Musical La La Land wins big at Britain's main film awards as it scoops the prize for best film, while Emma Stone and Damien Chazelle pick up awards for best actress and best director respectively.
Actor Matt Day wins the top gong at the Tropfest short film festival for his dark comedy examining the link between soaring Sydney house prices and euthanasia.
Two very different rock acts from China are on their way to Australia; one is the voice of a disempowered generation, while the other is pushing musical boundaries.
When Melbourne man Peter Dietze found a photo in the attic, he had no idea it would link him to Indian film royalty, take him around the world and lead to an exhibition at ACMI.
The unlikely artist behind emoji, Shigetaka Kurita, didn't have any experience in design or programming when he designed the first set of tiny icons in the late 90s.
Asian nations may already be some of Australia's largest trading partners, but a small group of performers now wants to add another commodity to the list — laughter.
Although you may not know it, you are probably familiar with the music of acclaimed composer Ludovico Einaudi, which frequently features on TV and has also been played amidst icebergs.
A photographer speaking to people sleeping rough in Bunbury and Busselton out of curiosity leads to a photo exhibition about homelessness in the South West, and the plight of those affected by it.
Hype can often ruin a production for audiences, but what is incredible about The Book of Mormon is it completely stands up to its success, writes Will Huxley.
Opera Queensland artistic director Lindy Hume calls for a newly assertive regional arts sector to break through metro-centric perspectives of regional artists being junior partners.
Wearing the same t-shirt he bought 32 years ago at his first ever Bruce Springsteen concert, superfan Mark Ryder arrives in Sydney to see The Boss for the 100th time.
When Lady Gaga was announced as the headline performer of the Super Bowl halftime show, it was widely expected she would use her set to make a political statement — but what viewers got were a series of veiled messages that made a subversive statement in a quiet way.
Australia has a starring role in this week's episode of Saturday Night Live, which sees Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump declare "Australia sucks" and "your reef is failing" in a parody of the US President's phone call with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
After being publicly blasted by Donald Trump for poor ratings on the Celebrity Apprentice, Arnold Schwarzenegger suggests he and the US President trade jobs so "people can sleep comfortably again".
An Aboriginal man in the West Australian farming town of Carnarvon wrote to a church in India looking for a wife, and now the child of that union, inspired by Dirty Dancing, is setting her parents' story to music.
Ring a Ring o Rosie isn't about the plague. Despite the proliferation of explanations for the meanings and origins of nursery rhymes, many are unfounded.
Police break down the door and storm a suspected drug lab in Sydney's west, as the fight against Australia's ice epidemic escalates, and cameras are there to capture it all for new a ABC documentary series — Ice Wars.
Johnny Depp's former business managers countersue the actor, claiming he ignored warnings over his lavish lifestyle that cost more than $2.6 million a month to maintain.
The 2017 Adelaide Writers' Week full program has been released and it is set to be more controversial than usual, with topics like the refugee crisis, war, feminism and cultural identity featuring heavily.
This week on The Mix: we chat to South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone (and a Mormon) about their controversial hit musical, The Book of Mormon. Plus, Zan meets Sampha, the British producer with a golden voice, our pub critics descend into the deep dark pit of reality TV, and we show you what Franz Kafka’s head looks like in 42 pieces.
Your phone holds a tiny collection of modern art – and this is the man behind it. The first emoji’s are on show at New York’s MOMA, creator Shigetaka Kurita went for a visit.
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an author and poet who's been targeted all her life over the colour of her skin. Her award-winning work is inspired both by personal experience, and the desire to start difficult conversations about race.
This week on The Mix: the 25th anniversary of John Waters’ acclaimed John Lennon show; the sights, sounds and scents of the Sydney Festival; and our pub critics look at Oscars contenders La La Land, Lion and Moonlight.
Host: Ellen Fanning
Panel: Jackie Kelly, Sue Cato and Jane Gilmore
Interview with: Prof. James Curran
The panel discusses the US-Australia alliance, Donald Trump's dig at Arnold Schwarzenegger and Seven West's Tim Worner cleared.
