How this musicals maestro pursued mentors
Michael Cassel may fly under the radar but the musicals producer mentored by Harry M. Miller and Disney chieftains is fiercely ambitious.
Three words you'll hear a lot at the Oscars
Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last August, La La Land has been hailed as a shoo-in for the Academy Award for best picture.
Final sale of Vroom's Aboriginal art
The final instalment of the Aboriginal art sell-off by wealthy Dutch collector Thomas Vroom includes many leading artists from Utopia, in central Australia.
Jensen leads design auction
An elegant silver tureen designed by Georg Jensen could fetch one of highest prices next week at an auction of design, contemporary and Aboriginal art.
Before straight and gay
Though sex between men was an offence (lesbianism was invisible before the law), there was hardly a homosexual identity defined by same-sex desire.
Famous for 'dud' novel
He published about 60 books, including novels, biography, autobiography, translations of opera libretti, original libretti for musicals and an epic poem.
Aussies chickening out of virtual reality
Virtual and augmented reality might be 2017's buzz technologies, but consumers are hesitating before jumping on the bandwagon.
Starchitect Koolhaas to design next MPavilion
Naomi Milgrom's foundation is also expanding into cultural programs beyond its annual pavilion.
IQbuds are a dream come true for the pub deaf
For those who nod along without really hearing conversations in bars, the IQbuds could well be 2017's most exciting gadget.
Melbourne braces for fast and furious world croquet clash
Croquet is more popular than you might think.
A baby, a surgeon and a last chance
A six-month old baby, a terminally defective heart and a round-world mercy dash to perform a radical untried surgery. Surgeon Stephen Westab...
