The quiet power of architect Maya Lin
Her gift for the sympathetic placement of architecture within a landscape is of a piece with her strong sculptural instincts.
Frankfurt School – life among the original anti-consumerists
A group of 1920s neo-Marxist German theorists were the original critics and campaigners against the tyranny of consumer culture.
Jack Ma, Spielberg to bring Hollywood to China
China's richest man and the highest-grossing Hollywood auteur tap $9b movie market.
The upstart art prize from WA now one of Australia's richest
Western Australia's upstart portrait prize is getting richer, attracting more entries from across the country and looking to expand.
Movie review: Early Winter
Marriage can bring resentment and hostility. Here's what it looks like in movie-form.
Ship's trunk heads Australiana treasure trove
A unique ship's cedar cabin trunk inlaid with whalebone is one of the stars of several offerings of Australian and European furniture at an auction this month.
Tech entrepreneur sells $2m of Aboriginal art
The Stephen Luczo collection of almost 100 lots is being auctioned on October 19.
US orchestras rely on community fortunes
The old subscription model that orchestras relied on to fill seats is on the decline.
The magnificent seven of rock logos
Read the bizarre stories behind the designs that brand the rock world's biggest stars
Margaret Preston as domestic goddess
Margaret Preston was 44 and an accomplished painter when she got married; then she taught herself to cook.
I feedback, therefore I am
Now might seem like the ideal time to take stock and calmly examine the last 70 years of human-machine interaction.
