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He said he'd be back: Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the Terminator

He said he'd be back: Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the Terminator

The former governor of California, 71, is joined by Linda Hamilton for the sixth entry in the franchise.

  • by Amy Croffey

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I broke my stool on Geoff Harvey's piano: the full story by Ben Folds
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I broke my stool on Geoff Harvey's piano: the full story by Ben Folds

The pop star made headlines with his stunt on the Midday show. Now Harvey has died, Folds writes of a surprise later meeting with Nine's music director.

  • by Ben Folds
'Better than Heath': Joaquin Phoenix stuns in gritty first trailer for Joker
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'Better than Heath': Joaquin Phoenix stuns in gritty first trailer for Joker

The trailer, which has earned Phoenix comparisons to Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning turn as the DC villain, has set the internet alight.

  • by Robert Moran
New Bachelorette Angie Kent has never been in love
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New Bachelorette Angie Kent has never been in love

The former Gogglebox and I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! star, 29, is also not keen on marriage and has been single "by choice" for the past eight years.

  • by Amy Croffey
Matt Corby review: slow, soulful and sometimes soporific
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Matt Corby review: slow, soulful and sometimes soporific

The singer-songwriter's trip through Rainbow Valley held us spellbound, mostly.

  • by Michael Bailey
Roxy Jacenko’s former staffer lands ex-boss’ bestie as a client
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Roxy Jacenko’s former staffer lands ex-boss’ bestie as a client

Talk in fashion circles was that Montarna Pitt’s newest client would make Roxy Jacenko’s blood boil.

  • by Lucy Manly
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Can you hear the philistines, Francesco?
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Can you hear the philistines, Francesco?

Michelangelo’s marble David is like a member of another species, Homo everlastingus, whereas perishable, waxen Francesco is endearingly one of us.

  • by Ian Warden
Mel B's spicy hook-up reveal was an all-time top PR move

Mel B's spicy hook-up reveal was an all-time top PR move

Need attention? Reveal you slept with a Spice Girl in the '90s.

  • by Robert Moran
The Dymocks Top 101: What are we reading in 2019?
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The Dymocks Top 101: What are we reading in 2019?

Uplifting literature, or 'Up-Lit', is the biggest ticket item this year, with authors and experts putting the trend down to some bigger societal issues.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
Jordan Peele's Get Out follow-up Us shatters box office records

Jordan Peele's Get Out follow-up Us shatters box office records

Us, Jordan Peele's follow-up to his Oscar-winning Get Out, has shown the writer-director's horror phenomenon was no fluke.

  • by Sonaiya Kelley
Pretty Woman, Sixteen Candles and other films that wouldn't be made today

Pretty Woman, Sixteen Candles and other films that wouldn't be made today

Julia Roberts says Pretty Woman wouldn't work today. What other films could be wiped from existence?

  • by Robert Moran