Arts: Australia

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The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly returned to acting after an eight-year hiatus, appearing in a film alongside Lily Collins and Brie Larson.

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Until shortlisted, the acclaimed Australian writer said she'd never heard of the top literature prize.

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Don't like the music platform's ethics? Great! Now hand over your Chuck Berry vinyl and that Taylor Swift album.

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The new boss of Sydney Festival unveils his plans for a 50th birthday party.

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Also starring Robert Pattinson, Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek, Die, My Love tracks a woman struggling with the demands of marriage

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This tiny budget debut feature film by Melbourne-based Sophie Somerville punches above its weight.

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The three-part series is all very wholesome, but does anyone really want to see how the democracy sausage gets made?

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For the makers of The Monster of Florence, the story was less about the culprit and more about why the victims were killed.

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It was the beginning of a new era of TV, with Sara-Marie, Blair and Reggie becoming household names. But what do they make of the show in 2025?

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A child goes missing without a trace. It's every parent's worst nightmare, and the Australian star of Succession brings it fully to life in this riveting tale.

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A crisis of confidence brought the local indie darling to "rock bottom”. Her new album is a love letter to love itself.

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The ABC is making plenty of decent shows about the arts. But where's our The Big Gig? Where's our Recovery?

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Edge of Life is a documentary probably best left to the true believers.

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In her new memoir, the literary legend settles scores, spills secrets and reflects – with trademark wit – on the lives she's lived.

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This year's shortlist is an even split between male and female authors, and all share similar themes.

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The comedian, actor, political activist and marathon runner believes the future won't be as bad as it might seem right now.

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Bestselling author Sally Hepworth is adept at plot twists and red herrings, and her latest novel is full of them.

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While the reality star is monotonal and emotionally negligent, she's not helped by writing so terrible that the glossy series feels closer to parody than genuine drama.

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A new film documents the final days of Banjima elder Maitland Parker, a victim of Australia's most contaminated site.

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Your Christmas shopping is done! The publishing year draws toward a close with a cracking line-up of novels, major histories, memoirs and essay collections.

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An imminent deal to support Australian screen content via quotas is likely to result in a significant financial boost to the local industry.

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"It was like having a choir up on the steps,” street musician Max Robinson says of last Friday's post-gig performance at Southern Cross Station.

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It took up to 10 hours a day to transform the Hollywood heartthrob into a "newborn” Creature.

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The actress starred in a number of films with her daughter, and both were nominated for Oscars for one of them, Rambling Rose.

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Miranda Tapsell and Luke McGregor – and a group of celebrity sitters – reveal themselves in new ABC show Portrait Artist of the Year.

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Rachel Perkins' new book starts with an atrocity that is personal to her but emblematic for many.

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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are on speaking terms again. Could this mean Fleetwood Mac are getting back together, and why would that be a big deal?

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Janet DeNeefe argues her festival operates outside the publishing cycles that often inform who is programmed at such events.

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Emma Louise Pursey's firebrand delivery emphasises the relentlessness with which Joy Hester seized life.

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Co-starring Kate Hudson and set in the beauty business, Shell swings between funny and mildly disgusting.

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An explosion of "vertical video” dramas has Hollywood scrambling, unions worried and phone-clutching audiences glued to the next sticky chapter.

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One of the stars of Calamity Jane has taken to social media to say cast members are feeling unsafe after they were allegedly groped by patrons.

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The iconic 60-year-old singer talks about motherhood, country music and blazing the mainstream trail for artists such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

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

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The journalist on the art of blending politics and entertainment.

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It may seem counterintuitive to deal with stress by making yourself more stressed. But box office data, and studies, suggest the cure for fear is the poison itself.

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What stops this local iteration from being a cheap knockoff is that it's bold enough to cover some unexpected comedic terrain, such as colonisation and land rights.

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Cancer Killers follows two doctors in their long fight against the disease, and the surprising resistance they faced.

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The Scottish author and podcaster says anyone wanting to manipulate the truth of times past must be stopped.

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It started with voodoo, got a shout-out in a Men At Work hit, and now perfectly captures our age of anxiety and ghosting.

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In their first concert in Melbourne in 20 years, Oasis proved they're not the best band in the world, but they're special. Their formula is limited, but they stretch it to amazing results.

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A bit of a cheeky dig at Oasis' nemesis Blur at Southern Cross station after the Marvel Stadium concert.

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Two decades after George Miller supported a proposal for a centre for screenings and talks at the MCA, the Art Gallery of NSW is launching Sydney Cinematheque.

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The space-beastie franchises have been sparring for decades. Will Badlands be enough to tip the scales?

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On his first album in eight years, R&B heartthrob Miguel gets caught in the chaos.

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The ARIA Award-winning musician said he needed to make changes but rejected any suggestion his behaviour was illegal.

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Horror movies are having quite a moment, but are they as enjoyable when you have to watch one every day of the month?

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Her star turn as Kim Wexler convinced TV supremo Vince Gilligan that his next show wouldn't go ahead without her.

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Rachel Sennott could very well be the voice of her generation – or at least a voice of a generation.

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After seven books, eight movies, two audiobook series, a video game and a forthcoming television series, do we really need yet another version of this story?

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Sarah Snook's first show since Succession. A mysterious new series from the creator of Breaking Bad. Plus Kim Kardashian leads a legal drama.

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Australia's oldest and most prestigious music school is spreading its wings west.

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul's immersive video diary weaves together intimate moments of everyday life.

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Ten will launch its slim-downed version of 10 News+ in January after months of rumours around its demise.

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Whether you're watching with the family, keen for a laugh with friends or looking for a serious fright, there's plenty of new content to suit every taste over Halloween weekend.

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M.I.A. brings the bangers and the attitude to her latest show.

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After feeling hijacked by the Hollywood system, the Oscar winner was ready to unravel in a performance that should win her another Oscar.

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Naturism is a comedy about generations, humans and nature clashing.

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Our insatiable appetite for new content comes at a cost.

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Kacey Musgraves, country music's cosmic explorer, brings her "cottage witch” era to Australia this month.

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Actor Frankie Muniz explains why he hasn't spoken to former co-star Hilary Duff in 22 years on The Joe Vulpis Podcast.

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Short of the appearance of a white knight philanthropist any time soon, the Australian Design Centre is shutting its doors.

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Parramatta's loss is Sydney's gain as Symphony under the Stars returns to the summer arts calendar at a familiar family venue.

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Written, directed, produced by and starring Aziz Ansari, this comedy featuring Seth Rogen has some ingenious touches.

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The British star's break-up album is the latest in a long line of cathartic classics.

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While Down Cemetery Road will be compared to Slow Horses, once you lean into the considerable differences it comes into its own.

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The prime minister has been attacked for wearing a T-shirt in honour of the 1970s Manchester-based band. What's all the fuss about?

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Jack Patten was once on track for a spot with the Sydney Swans, but he now holds a bow and arrow instead of a footy.

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Ultimately moving, the documentary charts late actor David Gulpilil's complex final journey home.

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Sonja is blown away by the renovation of her bathroom after a pipe issue wreaked havoc on Unsellable Houses on 9Now.

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Experts Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb are horrified when a broken pipe ruins their renovation plans on Unsellable Houses on 9Now.

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The artist formerly known as Jason Bradley DeFord delighted locals with his songs of struggle and redemption.

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Despite the archives of the late author being made public, the life of the acclaimed writer still remains a mystery in two new biographies.

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The tech activist's new book examines how tech monopolies innovated ways to disregard, abuse, and suck us dry – and offers us solution to the "enshittification” of the internet.

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Time-poor parents can now turn to AI to help with bedtime reading, but authors warn the machine-driven content disregards everything known about child development.

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The Midwestern poet turned Twitter celebrity has made a career our of the absurd and the personal.

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Journalist Phil Brown worked for 40 years as a journalist and jobbing writer, working on his poetry after hours.

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It's the viral track taking over TikTok and now even celebrities are trying their hand at the 'Beez in the Trap' trend.

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The beloved actor, best known as the acid-tongued seaside hotel proprietor, died "peacefully at home in London” after living with dementia for the last 10 years, her family confirmed.

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When acclaimed British actor Celia Imrie let out a nervous squeak on The Celebrity Traitors, she promptly cemented her place in the TV hall of fame.

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Being a mother has informed the Australian star's performance in All Her Fault in ways she could never have imagined.

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Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos lays the crazy on thick in his latest project.

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For two weeks every October, Luna Park fills with costumes and spookiness to become Luna Dark. Last year someone got so overwhelmed they threw up in a cauldron.

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The investigation into hiring and procurement practices at the museum comes ahead of the opening of its new $915 million western Sydney headquarters next year.

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The stories and lives of Melbourne's last surviving Holocaust survivors feature in a new exhibition.

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The small screen has long been obsessed with horror's most successful author. Here are 11 shows you can stream this week.

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This panel show caught some criticism when it was announced earlier this year. Its host wants to set the record straight.

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There's a reason this political thriller is one of the most popular shows on Netflix right now.

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Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra for their season finale in what is set to be an unforgettable evening of glitz, glamour and artistic brilliance.

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The biggest shock in the former ABC chair's new memoir is what she leaves out - there's no tea here on the Antoinette Lattouf case.

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Drusilla Modjeska's impeccably researched book writes women artists back into history.

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La Mama does it better than other indie theatres, says CEO and artistic director Caitlin Dullard.

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It was always going to be different without billionaire buyer Adrian Portelli, but nobody expected it to be this different.

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The spectacular staging turned Diljit Dosanjh's stadium show into an intimate encounter.

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Charles Davis had to learn to free dive and use an underwater camera for a shot of a Port Jackson shark.

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The singer's new album, West End Girl, paints an unflattering picture of an open relationship gone wrong.

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When Madeline Li scored a lead role in a school play as a 12-year-old, it put her on a path she still follows.

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Sick of dressing up as a ghost or skeleton for Halloween? You can find plenty of inspiration from stage to screen instead.

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West End Girl is Allen's first album in seven years, and it's the most vulnerable and reflective her music has ever been.

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June Lockhart's portrayals of warm, compassionate mothers endeared her to young viewers, and decades later baby boomers flocked to nostalgia conventions to meet her.

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Faced with an order that threatened the lives of vulnerable, sick men, their commander called the bluff of his Japanese captors.

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The book Confetti and the Rainbow Garden comes three years after Courtney Act's Play School Story Time appearance sparked a conservative furore.

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Word watchers, pedants after my own heart, won't let anything slide. Definitely not Meghan's "elevate”.

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She is a reality TV veteran, but the Love Island Australia host says she is still hesitant about exposing her true self.

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What to see and what to skip at Sydney's favourite free (for now) open-air art show.

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When did we all become voluntary bean-counters for Hollywood studios?

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Both take on frontier violence and the challenge of finding drama in a foundational moment that many Australians don't appreciate.

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This delightful book explores the sometimes astonishing insights into the minds of renowned writers and the cats they loved.

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The postmodern master's first book in 12 years centres on a private investigator's riotous and continent-hopping journey

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Our reviewers on recent new fiction and non-fiction releases.

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Dr Bronwyn Bancroft refuses to be boxed in and says Indigenous art shouldn't be either.

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Thousands of new programs were up for sale at the world's biggest TV market in France. Here are some of the best.

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The timing could not be better for the world premiere season of Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical.

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Heather Rose never thought she would tell the story of her ancestor who brutally murdered a woman in London.

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Created by Bridget Christie, The Change is a magical mix of science-fiction, realism, western, comedy and tragedy.

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After a whirlwind romance in Thailand, 19-year-old Virginia Roberts married Australian Robbie Giuffre, broke with Jeffrey Epstein and sought freedom in Sydney.

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For Ukrainian aerialist Sergiy Mishchurenko the lure of our abundant seafood is just the beginning of his love for Australia.

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The frontman of fast-rising indie band Geese tells tall tales, both in his songs and in person. Some of them might even be true.

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They left the dark forests and lonely highways to stalk us on our screens – and they tell us everything about our modern anxieties.

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For its second season, Nobody Wants This has expanded its storytelling beyond the star-crossed lovers at its core.

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It's been five years since the singer-songwriter's last album, but Washington has been far from idle.

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The Miles Franklin winner's fifth novel, about an unhappy teenage girl at a boarding school, is imbued with her love of the myths of ancient Rome and Greece.

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With classics mixed with new gems, Crowded House outdid even themselves at the State Theatre this week.

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The star performer is enchanting, even when rising from a trapdoor on a toilet throne, signing a roll and tossing it into the audience.

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Don't miss Kathryn Bigelow's A House of Dynamite, the (good) serial killer drama about John Wayne Gacy, the mad Werner Herzog doco, and the rom-com Love Life.  

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Jacob Elordi's Creature is a victim for our times in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, but there is little nuance in this take on Mary Shelley's classic novel.

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The popular outdoor sculpture exhibition was almost cancelled because of a lack of funding – now more than 100 artists have made an urgent plea.

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In Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen as the singer wrestles with the consequences of his success.

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Allison Williams and McKenna Grace play a mother and daughter facing confronting home truths in Regretting You.

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Kelly Reichardt is known on the independent film circuit as the queen of understatement – but things just don't quite work in her latest film, The Mastermind.

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Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, the crime thriller shares the dark humour and high-stakes thrills of its Slough House sibling.

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When Blue Lights first aired, some serving officers quietly reached out to its cast with something unexpected: gratitude.

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Expanding on Stephen King's classic horror novel, Welcome To Derry is compelling – and genuinely horrifying.

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Cinema audiences for films in Hindi, Telugu and other Indian languages have surged while the box office for Australian movies has slumped.

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Fuelled by rage and unnerving parallels, Emma Louise Pursey pays tribute to an overlooked star of Australian art.

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Next year's schedule is heavy on workhorses such as sport, game shows and reality, with a few new formats in the mix.

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Philip Pullman says farewell to the heroine who has accompanied readers from childhood into adulthood, ending an era for a multi-generational publishing phenomenon.

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He's Kirsten Dunst's adoring husband and the devoted father of their two young sons. But what happens when the award-winning Texan gets on screen?

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Despite conceding he's been an "arrogant sod”, the frontman for one of Australia's best-loved bands is peaking again

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Scientist and physicist Ernest Rutherford, known as "the father of nuclear physics”, was the most respected Kiwi of his day.

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Inside the rarefied world of Condé Nast, the publishing giant behind Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker magazines.

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A new documentary chronicles the 10 months it took to lay the great Indigenous actor to rest in Arnhem Land.

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Heather Rose's new novel is set among the champagne vines of 19th-century Van Diemen's Land.

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Have we learnt anything since the dismissal of the Whitlam government five decades ago? This writer fears not.

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Three years after surviving an attempt on his life during a public lecture, the author will speak about "the price we pay for ideas” and the transformative power of literature.

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The US president used the singer's hit Danger Zone in an AI video depicting Trump as a king in a fighter jet, taking aim at protesters below.

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Despite dodgy knees and bad body odour, brothers Stephen and Bernard Curry triumphed in final leg of the reality show.

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This year's Liveworks Festival is a broad showcase of alternative arts, including dance, digital, theatre, talks and photographic works.

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The late activist gives her devastating but definitive story of sexual abuse at the hands of some of the world's most powerful men.

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The contestants are older and wiser (TBC) in this new spin-off, but that might not be enough to win viewers back.

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A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2026 program.

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The musician and the choreographer have collaborated on a new work for Sydney Dance Company's triple bill Continuum.

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Sydney's Writers' Walk is to be extended, and a founder says the door could be left open to celebrate songwriters, as well as playwrights and authors.

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From a show where an audience member is given a tattoo, to the search for a sperm donor, here are our latest Fringe reviews.

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Sam Rivers was one of the founding members of the nu-metal band, which became known for its highly energetic and aggressive blend of rap and rock.

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A super courteous robber who hid in a toy store for months after escaping from prison? Roofman seems stranger than fiction – but it's not.

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A sea of "baldies” is sweeping through Australia's east and west coasts for a black-tie affair they've been waiting 13 years for. The hottest accessory for an event of such magnitude? Not their aviator sunglasses.

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Remember when artists used to simply play on the radio and tour after releasing a new album? Oh, how times have changed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 weeks ago)

The actor-turned-director has been accused of allegedly hiring the same PR professional who worked with Johnny Depp and Justin Baldoni. So, who exactly is she?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Culture (3 weeks ago)

Jess Eva and Norm Hogan are championing 'Aussie battlers', as they find deserving families in need of a helping hand.

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