Rowena Charlton spent decades working in stable office jobs but she's swapped the corporate world for jewellery design.

It looks like a cross between tap dancing and line dancing but clogging is an American folk dance like no other.

Netflix has announced Robin Wright will be the star of the upcoming final season of House of Cards, with production to start in 2018 without Kevin Spacey.

Cringe-worthy acting, unbelievable dialogue, non sequiturs, and little in the way of a plot. Why do people still flock to see The Room?

An "interactive time machine" gives Brisbane residents a chance to look back on just how far the city has come over the past century.

He's one of the most famous people on the planet and has been performing on stage for almost six decades. But at 75, Paul McCartney still has anxiety dreams about getting up in front of a crowd.

Australia's screen actors express support for victims of sexual harassment, while wary of unsubstantiated media reports, as they step out for an industry awards luncheon in Sydney.

Billy Bush says it was indeed Donald Trump's voice captured on a 2005 Access Hollywood tape talking about fame enabling him to grope and try to have sex with women.

James Levine, one of the most prominent classical music conductors in the world, is suspended from working with New York's Metropolitan Opera pending an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him.

Growing up, Shohei Otomo didn't dare attempt to emulate the work of his father, the artist behind Akira. Now he's forging a new artistic style of his own.

'If you could interview anybody in the world, who would you pick?' For Leigh Sales, the answer is Sir Paul McCartney — and he didn't let her down.

If the stories are true, the Queen watches television drama The Crown without Prince Philip. It's loveable and "completely mad" says actor Vanessa Kirby.

The 24-year-old Australian twins whose YouTube channel now has more than four million subscribers are leaving Adelaide for the US to capitalise on their skyrocketing popularity.

Households around Hobart's MONA have received chocolate bars and the chance for a "Golden Ticket" a la Willy Wonka, in the latest eccentricity from millionaire owner David Walsh.

A powerful short film aims to shine a new light on domestic violence, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl.

Whether it's by the beach, an adventure or relaxing at home, here's our guide to getting lost in a good book this summer.

Indonesian-Australian author Dewi Anggraeni seeks to bring cultural nuance to the 1998 protests that overthrew President Suharto while the Chinese community was being targeted and dozens of women women reportedly gangraped.

Activists sneak USBs filled with music, documentaries and films into North Korea in a bid to win a propaganda war and encourage regime change.

Speaking out against the TV personality has been a bittersweet experience for freelance journalist and film producer Wendy Dent, who writes that women have been denied a chance to be angry for too long.

Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush steps down as president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts after the Sydney Theatre Company revealed it received a complaint against him for "inappropriate behaviour".

The pop superstar's decision to withhold her album Reputation from streaming services — with whom she has a complicated relationship — until yesterday appears to have paid off.

Pull your finger out, Australia — we let ourselves relax and an American nicked off with Our Harry. Now young Aussie singletons must redouble efforts to achieve something worthwhile in life and snag a Royal.

The chairman of Britain's largest commercial television company has warned that internet giants Facebook and Google pose a "clear and present danger" to civil society.

Eileen Kramer learnt the twist from Louis Armstrong in Paris, and moved back to Australia at 99 because she dreamed of hearing kookaburras again — and she is still dancing at 103 years old.

If you've ever used #selfie on Instagram, there is a chance you're featured in a work that has just won a major national award.

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