Culture
The judges urge the contestants to dare to dream, before destroying one of them
It’s the first elimination of the season and it’s all about sobby backstories and food dreams. So whose is about to turn into a nightmare? Ben Pobjie recaps.
- by Ben Pobjie
Movies
Opinion
Cinema
Aussie movies used to be fun. A teen hit proves we still have it in us
A recent smash hit Australian film has shown how we can rekindle the successful 1980s and ’90s era of Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max 2 and Muriel’s Wedding.
- by Roby D’Ottavi
How this director plans to keep Planet of the Apes one of the most enduring franchises
Shot in Australia, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes aims to extend the dynasty a little further.
- by Karl Quinn
TV & radio
Detective or killer? Live show reignites enduring fan theory
Murder, She Wrote sleuth Jessica Fletcher still inspires fan adoration despite suspicious deaths dogging her every footstep.
- by Nick Dent
Kyle & Jackie O have arrived in Melbourne. What do locals think?
The controversial Sydney radio hosts have debuted in Melbourne. Their first show was brash and explicit, but will it convert Melburnians into fans?
- by Nell Geraets
Music
After weeks of controversy, Blondie and Alice Cooper finally play to Sydney crowd
- by George Palathingal
Live reviews
A rare act of impersonation: Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG
- by Cameron Woodhead, Nadia Bailey, Jessica Nicholas and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
One-man show about Sudan makes spirits soar above the sadness
- by Peter McCallum, John Shand and Daniel Herborn
When this play premiered, its actors were arrested for obscenity. Now it’s back
- by Cameron Woodhead, Karl Quinn, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
Celebrity
Stage
Opinion
MICF
I want to have Arj Barker’s babies, but I wouldn’t take them to his shows
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Art & design
Books
Exclusive
Literature
Top writers boycott State Library Victoria over accusations of censorship
- by Kerrie O'Brien