Review: Lust for Life is classic road-trip music, but not classic Lana Del Rey
Is Lana Del Rey's new album too much Lana Del Rey? Sam Brooks reviews Lust for Life.
Sam Brooks
Sam Brooks is a playwright, journalist and person who would really like to be able to call himself a lip-sync artist. He has seen too many episodes of too many shows you haven't heard of.
DreamDaddy is one hundred percent dreamy and one hundred percent daddy
Sam Brooks takes the plunge and reviews the dating sim that not only lets you play as a dad, but lets you date other dads.
A play-by-play of Kim Hill’s weekend knockout match with Scott Brown
Over the weekend, US Ambassador Scott Brown had what he probably thought was an interview scheduled with Kim Hill. What actually ensued was a brilliantly shady media boxing match. Sam Brooks gives his play-by-play.
A minority community can be its own enemy
On Wednesday Express magazine published an article about Paul Heard, confirming his resignation from the New Zealand Aids Foundation in the wake of a very racist Facebook post. The community reaction was immediate, vitriolic and hugely problematic, writes Sam Brooks.
Sam’s Celebrity Game Reviews: Sniper X with Jason Statham
Next up in Sam's Celebrity Game Reviews is Sniper X with Jason Statham, where Jason Statham problematically gets people to shoot other people with their phones.
How re-watching all 146 episodes of The Nanny changed my life
One day last year Sam Brooks started re-watching The Nanny and didn't stop. Six seasons later, this is what he learned.
The play’s called Cock but nobody wears a chicken suit: an interview with the director
Former Silo Theatre artistic director Shane Bosher is back in Auckland to direct two new Silo shows, Cock (co-presented with Auckland Live) and A Streetcar Named Desire. Sam Brooks talked to him about them both.
Sam’s Celebrity Game Reviews: Tom Daley Dive 2012
In the second instalment of Sam's Celebrity Game Reviews, Sam takes a spin on a five year old game fronted by a somewhat successful and famous-within-a-specific-niche sportsman.
Sam’s celebrity game review: Demi Lovato – Path to Fame
In the first in this new celebrity-endorsed-and-branded mobile game series, Sam Brooks plays the upsettingly addictive Demi Lovato: Path to Fame.
My First Power Up: Sam and Max Hit The Road
Sam Brooks returns to his first video game to discover if the magic is still there.
