EDGE #414 Great Scotts Take First and Second in Texas + 25 Other Global Stories

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News of Global New Zealanders From Brian Sweeney, publisher, NZEDGE.COM | 06 May 2021 | #414 | New York Researched, edited and produced by Jane Nye (Wellington) and Alexandra Burnside (London). See all stories and a 16,000 story archive of international New Zealand news 2000-2021 at NZEDGE/MEDIA. Fern symbol by www.nzflag.com founded by Lloyd Morrison. Motorsports | Fort Worth Star-Telegram 03 May 2021 Great Scotts Take First and Second in Texas Two New Zealanders have claimed top spots in the same race on the IndyCar circuit over the weekend, with Scott Dixon winning his fifth Texas Motor Speedway outing and Team Penske rookie Scott McLaughlin, on his first oval track, coming in second It was Dixon’s… Music | Forbes 29 April 2021 Talented New Zealanders Make Forbes Under 30 List New Zealander Stella Bennett, aka Benee, and Joshua Nanani, who goes by the name of Jawsh 685, are among the musical talent in the Entertainment & Sports category of this…   Taste | Queensland Times (The) 02 May 2021 Burgers and High Gastronomy to Write Home About “Far from same-same, Aotearoa is unique and surprising – banging burgers are just the beginning,” according to Australian Kendall Hill writing for The…   Taste | Evening Standard 02 May 2021 Margot Henderson’s Shoreditch Sanctuary Shines New Zealand-born Margot Henderson’s Shoreditch establishment, Rochelle Canteen, which she co-founded with Briton Melanie Arnold 17 years ago, is reviewed…   Taste | New York Times (The) 04 May 2021 Attica Countryside Pop-Up a Dreamy Distraction “I’ve been eating at Attica Summer Camp, a four-month pop-up at a winery in the Yarra Valley of Victoria,” New York Times critic Besha Rodell writes….   New Zealand | Scotsman (The) 27 April 2021 A Sensory Overload Around Mesmerising East Cape “Not many tourists head for the East Cape; there are no theme parks, big hotels or fancy restaurants. But there are long, empty, driftwood-lined beaches,…   Writers | New York Times (The) 27 April 2021 Mansfield and Woolf’s a Transformative Friendship “Stories of friendships between artists are often told as love stories: the chance meeting, the electric first encounter, the mysterious mutual…   Business | Welt 23 April 2021 Tamara Singer Discovers the Truffle in Seaweed New Zealander Tamara Singer and her friend Norwegian Angelita Erikson harvest wild seaweed on the beaches of Norway’s Lofoten archipelago. It’s…   Golf | Associated Press 23 April 2021 Lydia Ko Sets Tournament Record to Win Lotte No one came close to New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko at last week’s Lotte Championship in Hawaii on the course of the Kapolei Golf Club, the Associated Press reports. Ko…   Film & TV | Screen Daily 21 April 2021 Film Fest Director Marten Rabarts Adapts Marten Rabarts, the globetrotting New Zealand film executive turned festival director reflects on a year spent grounded, watching whales from his home office and the formative…   Fashion | Paper Magazine 21 April 2021 NY-Based Claudia Li Draws on Home for Latest Line Since founding her namesake label in 2015, New Zealand-raised Claudia Li has emerged as one of the most compelling designers on the New York fashion…   Fashion | Nylon 20 April 2021 Designer Cherry Kim Pays Homage to Her Mother New York-based designer Cherry Kim’s latest collection, for her brand Rhee, is an ode to her childhood New Zealand home, Laura Pitcher reports for fashion…   General | New York Times (The) 19 April 2021 Drug Testing in New Zealand Without the Penalties New Zealand has enshrined into law a one-year experiment allowing drug users to have illegal substances tested without penalty to ensure their…   Fashion | Wall Street Journal (The) 16 April 2021 Beauty Blogger Madden Kelley Kits Out Posh Pets New Zealander Madden Kelley, founder of Los Angeles-based high-end canine accessories brand Pagerie, debuted the company’s e-commerce site during the…   Media | Adweek 15 April 2021 Rhys Darby and Terminix Unite for Campaign New Zealand actor Rhys Darby joined Adweek for an exclusive interview about his new campaign with American pest control company, Terminix. Darby, 47, is no stranger to…   Fashion | Wallpaper 14 April 2021 Pressio Puts Sportswear Industry Through Its Paces UK design publication Wallpaper offers up a selection of men’s sportswear brands, including New Zealander Jamie Hunt’s newly launched Pressio,…   Film & TV | Hollywood Reporter 13 April 2021 Peter Jackson to Receive Visual Effects Accolade New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson will receive the Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th annual VES Awards, which will be…   Sport General | Washington Post (The) 12 April 2021 World Cup Giant Slalom Win for Alice Robinson An aggressive second run lifted New Zealand teenager Alice Robinson ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin to win a giant slalom that ended the women’s World Cup ski…   Music | Pitchfork 09 April 2021 Wurld Series’ New Album Thoughtful and Witty “Wurld Series seem to know how to escape millennial disaffection more than most. The Christchurch band, led by songwriter Luke Towart and producer and drummer Brian…   Business | Music Business Worldwide 08 April 2021 Bob Valentine New President of Concord Music Concord Music Publishing has named its CFO New Zealander Bob Valentine the new president of the company. According to Music Business Worldwide editor Murray…   General | Wired 07 April 2021 New Zealand’s Emphatic Covid-19 Approach “In New Zealand, investigators traced an outbreak to a 50-second window of exposure. The case might be a lesson for countries contemplating a future with no Covid-19,”…   Film | Guardian (The) 01 May 2001 20 YEARS AGO Shrek at Cannes Kiwi Andrew Adamson is co-director of Dreamworks’ hit Shrek, the first animated movie to make competition at Cannes since Dumbo 50 years ago. Guardian pick…   Writers | Guardian (The) 05 May 2006 15 YEARS AGO An Outside View The latest book by acclaimed British author, Jenny Diski – On Trying to Keep Still – opens with her visit to NZ in 2004 for the NZ International Arts Festival’s Writers and Readers Week…   Arts | Coast Weekend (The) 04 May 2011 10 YEARS AGO Bountiful Inspiration New Zealand’s exotic landscapes and lush flora were the inspiration behind American artist Mary Powell’s monotype prints she is exhibiting at RiverSea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon. Each…   Fashion | Financial Times 03 May 2016 5 YEARS AGO Emilia Wickstead Dazzled by WWI Ships The Great War’s liberating effect on womenswear is often overlooked. Aimee Farrell, writing for the Financial Times meets the designers – including New Zealand-born Emilia…