EDGE #431 – On the Brilliance of Katherine Mansfield + 39 Global Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM |8 February 2023 | #431 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 17,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2023 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Writers | Literary Hub 03 February 2023 On the Brilliance of Katherine Mansfield “The Katherine Mansfield Memorial Garden is a peaceful, oblong-shaped park set in the midst of Thorndon, in Wellington. It is named after the city’s most famous daughter, the short story writer Katherine Mansfield, whose work is widely read in France and Europe but… Politics and Economics | Washington Post (The) 30 January 2023 Jacinda Ardern Gives the World a Lesson in Humility “Jacinda Ardern and young female leaders – including Finland’s PM Sanna Marin and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen – who have emerged in the…   Politics and Economics | Financial Times 30 January 2023 Chris Hipkins New Zealand’s Next Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will become New Zealand’s next prime minister after MPs of the ruling Labour party made the 44-year-old their unanimous choice to…   Cricket | Economist (The) 29 January 2023 Bazball Revolution Could Change Test Cricket The England cricket team’s recent “fast and fearless”, and “wonderful”, approach to the game has been dubbed “Bazball”, after a nickname for England’s…   Obituaries | legacy.com 06 February 2023 RIP Pioneering Neuroscientist Matthew During [Legacy.com] New Zealand-born Matthew During was a pioneering neuroscientist who devoted his life to developing gene therapy for human applications. During, who died…   Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 04 February 2023 Thomasin McKenzie Burns Up the Screen in Eileen “What a strange and spellbinding psychological thriller [William Oldroyd] has woven out of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel, Eileen,” Hollywood Reporter…   Taste | Condé Nast Traveller 26 January 2023 London’s Prettiest Restaurant is Apricity “There’s an instantly soothing, unexpected simplicity at [New Zealander] Chantelle Nicholson’s low-waste restaurant Apricity, Mayfair’s newest distinguished…   Visual Arts | Ocula 25 January 2023 Gibbs Farm Alive with Gravity-Defying Sculptures “The Gibbs Farm sculpture park collection brings together some staggering outdoor sculptures in North Auckland,” Ocula magazine reports. “The vast…   Film & TV | Vanity Fair 25 January 2023 Simone Kessell Discusses Her Yellowjackets Role In a Vanity Fair exclusive first look at adult Lottie Matthews (one of the Yellowjackets plane crash survivors), New Zealand-born actor Simone Kessell, 47,…   Adrenalin | National Geographic 24 January 2023 Six of the Best Adventures in New Zealand “Whether you prefer a stomach-dropping free fall or a calf-burning rock ascent, New Zealand has no shortage of hair-raising adventures for those with a head for heights,”…   Politics and Economics | New York Times (The) 23 January 2023 New Zealand’s Leader Jacinda Ardern Steps Down Jacinda Ardern, who became a global liberal icon as New Zealand’s prime minister but faced deepening political challenges with an election looming at…   New Zealand | New York Times (The) 23 January 2023 Auckland’s Pastries Rival France’s Best Your time is up Wellington, Auckland is Aotearoa’s new culinary capital according to The New York Times, including the City of Sails in the top five on its annual…   General | New York Times (The) 22 January 2023 Crypto Ponzi Scheme Avenger Danny de Kek Speaks Up From his home in New Zealand, the YouTuber Danny de Hek assails what he calls a dangerous and deceptive scheme, one rant at a time. David Segal…   Music | Guardian (The) 21 January 2023 Kimbra on the Ups and Downs of Fame At just 21, the New Zealand musician Kimbra became famous for her part in smash-hit duet Somebody That I Used to Know. So what happened after? The Guardian’s Katie Cunningham checks in with…   Nature | Guardian (The) 20 January 2023 Life on Scott Base Shared via TikTok As part of the Guardian series ‘Life on the edge’, Scott Base redevelopment manager Matthew Jordan talks to Eva Corlett about what it’s like to live inside New Zealand’s Antarctica…   Writers | Guardian (The) 19 January 2023 Why Katherine Mansfield Still Divides Opinion In an edited extract from her foreword to Wild Places: Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield, English author Helen Simpson asks: “How and why did Katherine…   War & Peace | Marianas Variety 19 January 2023 Sealark Exploration Scouring the Pacific “The nature of [World War Two], scattered as it was across thousands of miles of sea and sand, meant that many people, ships, and aircraft disappeared without a…   Taste | D Magazine 18 January 2023 Quarter Acre Brings NZ-Inspired Dining to Dallas “When word spread that Toby Archibald, a chef who’d formerly worked at Bullion and Georgie by Curtis Stone, would be opening a restaurant inspired by…   Fashion | New York Times (The) 18 January 2023 M3GAN a Deadly Doll with a Killer Wardrobe The titular star of the New Zealand-made horror film M3GAN, released last week in the US, had to try on several outfits before finding a signature look, Joshua Lyon reports…   Design | Women’s Wear Daily 15 January 2023 In Search of Home Time with Emilia Wickstead The homeware sector is expected to reach a market value of more than US$200 billion by the end of 2031, Hikmat Mohammed writes in a story for Women’s Wear Daily…   Film & TV | New York Times (The) 15 January 2023 Killer Doll Movie M3GAN Reviews Well in US New Zealand director Gerard Johnstone’s latest film, the comedy horror M3GAN, is well reviewed in Variety, with critic Owen Gleiberman describing it as “creepy,…   Sport General | New York Times (The) 07 January 2023 UFC’s Israel Adesanya Fights on His Terms New Zealander Israel Adesanya has cleared out most of his challengers and has faced criticism for some fights lacking flashy knockouts. “It’s a high-level game we play, but…   Visual Arts | WA Today 06 January 2023 Lynley Crosswell Creates Experiences in Victoria New Zealander Lynley Crosswell took over as chief executive of Museums Victoria which includes the Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks, Immigration…   Music | Boston Herald 05 January 2023 The Beths Gifted Fans an Outstanding 2022 Album In a round-up of the year’s most outstanding albums, the Boston Herald’s Jed Gottlieb includes Auckland indie band The Beths’ Expert in a Dying Field in…   Writers | Telegraph (The) 04 January 2023 Mansfield Left Other Modernists in the Dust “This year, we celebrated the annus mirabilis of literary modernism, whose greatest novel, Ulysses, and greatest poem, The Waste Land, both turned 100 … This year…   Rugby | Telegraph (The) 03 January 2023 Wales Rugby Welcomes Back Warren Gatland New Zealander Warren Gatland made a sensational comeback as Wales head coach replacing fellow New Zealander Wayne Pivac after a disappointing year, Ben Coles reports for The…   Politics and Economics | CNBC 02 January 2023 New Zealand Part of Growing Wellbeing Network For a small but growing network of countries, the world’s go-to metric of economic health is no longer fit for purpose, Sam Meredith reports for CNBC. Mostly led…   New Zealand | Observer 26 January 2003 20 YEARS AGO Scuba-duper NZ waters crop up three times in the Observer‘s list of the world’s best scuba spots. Hauraki Reef and Kaikoura Canyon are recommended for mammal enthusiasts…   Sport | ABC News 6 January 2013 15 YEARS AGO Taranaki’s Silver Surfer Taranaki teenager Paige Hareb has stunned the international surfing world by reaching the final of the Billabong World Pro Junior in Sydney…   Nature | Bangkok post 31 January 2018 10 YEARS AGO New Zealand Dolphin Faces Extinction An estimated 55 adult Maui dolphins are left in the world. The Maui is unique to the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. It is the world’s rarest and smallest dolphin….   Nature | Independent 27 January 2022 5 YEARS AGO Uninhabited Tiritiri Matangi Where Birds Thrive Tiritiri Matangi – a 75-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland – is one of several offshore islands that…   Stories you Missed in 2022 Music | Houston Chronicle 22 November 2022 Gemma New Makes Houston Symphony Debut Gemma New has studied under conductors whose names are familiar well beyond the cloistered halls of classical music: Dudamel, Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas. The 35-year-old New Zealand…   General | MIrage News 22 November 2022 Cultural Champ Ken Gorbey Relishes Ninth Decade Arts alumnus Ken Gorbey tells Megan Fowlie, reporting for Auckland University’s Ingenio magazine, that he is treating his ninth decade as he would a museum…   Te Ao Maori | Guardian (The) 22 November 2022 The Night Aotearoa Won More than a Rugby Match “The Women’s Rugby World Cup was a milestone for seeing Māori culture and worldview deeply embedded in Aotearoa’s national identity,” Tāmaki Makaurau-…   Obituaries | Protocol 08 November 2022 Code of Adobe Engineer Alan McLachlan Lives On It’s likely Auckland-born Alan McLachlan’s code is running on your computer right now, Lizzy Lawrence writes for tech news site, Protocol. McLachlan, an…   Business | Fortune 08 November 2022 Air New Zealand’s Greg Foran Profiled in Fortune Greg Foran’s decision in 2019 to step down as CEO of Walmart’s $300 billion-a-year US business and lead Air New Zealand took retail industry…   Nature | New York Times (The) 28 October 2022 Researchers Marvel at Godwit’s Migratory Flight Tens of thousands of bar-tailed godwits are taking advantage of favourable winds in September and October for their annual migration from the mud flats…   Nga Kupu Aroha – Words of Love | Denis O’Reilly 14 November 2022 Sermon on the Mahau KNOX The following sermon, a panegyric for William Knockers Allen, was delivered on 7th November 2022 by Denis O’Reilly from the mahau, the front porch, of the whare Taamaki Makaurau at Ihumatao, Auckland, to members of the community and…   General | ABC 11 November 2022 Diary of Polar Explorer Clarence Hare Published Early explorer New Zealander Clarence Hare, who survived being lost in Antarctica long before retiring to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, has had his famous…   Architecture | Evening Standard 11 November 2022 Amyas Connell-Designed Modernist UK Home for Sale High and Over is no ordinary home. This legendary concrete, Y-shaped building, designed by New Zealand-born architect Amyas Connell, is the UK’s first…