Review
Who’s the Boss?
Iain SheddenBruce Springsteen’s autobiography shows him to be a complex artist with a passion for music, family and the USA.
Access Hollywood
Rosemary NeillInternational success story Rose Byrne is returning to the Sydney stage — in a satire about the film industry.
Post-GFC Bonnie and Clyde
David StrattonStop me if you’ve heard this one before. A disenfranchised duo roam the Texas badlands robbing banks …
Necks stretch their circuit
SPIN DOCTOR: IAIN SHEDDENImprovisational trio the Necks are heading on an international tour before returning to support Nick Cave.
Web gems
GRAEME BLUNDELLInternet hits Insecure and High Maintenance have moved to pay-TV without losing any of their racy humour.
Diakite’s Malian roots shine
Malian-born guitarist, singer and songwriter Moussa Diakite’s citizenship down under doesn’t diminish his bona fides.
This (shearing) life
Jake KingBeing a learner in the shearing shed fires one man’s ambition but also delivers a dose of humility.
This (shearing) life
Being a learner in the shearing shed fires one man’s ambition but also delivers a dose of humility.
The write mode of expression
Fine examples of Persian and Arabic calligraphy are on display at an Art Gallery of NSW exhibition.
Numbers man
Japanese artist Tatsuo Miyajima’s ingenious digital works illuminate the big issues of life, death and time.
‘I intend to live forever’
He said he was ready to go, but Leonard Cohen’s extraordinary new album may have brought about a change of heart.
Palace on a platter
In the mid-19th century Buckingham Palace was a favourite subject for artists who painted on to porcelain.
Time and tides
An exhibition of treasures celebrates Western Australia’s intimate ties with Dutch explorers.
Small men with big guns
All this talk about the Adler shotgun reminds me of the time I shot my brother.
Drawn to the light
Derek Cianfrance has created a quietly engrossing film of longing and belonging, choices and consequences.
Case of brains over brawn
Benedict Cumberbatch as the brainiac Dr Strange is a smart addition to Marvel’s superhero lineup.
Straight from horse’s mouth
As the nation’s biggest week for horseracing arrives, these new books shed light on the sport of kings.
Not the usual suspect
The first American winner of the Man Booker Prize was relatively unknown until his name was announced.
Back in shadows of child abuse
Tom Keneally is able to place his fiction convincingly almost anywhere, but his latest novel is on familiar ground.
Absent Wright taken to task
Georgina Arnott’s biography of an ‘‘unknown’’ Judith Wright crafts a thesis to frame the portrait she presents.
Troubles that won’t let you be
The Cleanskin is an exceptional work that will live in the hearts of anybody horrified by the consequences of war.
How Islam confounds the West
Shadi Hamid holds all our assumptions of Islam firmly in hand without losing track of any of them.
Pointless butchery still stirs
Passchendaele has come to epitomise large-scale butchery, even by the standards of the Great War.
Betrayal not all it seemed
Judas is to the story of Jesus as Amos Oz is to Israel and the Palestinian problem.
Love lights picaresque western
Sebastian Barry’s Days Without End is an adventure set on the 1850s and 60s American frontier.
Vatican intrigues
As a brotherhood of 118 holy men meets in secret to elect a new pope, foul play and bitter power struggles unfold.
Lapsed old-school detective
Roger Rogerson was not only charismatic and evil, but a woefully inept criminal, says a former police colleague.
You are what you drive
The very idea of buying a new car triggers a kind of identity crisis.
Within Cruise’s reach
The mysterious, solitary character of Jack Reacher gives the Hollywood star a lot to work with.
Passion for strings
Israeli virtuoso Avi Avital’s ambitions for his beloved mandolin stretch well beyond Carnegie Hall.
A tale of four visions
MONA’s David Walsh has picked a quartet of curators to showcase the evolution of art.
Greek myths of a literary pair
George Johnston and Charmian Clift are remembered for their half-perfect world.
Something novel
The winner of the Man Booker Prize has been announced. Take a look at the finalists.
High praise for Dylan
We’ve all heard about Nobel laureate Bob Dylan this week, but I must record the gracious comment of Leonard Cohen.
House takes a bow
The birth of one of our most famous buildings is being celebrated with its own opera.
Woman on the edge
French actress Isabelle Huppert has never been nominated for an Academy Award. That may be about to change.
The surfin’ Salieri
Beach Boy Mike Love’s memoir is an attempt to step out of Brian Wilson’s shadow. Problem is, Brian’s written one too.
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Standards benefit from ensemble
Music: Slava, Rodrigo & Beethoven VII. Adelaide Town Hall, November 1.
Where our food comes from
Pick of the Day: For The Love Of Meat With Matthew Evans, 7.30pm, SBS4.
Americana finds its global roots
Australian artists are joining the rush to succeed in this new-old hybrid music style.
NGV may lose van Gogh
The NGV’s decision to stage an exhibition with loans from the Van Gogh Museum has jeopardised its loan of a portrait.
Yunupingu’s guitar found
Police have recovered more than $60,000 worth of stolen property, including Gurrumul Yunupingu’s favourite guitar.
Right side of the ledger
Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is happy that he was a late bloomer.
Rain but the beat goes on
Flooding rains in Wangaratta led to some changes: the outdoor jazz stage was cancelled and the blues stage had to be moved.
Darwin’s festival hits crossroads
Debate intensifies over how the event should be refashioned.
Expertise and eclecticism
The newest young Adelaide pianist to watch, and in many ways the most dynamic of all, is Mekhla Kumar.