culture
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Q&A: Icelandic writer Thordis Elva defends forgiving Australian who raped herElva says that, in her case, forgiveness was about letting go of ‘self-blame’ after being raped by Tom Stranger
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Caroline Baum on the loneliness of growing older as an only childHer new memoir explores what it’s like looking after ageing parents – and a fraught relationship with her ‘despot’ father -
Ali Cobby Eckermann's poetry: inspiring those of us who feel like outsidersThe Indigenous poet, one of our greatest writers, has won the Windham-Campbell prize with writing that pierces the heart -
Saul review – Barrie Kosky slays giant expectations in triumphant return to AdelaideModern operatic take on the near-300-year-old dramatic oratorio promises to sear itself upon the imaginations of audiences
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Jessa Crispin: the woman at war with lifestyle feminismBefore her Australian tour the Why I Am Not a Feminist author hits out at romance, self-care and women who claim to be radical without doing the work
Australia this month
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Jasper Jones review – enchanting coming-of-age film could be Australia's Stand By MeHugo Weaving and Toni Collette lead the filmic adaptation of Craig Silvey’s beloved novel, which director Rachel Perkins has handled with care
talking points
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We need more women composers – and it's not about tokenism, it's about talentWhy are female composers not taken as seriously as their male counterparts? Sound and Music, the national development organisation for new music, are determined to do something about it
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A new app, Smartify, allows you to point your phone at artworks and instantly know everything about them. But while facts can enrich enjoyment, it is the shock of the unknown that really makes art resonatePut away the gallery guides – art is best when shrouded in mystery
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'Can people please stop telling me feminism is hot?'The novelist has been accused of making equality mainstream: isn’t that the point? Plus an extract from her new Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions
culture news
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Women's festival considers cancelling event with rapist after protestsOrganisers of discussion between Tom Stranger and his victim Thordis Elva say they are mulling the ‘most appropriate way forward’
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Margot Robbie to headline alternate Robin Hood universe tale MarianThe Suicide Squad star will play Maid Marian in a film that sees the character lead the resistance after her lover dies
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reviews
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Adele's first Australian show review – Perth succumbs to charm and glory‘I don’t know if I’ll ever tour again,’ the star says – but for 48 hours she held a city in the palm of her hand
features
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Laura Marling: 'I had no identity. I was socially bankrupt'At the height of her success, Laura Marling quit music and became a yoga instructor. But now she’s back. She talks about falling in love with friends – and why everything’s about sex
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pictures & video
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Sydney Mardi Gras parade celebrates LGBTI pride – videoA glittering explosion of gay pride lit up central Sydney on Saturday night as thousands joined the 2017 Mardi Gras parade
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Inside Banksy's Walled Off hotel in Bethlehem – videoBritish street artist Banksy unveils his new Walled Off hotel on Friday. The 10-room establishment is situated next to the barrier wall at Bethlehem
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The strange fairytales of Mari Katayama – in picturesBorn with a rare condition, the artist has chronicled her life in portraits – capturing everything from her tattooed prosthetics to the tentacled creature she stitched together on the shores of Naoshima
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Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – in picturesDaniel Radcliffe is back on stage in London in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s sideways look at Hamlet, which returns to the Old Vic 50 years after it was first staged there
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Jack Thompson's wisdom: life's crowning glory is the here and nowThe power of poetry, says the Australian actor, keeps him centred in the present
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Life as a Muslim in New York – in picturesExhibition celebrates New York City’s diverse Muslim community and the immigration that enriches city life weeks after Trump’s executive order fallout
culture webchats
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Your questions answered on sentimentality, ghosts and bath saltsThe director-star of Garden State and new film Wish I Was Here – and of course Scrubs – has answered your questions on Kickstarter, Scottish independence and ghosts’ nether regions
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Your questions answered on cheaters, abuse and AdeleShe’s the soul star loved by everyone from Elvis to Will Oldham, who saw her career resurrected by a song she recorded for a weight-loss documentary. She answered your questions about being an old man’s sweetheart, Beyonce and Elvis.
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Your questions answered on critics, drugs and dying togetherBack with a new show at White Cube, modern art's most inseparable duo joined us live from the gallery, to talk about painting, politics and why good things often come in pairs
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Your questions answered on Beyonce, railways and HootersStandup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... on Tuesday, Katherine Ryan will be joining us in the hotseat. From her Comic Relief turn as Nicki Minaj to her Beyoncé obsession, ask her your questions now
Shakespeare Solos
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Upon the kingSamuel West speaks Henry V’s soliloquy on the night before battle, in which he reflects upon the public’s expectations of the king
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To be or not to beAdrian Lester performs Hamlet’s soliloquy in which the prince considers taking his own life
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Is this a dagger which I see before me?Daniel Mays speaks Macbeth’s lines from Act II, Scene 1, in which he sees a murder weapon in a hallucination
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Now, gods, stand up for bastardsRiz Ahmed speaks Edmund’s soliloquy from King Lear, in which Edmund reflects upon being an illegitimate son and plots against his half-brother, Edgar
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All the world’s a stageJaques’s speech about the seven ages of man from As You Like It is performed by Zawe Ashton
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Are you meditating on virginity?In a speech taken from the first scene of All’s Well That Ends Well, Sacha Dhawan’s Parolles stresses the importance of losing one’s virginity
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