Reality for Obama tougher than fiction

Barack Obama says Homeland is his favourite television show, and perhaps now we know why.

• Friends never doubted Catton could win Man Booker Prize

  Eleanor Catton is a "gift to New Zealand literature" says one of her colleagues at the Manukau Institute of Technology.

• What's an anagram for Imagine Dragons?

  Imagine Dragons began pretty much where you would expect a band from Vegas to kick things off.

• The art of the man behind house gymnastics

  Today was a rare day in which an artist was celebrated with the nationalistic fervour normally reserved for sports stars.

• Full interview: Imagine Dragons

  The full interview with Imagine Dragons.

• John Campbell speaks to Eleanor Catton

  John Campbell spoke to Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton.

• The Luminaries success welcomed in Hokitika

  Set in the small west coast town of Hokitika during the gold rush era, The Luminaries has been flying off the shelves.

• Kiwi Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize

  New Zealander Eleanor Catton's second novel The Luminaries has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize.

• Lorde's Silver Scroll 'a big deal' for co-writer Joel Little

  Lorde's co-writer Joel Little says he's happy to stay at home while the 16-year-old singing sensation takes their songs around the world.

• This week in entertainment: One Direction, Justin Bieber and Beyond: Two Souls

  Is the enormous popularity of One Direction's New Zealand tour to blame for Justin Bieber's concert cancellation?

• Lorde takes top honour at Silver Scrolls

  Ella Yelich-O'Connor and Joel Little have taken the top honour at the 2013 APRA Silver Scroll Awards for their song 'Royals'.

• Beyonce urges Kiwi fans to donate clothes

  Barnados and Beyonce may seem an unlikely duo, but they're both singing from the same songbook for a new charity campaign.

• Play reveals the horrors of Rwanda genocide

  A new play opens in Auckland this week, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of people killed during the genocide in Rwanda.

• Silver Scrolls - can anyone beat Lorde?

  Teen pop sensation Lorde will tonight be competing for her first major New Zealand music award.

• COD: Ghosts - It's Call of Duty Time trailers

  Six new live-action trailers for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

• Banksy sells art for $72 at New York stall

  Street artist Banksy sold several original pieces from a pop-up stall in New York for just US$60 (NZ$72) over the weekend.

• Hercules: The Legend Begins trailer

  Kellan Lutz plays Hercules in this tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.

• Auckland celebrates Art Week

  One of Auckland's largest annual art events is underway, with more than 100 exhibitions on offer around the city.

• Cumberbatch season starts with 'Fifth Estate'

  The Fifth Estate, which Disney will release Oct. 18, is just the first entry in a season of films featuring British actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

• Interactive NZTA driving game wins awards

  A novel safe-driving campaign by the New Zealand Transport Agency is winning design awards here and overseas.

• Diana review

  This well-intentioned film is a frightfully earnest and eventually rather dull cinematic experience.