Agent behind Netflix's Narcos tells of real terror on Escobar hunt
Before Javier Pena signed on as a consultant to the hit Netflix TV show Narcos he made one thing very clear to the producers.
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Nick Galvin
Nick Galvin is a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald
An epic journey with Beethoven as guide
Think of it like a piece of theatre – Hamlet, perhaps – is Italian violinist Lorenza Borrani's advice for listeners approaching Beethoven's monumental and famously dense final string quartet, Op 131.
Fair seeks to break down the elitist and insular art world
If you don't know much about art and perhaps don't even know what you like, organisers of The Other Art Fair believe they may be able to help.
Trump and Clinton's comedy turn an instant classic
So that's the last in the series of Komedy Kapers With Donny 'N' Hills and what a season finale it turned out to be.
Bangin' Beethoven played on handguns
When pistol-packing virtuoso Vitaly Kruchin decided to take a shot at some Beethoven he was not talking metaphorically.
Aussie Ben beats Game of Thrones heroes in awards
Ben Mendelsohn has pulled off a shock win at the Emmys, snatching an award from under the noses of redhot Game of Thrones favourites Kit Harington and Peter Dinklage.
Artist resurrects the Sydney landmark we all forgot
The Garden Palace caused a sensation when it was built in 1879.
100 objects to tell the story of 2 million years
An elegant and simple premise to guide us through human history.
End is nigh for Pretty Little Liars
In news that will surely have 14-year-old girls everywhere reaching for the teary emoji on their phones, the makers of Pretty Little Liars have announced that the seventh series of the show will be its last.
Five Video Music Awards moments you should know about
So that's the VMA grab bag of antics, awards, performance and pouting over with for another year. It wasn't a vintage year by any means and, if you were looking only at the TV ratings, you might even be tempted to conclude that its relevance is fading.
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