What you missed: AFR Magazine's Arts issue
Here's a recap of The AFR Magazine's Art issue. What did you miss?
Who's making serious money from comedy
There's never been a better time to be hilarious. How comedians are turning good ideas into sustainable careers.
Why this global artist spent 'months failing'
Tracey Moffatt was Australia's most successful contemporary artist abroad before coming home in 2010. Now she's off again to represent Australia in the Venice Biennale.
Why Max Delany takes his dog to galleries
The artistic director of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Max Delany, says his "spatially aware" dog gives him a friendly way to meet people.
Books the ABC's MD wants to see on screen
The head of the national broadcaster identifies the stories she'd love to see on screen - even if it's not on the ABC.
15 accessories that feel like wearable art
These accessories would look right at home in an art gallery.
Why these ballerinas became fashion models
Some Queensland Ballet dancers give modelling a whirl for our latest fashion shoot.
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.
Top 3 books of the month
Can a crime ever be morally justified? This and other big questions raised in these new releases.
The story behind Liz Taylor's love of bling
A new book traces the tales behind some of the world's most lusted-after jewels.
Queensland Ballet lures top choreographer
It didn't take Liam Scarlett long to realise that creating ballets rather than dancing in them would be his forte.
Minimalism, move over. Fancy is back
Pretty does not have to mean vacuous, something designers have long known.
Instagram sells 2000 Omega watches in 4 hours
Demand for watches is falling, so watchmakers are experimenting with selling beyond their usual retailers.
World's first luxury chip shop expands
Top chefs are raising chips, cheese and avocados to new culinary heights.
5 luxurious but fun hotels (in pictures)
Bookish, frustrated muso or die-hard art lover? Have we got a hotel for you.
These 6 wine labels say 'pick me!'
What's wrapped around the outside of the bottle is sometimes as enticing as what's inside.
The Canberra artist who caught John Galliano's eye
Australian artist Benjamin Shine made quite a fashionable impression in Paris.
Feeling down? Dress up. Celebrities lead way
If the worries of the world are getting you down, the solution may be to dress up. Or so the fashion pack would like you to believe.
How a capitalist dream failed in PNG
Filmmaker Bob Connolly returned to PNG last year, full of hope for a place whose progress he's been charting for more than 35 years. What he found broke his heart.
Turbulence behind Joyce as Qantas cruises
Qantas' audacious plan to fly non-stop from Sydney to London could transform long-haul travel. But will Australians buy it?
The Aussie helping low-wage Americans invest
Ed Robinson is evangelical about teaching low-income Americans how to invest. And it's working.
Jack Ma's plans for world domination
As founder of internet giant Alibaba, Jack Ma is China’s poster boy for progress. Now he wants the rest of the world to get with the program.
Drinks you can serve with a good back story
Wines, beers and spirits that taste uniquely of where they're from are all the rage this year.
Food trends 2017: we're going troppo
Goodbye gloom. This year will be all about high colour, high taste and good times.
Where do clever design ideas come from?
What are today's trainee designers thinking about? The problems of the increasingly urban world.
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