplicable suicides and peopled with brittle, miserable characters. I’d seen Akira Kurosawa’s film Ikiru, about a council worker who discovers he has stomach cancer and wants to accomplish [...]