Penguin Books has set this page up to showcase a some of the fantastic content from Black: History of Black in Fashion, Society and Culture in New Zealand which is a gorgeously illustrated celebration and exploration of New Zealand's obsession with clothing ourselves in black - in society, power and politics, cultural icons, sport, fashion, film and music, from the Little Black Dress to the All Blacks jersey, Dunedin goths, the businesspeople of Lambton Quay and the patched jackets of gang members.
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OUT OF RESPECT TO THE LATE GREAT WONDERFUL MARGARET MAHY NOTHING FURTHER WILL BE POSTED ON THIS BLOG UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING
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Published in The Scotsman on Sunday 29 July 2012 A COLLECTION of rare books, including an illustrated copy of Paradise Lost , has been disc...
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In today's excerpt from Delanceyplace - in an interview with Franklyn Ajaye, Jerry Seinfeld states that the key to his com...
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SWIRLY WORLD SAILS SOUTH Book Signing with Author Andrew Fagan Where: Voyager NZ Maritime Museum, Quay Street, Auckland When: Saturday 9 Jun...
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10/08/2012 - Benedicte Page - We Love This Book The Man Booker-winning author discusses his new novel, a paean to love, sex and womanhood J...
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The great Episcopal theologians (cough, cough) strike again! The depth, Biblicality, insight, catholicity, creedalism, confessionalism, dig...
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