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Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void's reputation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (16 minutes ago)

From detours through surreal filthiness to unexpected underwear, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

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Kilmer starred as Batman as well as Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's 1991 film The Doors.

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

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Here's our curated selection of the best gigs this month.

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The latest movie from DreamWorks confuses constant movement with meaningful action.

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Stephanie Broadbridge's Breaking: The Musical had to overcome some legal challenges to make it to the Comedy Festival, where it's just started its run. This is what the crowd can expect.

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Ed Ozenbould stars as an awkward teenager who finally finds his tribe through punk rock.

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An autism diagnosis made it clear why the feisty, unconventional young writer held such appeal.

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Performing at Rod Laver Arena, the singer got up close and personal with fans – and performed a new cover of Torn.

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Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan have been cast as the Fab Four across four movies. But how is this epic going to work?

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A video of the Australia-based Chinese dissident Badiucao silently saying "you must take part in revolution” has been playing since March 28.

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Khaled Sabsabi said his cancellation as Australia's representative to the Venice Biennale has plagued him with sleepless nights, anxiety and nightmares.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (16 hours ago)

You might think you know what Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey will say in response. Think again.

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Swiss author Christian Kracht's novel follows a mother and son on a road trip across Switzerland squandering their riches.

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In Holland, Kidman plays a woman whose fantasy life may be getting the better of her reality.

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The former doctor turned author (turned humorist) says he "probably” has PTSD after the traumatic event at work that caused him to change professions.

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Chris Flynn's new novel has the uneasy thrall of a lockdown-era nightmare.

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Sophie Somerville had no money to shoot Fwends. So she packed her camera gear in a beach cart and followed her actors through the streets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (21 hours ago)

Sam Mendes has revealed the stars of four films in which the story of the Beatles will be told from each band member's perspective.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (23 hours ago)

Patrick Schwarzenegger's character, Saxon, left us shocked – but during a whirlwind visit Down Under, he promised that things are about to change.

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Patrick Schwarzenegger, Morgana O'Reilly, Natasha Rothwell and Leslie Bibb reveal what it took to make the latest instalment of White Lotus.

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As she prepares to say goodnight, Irene, the Home and Away stalwart, has marked up a rare TV achievement. Just don't call her a celebrity.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A day ago)

While Arts Centre Melbourne is best known for its performances, in the depths of Hamer Hall there's a hidden collection that has captured CEO Karen Quinlan's imagination.

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Love Island UK star Maura Higgins shares a round of shots with Aussie superstar Margot Robbie at a boozy lunch event.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the filmmakers to Downing Street for talks. "As a dad, I have not found it easy to watch this with children,” he said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A day ago)

Plenty of new books hit the bookshops today, with more to come later in the month. Here are 15 of them.

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Bestselling independent author Sophie Lark was set to make her debut with a traditional publisher when early readers of her new novel pounced.

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The legendary editor's memoir is a heady account of the golden era of magazines.

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NewJeans were one of the top-selling acts in K-pop. But thanks to a legal stoush with their parent company, their future is in limbo.

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Our critics take in the latest performances around town.

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You can now upload a picture to ChatGPT to generate a Ghibli-style version of yourself. But the artist has branded it "an insult to life itself”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 days ago)

From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

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Everyone is having a party this week, but some characters are having more fun than others.

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Reality star Chrishelle Stause opens up about finding love as she returns to screens as reunion host for Stan's hit dating series Love Triangle.

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Iconic actor and The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain has died at the age of 90.

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The 1960s heartthrob starred in The Thorn Birds, the 1980 version of Shogun, and as the original Jason Bourne.

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Iconic actor and The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain has died at the age of 90.

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Eric Bauza has always loved cartoons. Now, he's the voice of his all-time favourite.

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Our reviewers catch up with the latest shows around town.

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The US president's latest executive order removes "improper ideology”; some experts argue it's a fascist move that revises history.

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Co-written by Sylvester Stallone, A Working Man follows a familiar pattern reaching back to Stallone's 1980s action hero heyday.

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Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch, improv and character comedy, taking as its starting point a pair of comedians' fascination for a completely ordinary name.

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The ABC journalist dives into the "wild minds” of George Miller, Kate Ceberano and Tim Minchin for season two of her Creative Types series.

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Mitch Cairns' intimate new solo exhibition at the AGNSW is both playful and introspective.

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Tracie Laymon 'liked' her estranged father on Facebook, and he liked her back. Except it wasn't her dad. But relax: this story has a happy ending.

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A new exhibition celebrates the role of the flower in art – and what it reveals about the human condition.

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Made in 1974, A Steam Train Passes celebrates a bygone era. Now it has been remastered in high-definition 4K.

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After selling out in capitals around the country, this outrageously entertaining indie smash has finally arrived in Brisbane.

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The final few minutes before entries into the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes closed on Friday saw some epic efforts to make the deadline.

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Few questions in the English language rankle like the mess of spoil.

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Adapted from a podcast series, Dying for Sex deals with living your life in the face of death and the strength of soul mates.

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With his "amazing maths brain”, Melbourne-born designer Martin Grant became a star of global fashion.

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The game show's whistle-wielding referee Tom Cashman ranks his favourite tasks and reveals the comedian who cracked it.

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A choral version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is about to receive its Australian premiere.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

Add misogynistic influencers to the mix of feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, and a growing wealth gap, and you have most of the ingredients for gendered violence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

It wouldn't be a good festival if every show were easy to like or a sure thing – a program packed with tepid crowd pleasers serves no-one. 

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The Queensland Music Awards has come under fire for its choice of winner and the content of her acceptance speech.

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One of his biggest advantages on the show? That no one had watched Australian TV.

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All hail the buddy comedy, cinema's most reliable comfort.

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The hit show's fictional Ratliff family boasts two Duke alumni, one of whom proudly wears a college T-shirt. Duke finds the use of its brand "troubling”.

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The French actor, 76, told a court that placing a hand on someone's buttocks isn't sexual assault and that the #MeToo movement is "a form of hysteria”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

As a voice actor for the Looney Tunes cartoons, Bauza brings iconic characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny to life.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (6 days ago)

The unstoppable Father Brown is back for an 11th season, with plots that swing wildly from foul play to vampires.

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Low-budget thriller In Vitro raises interesting questions – but ultimately doesn't answer enough of them.

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Gentle documentary, The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, invites us into a quiet world populated by stray cats.

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As Max enters the chat, Australia is awash with TV. Here's an outline of your options if you're thinking about a refresh of your existing streaming portfolio.

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Luke Hura had the job of getting two groodles ready to play the dog Sandy in the beloved musical Annie at the Capitol Theatre. Here's how he did it.

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Wealth is one thing, class is another – as these novelists famously understood.

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Despite a cast that includes Jacob Elordi and Uma Thurman, Oh, Canada fragments in a way that is difficult to care about – or piece together.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The arrival of Max will see some much-loved shows moving platforms.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Looking the worst-case scenario directly in the eye helped this unlikely anxiety sufferer move on.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

While the New Zealand comedian worries about AI, his advice is to turn off the news and keep your sense of humour.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

After being dumped as the nation's representative at the world's biggest art show, multimedia artist Khaled Sabsabi has been dealt another setback.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Having decided that Bond-style workouts weren't for him, the Oscar winner opted for a new kind of action hero - the lethal geek.

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South African cellist Abel Selaocoe teams up with the ACO to bring his joyful energy to local audiences.

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The everyman comedian has made a career of awkwardness – but then our lunch got a bit awkward.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Identical twin sisters, who married twin brothers, answer one of their most common questions in an Instagram video.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Hamdan Ballal says he was blindfolded while soldiers placed objects on his head and mocked him, saying: "This is the Oscar-winning filmmaker.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Actor Tayme Thapthimthong was working as a private bodyguard when he landed the role of Gaitok, a hapless security guard on The White Lotus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Last Anniversary has a gorgeous setting and some incredible actors, but it's pure soap.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Long-term readers will recognise Sittenfeld's voice, and for fans of her bestselling Prep, there's an added bonus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Alex Hutchinson's new book mixes anecdotes with insights from behavioural psychology and neuroscience to make the case that our lives are better when we break our habits.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

A guide with a difference, this book lists street art by the famous artist that no longer lives on the street, where Banksy intended.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

In an era of global instability, conditions are right for stories shaped by fear and mistrust.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Duchess of Sussex's return to her influencer roots continues as she releases intimate new family photos and the ultimate quiet luxury collection. But not everyone is convinced.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Parks and Recreation star learned from some of the best in the business.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

This year's laugh-fest has kicked off, with over 1000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The shared moment between brothers Saxon and Lochlan is just another example of creator Mike White's approach to storytelling.

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Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained, according to witnesses. His co-director says they have been regularly attacked since winning the Academy Award for best documentary feature.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

In a brand new trailer, MAFS bride Jules Robinson is one of many contestants taking on the brand new quiz show The Floor 2025.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The international cello sensation brings a kaleidoscope of rhythm and sound to his highly anticipated Australian debut.

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The pop trailblazer has spent decades fighting church, state and misogyny. At 71, she is heading our way with the show she's always dreamed of.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

There will be ice water and dad jokes – what's the worst that could happen?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Liam Gamble brings a unique take on Richard III as part of Sport for Jove's cycle of history plays.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Full Moon party didn't go as planned for the eldest Ratliff son, while old disagreements haunt Jaclyn, Laurie and Kate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Brisbane-based mind behind the divisive new theme song for The White Lotus speaks out about the change in an interview on Today Extra.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Brisbane-based mind behind the divisive new theme song for The White Lotus speaks out about the change in an interview on Today Extra.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Brisbane-based mind behind the divisive new theme song for The White Lotus speaks out about the change in an interview on Today Extra.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Hopeful artists will arrive at the Art Gallery of NSW all week as the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prize season gets under way.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

The Australian rapper has revealed a troubling meeting she had with Kanye West 12 years ago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has aired a series of concerning comments made by Kanye West during a 2012 meeting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood reacts to comments about her teeth on The Jonathan Ross Show.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Get 1 of 20 double passes to see the thrilling new epic adventure The Count of Monte Cristo.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Ione Skye's memoir explores the star's turbulent life from Hollywood to dating rock stars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Since the '70s, Pascal Bonitzer has worked with icons such as Jacques Rivette, Chantal Akerman and Paul Verhoeven.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (A week ago)

Ed Oxenbould and singer-songwriter Benee star in the New Zealand film Head South, a charmer about a Christchurch teenager with musical ambitions in post-punk 1979.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Forget the "jaws and claws” documentaries of old, in The Americas the cute and furry animals are living to fight another day.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

On budget eve, lobbying is under way for the government to cough up $50m so plans for a 1500-seat Broadway-style lyric theatre in Parramatta can get back on track.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Veteran designer Brian Thomson knows a thing or two about making an impact on the giant over-water stage at Mrs Macquarie's Chair.

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Book lovers may appear to be a united tribe, but our world is full of schisms.

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On Avicennia, guitarist Carl Dewhurst takes some old colleagues off to explore fresh terrain.

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Viewers have been rightly impressed by the single-shot episodes of Adolescence. But there have been many forerunners.

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When Kirsty Neilson asked landscape artist Lucy Culliton to sit for the $100,000 Archibald Prize, there was one condition.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Shows without visuals might seem old-fashioned, but they've never been more timely. Here's how audio drama is being reinvented.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Dichen Lachman, who plays Gemma on the Apple TV+ hit, breaks down that incredible final scene: "It's the hardest thing I've had to do on the show”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

A 30-track monster featuring Kanye and Kendrick Lamar, Playboi Carti's new album (and ARIA #1) is the culmination of years of hype.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Samantha Harvey's 2024 Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital follows a single day in the lives of six astronauts.

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The early '70s musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has arrived back on the Melbourne stage with the energy and passion of a rock concert.

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The former ABC News Breakfast presenter stars in a new viral comedy sketch that advertises a spell-check app for online trolls looking to insult him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Tom Gleisner has written, directed and performed in cult movies and beloved TV comedies, but writing a new Australian musical was a particular challenge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The former ABC News Breakfast presenter stars in a new comedy sketch that advertises a spell-check app for online trolls looking to insult him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Director Michael Brand will depart the gallery next Friday, in a quick handover following a global search for his successor.

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As Jason Sudeikis gears up for a fourth season on the pitch, two critics argue why it's OK to love – or hate – the show.

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The Wide World of Sports reporter hopes her documentary Skin in the Game can drive a change in attitudes towards women during an epidemic of gendered violence.

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New festival director Veronica Sullivan is aiming to provide something for everyone this year: from bestselling Irish writers to a BookTok phenomenon and yes, a rock legend.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

There are countless characters in this Netflix series, but one star shines brightest.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

This week's picks include Seth Rogan's Hollywood satire, Ellen Pompeo's true-crime drama and Pamela Anderson's cooking show. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

At 5pm, the news went out. At five past, the footpath was full of people wanting to see one of the world's most famous DJs in a tiny St Kilda chippery.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Screenwriter Jack Thorne reveals how his own rage fuelled the provocative drama about a teenager accused of murder.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The staggering four-part drama about a teenage boy arrested for murder will leave you with more questions than answers.

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From hidden laneways to towering walls, the suburb has become a living canvas. It will host a free street party this weekend.

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The 57-year-old actor on bringing Liane Moriarty's hit novel to the screen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Our critics take in the latest shows around town.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

This restaging of The Removalists by Melbourne Theatre Company shows that the play is just as unsettling and important now as it was in 1971.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Andy Lee shared a surprise worry as he starts planning his wedding to fiancée Rebecca Harding on the Big Down Under podcast.

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The author has renewed her public disagreement with the films' child stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The sixth season promises an epic rebellion inside the dystopian authoritarian "hellscape”, and an ending that will leave a mark.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

In the animated hit, Flow, humans are nowhere in sight, but we can deduce they inhabited this world once upon a time.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Screenwriter Jack Thorne reveals how his own rage fuelled the provocative drama about a teenager accused of murder.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

When a dessert needs to work as hard as cake does to get attention, it's not worth the sugar spike.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Starring Noah Wyle, and sharing ER's DNA, The Pitt is a hit - not only with critics.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren't they?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The veteran actor plays the real-life inspiration for Don Corleone as well as his rival in The Alto Knights, a film too late to be relevant.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

A sinewy Ralph Fiennes delivers a marvellous performance as Odysseus with Juliette Binoche's Penelope matching him all the way in The Return.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

A highly charged investigation and intimate personal stakes collide in Virdee, which is fuelled by a compelling lead performance.

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If you enjoy these superstar comedians, pair them with these hilarious up-and-comers without breaking the bank.

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The author's new novel is inspired by the famous photograph of a 19-the century train derailment in Paris.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The 79-year-old great-grandmother from Far North Queensland hadn't even planned to write a book.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Max Fosh is making a career out of cutting corners.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth book in the wildly popular series, is now on sale. Brush up on these plot points before diving into the second prequel that has fans queueing outside bookstores for a copy.

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A New Zealand nursing home provides the setting for this macabre thriller.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The Studio is a showbusiness satire with a raft of A-listers playing themselves.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

When it came to The Last Anniversary, the best-selling author handed the reins to Apple Cider Vinegar creator Samantha Strauss.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Sunrise on the Reaping hearkens back to the original trilogy, deftly combining the first book's slaughter-heavy Games with the sequel's rebellious spirit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

Live theatre can be overwhelming for some autistic people. So this weekend, a beloved musical is adapting its magic for an accessible show.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

The reimagining of the studio's most treasured property has been a long time in the works, and its birth has been extraordinarily difficult.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (2 weeks ago)

With great skill, Madeleine Watts juxtaposes the inner life with ornate descriptions of the environment in this road-trip novel.

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