Redeveloped Toi Tauranga Art Gallery now open: I’m quite overwhelmed with what we have achieved’
The problem with the Tauranga Art Gallery was that it faced the wrong way. The building originally belonged…
The horndog rebellion of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
On the back of my paperback copy of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is an…
On This Day in 1964, Roy Orbison Went No. 1 With a Song That Resulted in a Supreme Court Ruling That Changed Music Forever
On this day (September 26) in 1964, Roy Orbison topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “Oh, Pretty Woman.”…
3 One-Hit Wonders from the 1960s With Tragic Backstories
Every one-hit wonder has a backstory. Some of those backstories, unfortunately, aren’t so positive. Let’s look at a…
Stephen Shore’s Photos Reveal Glamor and Nostalgia of 1960s New York
Stephen Shore, from Early Work (MACK, 2025). Courtesy of the artist and MACK. Stephen Shore is most famous…