EDGE #390 – Lorde’s Smash Hit Royals Defines a Decade + 12 other stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 15 January 2020 | #390 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (New York). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2020 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Music | Billboard 14 January 2020 Lorde’s Smash Hit Royals Defines a Decade American magazine Billboard celebrated the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that they felt most defined the decade that was, including Lorde’s hit single, “Royals”. “When ‘Royals’ arrived in June 2013, not many listeners stateside knew who Lorde… Agriculture | Farmers Weekly 10 January 2020 Farmer Matt Smith Furthers Deer Enterprise Cornish farmers New Zealand-born world shearing champ Matt Smith and his wife Pip are hoping to capitalise on soaring demand for British venison having recently launched…   Media | GQ 11 January 2020 Spinning Yarns With Beats 1 DJ Zane Lowe New Zealander Zane Lowe, 46, has a healthy Cali glow, as you’d expect from a man who swapped the rainy gruel of London for the kale-flavoured, free-range chakras of LA…   Fashion | Harper’s Bazaar UK 12 January 2020 Make Give Love Benefits From the Archie Effect Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor might only be seven months old, but he already has plenty of sway when it comes to fashion, Amy de Klerk writes for…   Politics and Economics | Guardian (The) 12 January 2020 UK Ambassador Laura Clarke’s Aim in Office In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Laura Clarke, the British high commissioner to New Zealand, writes about why the UK wants to strengthen its relationship with…   Community/General | Irish Times (The) 13 January 2020 Dubliner Gavin Lang Loves NZ’s Mountains Each week, The Irish Times column “Abroad” interviews an Irish person working in an interesting job overseas. Last week the newspaper met Gavin Lang, who is originally…   Visual Arts | Hutchinson News (The) 09 January 2020 Emerald McGlashan’s Photos Showing in Kansas The story of how New Zealander Emerald McGlashan’s artwork ended up in an art gallery in Lindsborg, United States is also the story of how she found a small…   Film & TV | HuffPost UK 15 January 2020 Filmmaker Sasha Rainbow Inspired in India New Zealand-born filmmaker and director Sasha Rainbow explains what a six-year-old Indian skateboarder taught her about life in a story for HuffPost UK. “Kamali’s…   Design | Wallpaper 16 January 2020 Sabine Marcelis Wallpaper Designer of the Year Between fountains for Fendi, donut-shaped rugs, and a takeover of Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, New Zealand-raised designer Sabine Marcelis has…   Theatre | Guardian (The) 08 January 2020 Bret McKenzie Speaks on the Oddness of Fame The Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie, 43, who is guest curating this year’s New Zealand Festival, speaks to The Guardian’s Charlotte Graham-McLay about his…   Taste | Washington Post 14 January 2015 5 YEARS AGO South Island Fly Fishing a Bucket List Must A combination of big fish, spectacular scenery and clear streams has made New Zealand, particularly the South Island, a “bucket bucket-list…   Society | news.com.au 11 January 2010 10 YEARS AGO Together in Song New Zealand’s national anthem could soon be played alongside the Australian during Anzac Day ceremonies at Queensland schools. Premier Anna Bligh, who is chairwoman of the Anzac Day Commemoration…   Design | Interior Design 11 January 2005 15 YEARS AGO New Zealand Riviera To entice buyers to a resort development, Pip Cheshire and Terry Hunziker designed a rustic guest lodge Bay of Islands, a remote spot about 150 miles northeast of Auckland. Located in a…