Arts: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (7 hours ago)

In Corteo at John Cain Arena, audiences are treated to the complete Cirque du Soleil package – elite acrobatics, elaborate costumes and a great spectacle.

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Book? Check. Baby? Check. Blockbuster? Check.

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Diego Borella, 47, reportedly collapsed in front of colleagues during preparations to shoot the final scene of the fifth series of the hit Netflix show.

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MIFF's Bright Horizons prize, worth $140,000, has gone to a sardonic Colombian comedy about a washed-up poet.

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Our reviewers give their verdicts on all the latest shows around town.

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The secret to a 5-star Saturday? If you ask The Block co-host, you can't beat mindful moments in nature.

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The cast of Belvoir's new show will appear as rollerskating Elizabethans.

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When it comes to malopropisms and tautologies, you have strong opinions.

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Artworks held in private collections for decades are about to hit the market – and that will create huge change.

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The albums released by Pink Floyd during the 1970s propelled the group into superstar status – and the cover art has become iconic.

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Despite the agreement between unions and the tech giants to work on a model that would pay creatives for content mined by AI, the sector has its doubts.

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The story never stops unfolding in Hostage, which is lucky because then you might have time to think about how daft it really is.

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The 21-year-old former child actress and the 23-year-old son of Jon Bon Jovi made the surprise announcement in a short statement, one year after their wedding.

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Crisis Actor brings together live performance and technology in a show that delves into the overwhelming nature of the internet.

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Some big "personality” contestants challenge the chef and his judging partner Manu Feildel in the new season of the home-cooking show.

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Audiences have come a long way since the violinist took up the top job at the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

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Mac DeMarco, once indie-rock's rascal prince, settles into a sober new rhythm on Guitar.

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Picks include The Yogurt Shop Murders, a slick international spy thriller, an Australian micro-comedy and the return of Bob's Burgers.

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Col Needham first tracked movie credits in a paper notebook in 1981. Now his IMDb is the go-to site for film and TV fans around the world – and worth a fortune.

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The six leaders of the state's major galleries and museums discuss budgets, changing audiences and what they would give for 10 minutes alone with a billionaire.

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Smaller in scope but bigger in heart, Lin-Manuel Miranda's first musical made its debut on Broadway in 2008 before it was given the silver screen treatment in 2021.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (4 days ago)

Kangaroo Island by husband-and-wife team Timothy David and Sally Gifford is a small but perfectly judged film about some Very Big Topics.

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Relay is billed as a thriller, but works best as a study of isolation – and its director remains criminally underrated.

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Kangaroo Island tells the story of an actor who returns to her scenic childhood home.

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The co-creator of Netflix hit Ozark takes on the drug trade in Rotterdam's docks in this European co-production.

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Theatre-maker Nathan Harrison wants to share his passion for birds and how it helps him keep his perspective on life.

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George Orwell's Animal Farm is a crucial book for understanding rising authoritarianism. We need it more than ever.

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She brought jazz and classical music to the TikTok crowd. Now Gen Z phenom Laufey enters her 'f— you' era.

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The world through which an unnamed narrator journeys, accompanied by various companions, is one you can hear and smell.

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Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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Tammy Slaton unveils her transformed smile on A Creative Chaos Podcast.

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In the second film of their lesbian trilogy, the acclaimed director and wife Tricia Cooke embrace the trashy.

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Two recent novels featuring literary fraudsters comment on how fearfully difficult it is to scratch a living as a writer waiting for the big break.

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Yilkari offers a vision of the Western Desert filled with drifters and sundowners, vagrants, vagabonds, loners and more.

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Australia's large-scale sheep pastoralism and the northern hemisphere's industrialisation of woollen textiles allowed the huge armies of the 20th century to exist, a new history argues.

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Feelings of grief are unavoidable when reading about the species that have disappeared due to human encroachment.

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The actor has remained largely out of the spotlight since her husband, Jeff Baena, suddenly died in January.

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Director Ari Aster sends his kindred spirit Joaquin Phoenix on another odyssey through a divided America.

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As half of Flight Of The Conchords and songwriter for The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants and more, Bret McKenzie has always been the funny guy. But now he's getting serious … sort of.

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The Oscar-nominated star was only 10 when the boy band split – but the emotional memory has served her well for her new film The Ballad of Wallis Island.

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Festival organisers around the country have expressed dismay over the Bendigo Writers Festival code-of-conduct push, saying such codes stifle freedom of expression.

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The man known as the George Clooney of Indian film says his industry offers an antidote to the cynicism of Hollywood.

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Created by Charlotte Coben, daughter of bestselling author Harlan, Dead Hot is not what you might expect.

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The national opera company has appointed a new CEO, music director and board chairman just months after posting a $10 million operating deficit.

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The Rainmaker premieres on August 16, only on Stan.

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The 73-year-old plays iconic cop Frank Drebin with glee – and effectively puts an end to his days in action movies.

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Director Ian Michael's Troy will offer revelations that might be surprising, given we've had millennia to get past the spoiler warnings.

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First Succession, then Ted Lasso and Killing Eve. Now a supernatural mystery set in small-town Australia?

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Our reviewers give their verdicts on the latest shows.

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What began as a hobby is now a full-time career for Charles Brooks – and his work has been reproduced millions of times across the globe.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

With its depiction of a small town torn apart by COVID-era politics, Eddington was bound to get a response – and its director couldn't be happier.

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His new Netflix series is one of the most popular TV shows in the world right now. He didn't get there by accident.

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The confirmation follows weeks of rumours after former host Jonathan LaPaglia was sacked by Network Ten.

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From Succession, to Ted Lasso, Killing Eve and now a supernatural mystery set in small-town Australia, an in-demand star is keeping her career highly variable.

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A note warning about the appearance of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah was sent to event organisers by lobby group 5A in July.

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The music streaming giant's awards partnership sounded alarm bells. Then its CEO's investment in a defence technology company was revealed.

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After 30 years in the top job, Susan Provan is thinking it might be time for someone else to take the wheel. Maybe.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Greens are calling for $1 million paid out to the Listen Out and Field Day festivals be returned to taxpayers.

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The London-born actor counted the role of Bernadette Bassenger in the 1994 Australian cult classic among his credits.

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Rosemary Sorensen founded the event 13 years ago. What has happened in the past week has left her in despair.

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Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases

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Did Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha get the reboot they deserved? Our critics have some thoughts.

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After 33 years and one Gold Logie, Lynne McGranger wanted her Home and Away departure to be educational as well as emotional.

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Sydney is rapidly losing its creative people and places – but a bold new proposal could stop the flow.

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The festival has gone ahead despite a growing cohort of authors withdrawing from scheduled events.

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Wondering what the red-carpet regular does on his day off? For Dickie, a 5 star Saturday means stepping out of the spotlight and into the arms of family and friends.

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps was the most hyped film of the year. Can too much positive momentum trip a film up?

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Patricia Highsmith's antihero has gripped readers for 70 years, now he is in the hands of a Heartbreak High star.

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Broadcaster and former player Kate McCarthy says the time is right to build on the momentum of the women's game.

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Julian Fellowes' follow-up to Downton Abbey has flown under the radar. It deserves your attention.

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A Frankensteined flat white, a global hit, and a trademark tale to pour over.

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Because it just might be.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The festival started on Friday, but the opening night gala and the closing event have been cancelled along with a number of other sessions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The young star of Wednesday has joined a circle of big-name actors, such as Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton, to whom Burton turns again and again.

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Hoda Afshar's winning entry in the National Photographic Portrait Prize is a powerful statement on controversial laws.

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Picks include local thriller Playing Gracie Darling, an Eddie Murphy action comedy and a three-season binge of Reservation Dogs. 

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The billionaire's empire was built on singing her deepest, darkest desires and distresses. But the mastermind's appearance on Travis Kelce's podcast proves we're being fed contradictions. And that's by design.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

So this is how it ends. With a toilet overflowing, a pie to the face and a woman whose world once felt so big and promising dancing alone.

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1000 Women in Horror sheds light on the many women who have helped keep the genre alive, proving once and for all that some women were made to spook.

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Abduction by Victorian Opera is entirely rewritten for modern sensibilities, and its wit and self-parody clearly struck a chord with the audience.

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The influence of the celebrated film critic and author went well beyond his gentle sparring with Margaret Pomeranz on SBS and ABC TV.

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The winners of the much-loved Children's Book Council of Australia awards have been revealed.

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Musicians' penury is momentarily forgotten during a Sunday tribute show.

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Melbourne's "misunderstood” bats are finally getting the celebration they deserve at a festival centered around a beloved local landmark.

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Taking place in 1976 South Africa, Kirsty Marillier's new play, Destiny, tells a personal and intimate story.

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The festival's code of conduct says speakers must "avoid language or topics that could be considered inflammatory, divisive, or disrespectful”.

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The beloved Rocky Horror Picture Show has been screened continuously since it was released five decades ago – a world record.

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The 2025 festival has announced its line-up, which includes actor-authors who starred in some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s.

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The former ABC and SBS star had been in ill health for some time.

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The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.

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Travis Kelce love songs? Blake Lively-inspired fury? Max Martin bangers? Let's get excited.

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Yellowface author Rebecca F. Kuang won't stick to anyone's pigeonhole.

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In a candid interview, the pop megastar revealed details of her new album and insights from the record-breaking Eras Tour.

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To please her mother's wishes, Cami tries on a white wedding gown on Say Yes To The Dress US on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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A concert at Abbotsford Convert pairs the poetry of Nam Le with the "electric” sounds of Australia's finest young musicians.

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Cami dreams of a black wedding dress but her choice gives her mum a 'heart attack' on Say Yes To The Dress US on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Joe, Dan and Rita all return for the sequel song, which marks the first single off Paul Kelly's newly announced album, Seventy.

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The former Saturday Night Live star plays a graffiti artist sentenced to community service in a retirement village.

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The film's main flaw is the casting of an actor who never quite gets the famed Welshman's distinctive voice right.

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40 Acres presents a new take on a familiar theme that will almost certainly leave you feeling shaken up.

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This latest adaptation of a Stephen King story begins at the end.

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Starring Ben Miller, Professor T digs into dark territory, but it has a unique take on compassion every time.

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul's pandemic revelation has come to life as an installation at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.

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From Beauty and the Beast to a world premiere at Broadmeadows Town Hall, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has revealed its plans for the year ahead.

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Audrey Hobert, till now best known as Gracie Abrams' secret weapon, is ready for her close-up.

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In partnership with Maslow Entertainment, subscribers have the opportunity to redeem free passes to see Kangaroo Island.

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Laura Sharrad first competed on the reality show when she was 18 years old. Now, finally, she's a winner.

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Sharing the name of her upcoming album via her boyfriend's sports podcast has divided fans. Is it a sign of a flourishing relationship – or a cunning marketing ploy?

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1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton lifts the lid on wedding plans to fiancée Andrea Dalton in TikTok reaction video.

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Frances Wilson explores of the early life and work of the late Scottish novelist and poet Muriel Spark.

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A new "cultural autopsy” examines the late royal as a global cultural obsession.

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Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter set the bar sky-high. Her new album transcends it.

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Critic Quentin Sprague attempts to answer questions about art, obsession and creativity through spending time with Australian artists.

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Set during Australia's post-war occupation of Japan, Adams' novel is inspired by her grandmother's experiences.

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While Bezos' new wife is not known for her acting, she has appeared in a number of films including The Day After Tomorrow and White House Down.

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The British screen legends wondered if acting together would ruin their friendship. Happily, they can still laugh about it.

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Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actress is finally up for a laugh.

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Murray Middleton's short stories deals with filmmakers, musicians, actors, playwrights, photographers and writers in varying states of creative frustration.

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Lemony Snickett made her a dramatic star in her teens. Now in her 30s, the Melbourne-born actor is finally up for a laugh.

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Australia v The World was supposed to be a victory lap for our version of the reality franchise, instead it's been thrown into turmoil.

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Yes, we're all sick of reboots and sequels. But these shows expanded their stories in the best way possible.

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The ingredients that made the football docuseries from Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac such a hit are missing in this tepid and cynical knockoff.

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Paul de Gelder lost two limbs in Sydney Harbour in 2009, but he's since made a career back in the water.

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A glittery orange countdown on the pop star's official website – as well as a string of other Easter eggs – had Swifties in a frenzy on Tuesday.

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Filming season two of documentary series Limitless, Chris Hemsworth was plagued by an all-too-familiar fear.

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Jazz pianist Judy Bailey came to Sydney for six months, and never left.

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Aniston was married to Pitt for five years in the early 2000s, while Paltrow and Pitt were engaged in the mid-1990s.

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The gallery has announced job cuts to save it more than $7 million.

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The British star was on set the day her split from Kenneth Branagh was finalised. Then the phone in her trailer rang.

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Paul Kelly has published a death notice in The Age newspaper for Joe, the fictional hero of his track, How To Make Gravy, prompting speculation a follow-up to the hit 1996 song may be on its way. 

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One of Australia's most accomplished musicians wrote a stirring tribute while in the jungles of New Guinea. Simon Tedeschi is bringing it back to life.

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The popular comedian's ABC comedy dominated the Logie Awards last week, but will there be a season four?

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Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around Sydney.

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1000-Lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton has opened up about life after her skin removal surgery after her 225kg weight loss.

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Experience the healing power of music, directed by ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve, featuring recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey.

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In a world first, Van Sowerine and Isobel Knowles have created a VR work which lets the viewer experience what it's like to be in a flood, based on the lives and experiences of people who lived through the Lismore floods.

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Shark Week's How to Survive a Shark Attack features de Gelder simulating four shark attacks, all in the name of teaching us how to be safer in the ocean.

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The NIMAs ceremony was held at the Darwin Amphitheatre on Saturday night, celebrating Indigenous musicians from around the country.

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The "literary pipeline” for men has been shut down. Does it matter?

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In a world beset by crisis, we're turning back to music that takes us away from the vulnerability of our everyday lives.

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The family-friendly show Beetle, by the acclaimed Legs on the Wall, features giant puppets and delivers a message of hope.

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Peter Pan and Mickey Mouse once populated our childhood dreams – but a new series of movies turns them into nightmares.

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The cast are all – and I say this with the utmost affection – massive losers.

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Despite their silence, gestures speak volumes.

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Forgotten pianist Isador Goodman's New Guinea Fantasy has never been performed in concert. Simon Tedeschi is bringing it back to life.

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The singer rose to fame as a teenager on Australian Idol in 2006. Now 36, she's embarking on a new era of her already successful career.

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North-East Arnhem Land artist Gaypalani Wanambi has won the prestigious National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.

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Shoppers have stared at this antique store item for years, scratching their chins and wondering "who on earth would buy this?” A Sydney school just did.

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The second instalment of the satirical animation's new season takes aim at the US president, vice president, Homeland Security and even a right-wing podcaster.

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Never Get Busted is a riveting documentary about a drug cop who breaks bad (or good). But it is also the subject of a fierce legal battle – about who even made it.

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This could be the last time we see these iconic characters, with the controversial show coming to an end next week. How will they wrap things up?

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Despite its poor ratings, Ten is sticking with the format – and the network's previous "flops” might explain why.

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Charlotte MacInnes, who has a lead role in The Deb, alleges Wilson damaged her reputation in a series of social media posts.

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Visitors might not believe what they're hearing when machines get together in Listening Acts.

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Here's our pick of the top gigs to see this month.

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Including a local ballroom classic, a bruising kiss-off to sexist jerks and the debut mixtape from Australia's most charming new rapper.

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We've all heard stories about turkey basters, but this show shines a light on an alternative, ahem, route to making babies.

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The Grammy winner and former leader of The Late Show band gets back to his roots on new album, Big Money.

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Suburban mayhem is unleashed when a group of schoolchildren go missing at night in the gothically insane Weapons.

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