Kiwi Comics Turn Fringe Festival Into Laugh-fest

The All New Kiwi Stand-up Experience has gained a reputation as one of the funniest acts in town at Ottawa’s Fringe Festival. But be warned that “the routines of these two comics from New Zealand are not for children, delicate ears or cigarette-smoking, pet-hating, francophone fans of Celine Dion”. Presumably this is why they are such a hit.


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Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Like many writers before her, New Zealand-born Amy Brown takes inspiration from the Australian feminist icon Stella Maria Miles Franklin in her captivating debut novel My Brilliant Sister – but instead…