culture
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Lisa Oldfield one of seven women cast in The Real Housewives of SydneyWife of former One Nation deputy leader David Oldfield returns to TV 10 years after being cast as a panelist on Nine’s failed daytime talk show The Catch-Up
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'I was paralysed by fear': Liam Pieper on writing about the HolocaustIn his first foray into fiction, The Toymaker author reveals he was terrified he would ‘cause offence or suffering to survivors and their families’ -
Michelle Obama’s Carpool Karaoke: the first lady raps, rocks and does a mean BeyoncéShe hasn’t been able to rock out in a car for seven years, but thanks to James Corden, she spits some flow on Get Ur Freak On, does the entire Single Ladies dance – and proves she’s full of surprises -
Bob Dylan, high fashion and 'human folly': 30 years of Melbourne photographyNaomi Cass shares a selection from 14 of her favourite Melbourne photographers, who have exhibited at the Centre for Contemporary Photography and beyond
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Frida Kahlo: why we can't look away from the world's first selfie superstarThe Mexican artist’s works depicted her dreams, pain and feminism – but she also understood the power of performance
talking points
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Calypso Rose: ‘I’m fighting for everyone, regardless of sex’The Tobagonian calypso star on touring with Bob Marley, her battles against sexism and exploitation, and enjoying an unlikely career boost at the age of 76
culture news
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With Liam Payne signing a solo deal, are One Direction history?Fans are speculating that Payne’s new contract with Capitol Records may spell the official end of the group, on hiatus since March
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Chilcot's 6,000-page report becomes Edinburgh festival fringe eventPerformers, politicians and public to read out until all 12 volumes on Iraq war inquiry are heard
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reviews
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Star Trek Beyond review – a watchable adventure still heavy on the bromanceZachary Quinto’s Spock remains the real star of the latest instalment, even if Idris Elba’s Krall could have been given more to do
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The Stress Test by Ian Robertson review – why pressure is good for youWe have long known that stress can be energising. This engaging book, full of science and vivid stories, presents the case for ‘what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger’
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Guardian Labs-
New spaces, new formats, new exhibitions and a robot guide are just part of the latest leap forwards in the evolution of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. All are designed to complement the State Art Collection, which remains the heart of the AGWA experienceFive ways to see things differently at AGWA -
The UNHCR is working tirelessly to provide life-changing humanitarian support to the millions of displaced people around the globe. In this Q&A, the not-for-profit’s National Director of Australia, Naomi Steer explains what you can do to help the world’s most vulnerableIs there anything Australians can do to help with the international refugee crisis?
see this month
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Charlie Pickering, Christos Tsiolkas and Helen Razer on 50 years of Play School. What's your favourite memory?Children’s engagement with Play School is ‘uniquely personal’, writes Clem Bastow, who speaks to other grown-up fans about their favourite moments
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Melbourne international film festival 2016: 10 things to seeFrom Australian crime films to a racy South Korean lesbian romance, our critic picks the festival’s top screenings
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Music you missed: 10 Australian underground releases from Deep Heat to DispossessedOur quarterly music column returns to dig up the best under-the-radar Australian releases from April, May and June
features
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Rebecca Hall: ‘I was born in the wrong place and at the wrong time’She has starred in Hollywood blockbusters, costume dramas and, now, The BFG – but despite leading a ‘charmed life’, the actor insists she’s not a ‘perfect, entitled luvvy’
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pictures & video
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Ink different: Donald Trump gets drawn and quartered for Comic-ConWith the Republican National Convention and the world famous Comic-Con taking place the same week, we asked artists to turn their pens on the election
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Star Trek Beyond star Simon Pegg: 'The entire crew would have voted Remain' – video interviewThe Star Trek crew on the UK’s decision to explore a new and potentially hostile frontier and the reasoning behind making commander Sulu’s character openly gay
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'I've seen horrible things': photographer Laia Abril on her history of misogynyPoison herbs, handcuffs on a hospital bed, death threat voicemails … the subtle but chilling exhibits in the photographer’s powerful show about abortion capture the horror of a largely invisible war on women
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The water's lovely: eerie Slovakian swimming pools – in picturesSlovakian photographer Mária Švarbová stages atmospheric shots of pastel-hued swimming pools, full of pristine waters and blood-red bathing caps
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Beth Orton makes feature acting debut in Light Years – video clipA clip from Esther May Campbell’s drama about family relationships wilting in the late summer heat, starring singer and songwriter Beth Orton
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Watch the Snowden-inspired thriller Wild by Mike Bartlett – videoJoin us at 7.30pm BST on Saturday 23 July to watch the final night of Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed play Wild, live from Hampstead theatre
culture webchats
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Your questions answered on sentimentality, ghosts and bath saltsThe director-star of Garden State and new film Wish I Was Here – and of course Scrubs – has answered your questions on Kickstarter, Scottish independence and ghosts’ nether regions
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Your questions answered on cheaters, abuse and AdeleShe’s the soul star loved by everyone from Elvis to Will Oldham, who saw her career resurrected by a song she recorded for a weight-loss documentary. She answered your questions about being an old man’s sweetheart, Beyonce and Elvis.
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Your questions answered on critics, drugs and dying togetherBack with a new show at White Cube, modern art's most inseparable duo joined us live from the gallery, to talk about painting, politics and why good things often come in pairs
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Your questions answered on Beyonce, railways and HootersStandup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... on Tuesday, Katherine Ryan will be joining us in the hotseat. From her Comic Relief turn as Nicki Minaj to her Beyoncé obsession, ask her your questions now
Shakespeare Solos
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The quality of mercyLaura Carmichael speaks Portia’s lines from the courtroom scene in The Merchant of Venice, in which she tells the moneylender Shylock to be merciful
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Are you meditating on virginity?In a speech taken from the first scene of All’s Well That Ends Well, Sacha Dhawan’s Parolles stresses the importance of losing one’s virginity
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The forgeries of jealousyAyesha Dharker plays Titania, the queen of the fairies, in a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Now is the winter of our discontentDavid Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in which the scheming Richard lays out his plan to turn his brothers, Clarence and the newly enthroned King Edward IV, against each other
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Friends, Romans, countrymenDamian Lewis performs Antony’s funeral oration for Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s tragedy – one of a new set of films to mark Shakespeare 400
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Thou art not holyCamille O’Sullivan plays Constance in King John, who laments the loss of her son, Arthur, but disputes the suggestion that she has gone mad
Opinion Australia once banned Catholics from mass and vilified the Irish. Haven't we learned anything?