Gaming: Heroes of Auckland Hearthstone Tournament Primer

Hearthstone is what happens when World of Warcraft meets Magic: The Gathering. It’s like Yu-Gi-Oh cards for the smartphone generation, except this year at Armageddon the stakes are higher than just your mate’s holographic Blue-Eyes White Dragon (it’s fake, by the way; he picked it up at the Frankton Markets in Hamilton for like three bucks). The Heroes of … Read more

Back of the ‘Net: Austin Powers and Chill – the Week in Premier League Twitter

The international break is a special time on Premier League Twitter. Lots of joyful plane and bus selfies as players disperse around the world and catch up with their countrymen, tempered by the grim spectacle of the non-internationals left behind to fend for themselves. Shopping … pic.twitter.com/2iriHt0HHi — Jermain Defoe OBE (@IAmJermainDefoe) September 8, 2015 … Read more

Review: Caitlyn Jenner’s Gold Medal Debut in I Am Cait

I don’t want to overstate anything here but, after watching the first episode, it feels like Caitlyn Jenner’s new docuseries I Am Cait could be the most resonant and groundbreaking piece of television to come around in a long time. It follows the journey of Caitlyn Jenner, formerly gold medal-winning decathlete Bruce Jenner, as she … Read more

Podcast: UnREAL, The Bachelorette and Making Love on Television

A Spinoff special covering Lightbox’s exceptional new bleakly comic drama UnREAL and the mindblowing new season of The Bachelorette, playing on TVNZ On Demand. The Spinoff’s Alex Casey and Duncan Greive are joined by The Pantograph Punch‘s Kirsti Whalen – who has watched every single English-language Bachelor franchise – to discuss the way the search … Read more

The Week in TV News: Sexism Bombs and Crazy Sex Boxes

Mediaworks buys Prime News This morning the Herald confirmed that the 15 staff who works on Prime News at 5.30 have been made redundant. Previously owned by Sky TV, the production will now be taken over by Mediaworks, There is unlikely to be any rehiring by Mediaworks of the Prime staff. The final day for … Read more