Rocketman, already generating Oscar buzz, is admirably unafraid to engage with the star's homosexuality and grapple with the toughest chapters of his life.
Multi-millionaire founder and patron of WA's flagship theatre company raises concerns after its executive director is dumped by the board chaired by Andrew Forrest's wife, Nicola Forrest, for an advertising executive with no theatre management experience.
M+ is framing itself as the Pompidou of the Asia Pacific: a behemoth museum for visual culture. Sydneysiders can see collection highlights this week, at Sydney Opera House.
A new Tarantino hit, a surprise winner, and a banner year for horror. Here are the films that everyone was talking about — and where and when you can see them.
Singer Sir Elton John says the cutting of gay sex scenes in Russian screenings of Rocketman are "a sad reflection of the divided world we still live in and how it can still be so cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people".
For one month of the year, the NSW Southern Highlands become the "pie-lands", as bakeries, cafes and restaurants across the state and ACT cook up some filling fare.
The death of a close friend in a mountain climbing accident was a life-changing moment for Brisbane doctor Andrew Peacock. Now he spends half the year globetrotting on grand adventures.
Afghanistan's first metal band; the filmmaker behind clips for Bjork and FKA twigs lights up the Opera House; a Melbourne production of David Bowie’s final work; and RN's Benjamin Law and Beverley Wang discuss social media as a positive force for cultural change...and shoeys.
With the quality and quantity of public toilets in decline, it’s time for a reckoning — and that means acknowledging how contemporary design disadvantages some more than others.
Contestants were tasked with words like 'enchytraem', 'annus mirabilis' and 'oeilade'. Take our quiz to see if you could be a winner at the 2019 incarnation of America's National Spelling Bee.
In a time of unreal reality TV, dystopian nightmares and the general Americanisation of our cultural diet, Australian dramedy The Letdown stands out for being really, really real.
MORNING BRIEFING: Former Newcastle Knights star Jarrod Mullen is charged over his alleged role in a cocaine ring in the Hunter region and Australia's country music industry is in shock after singer and producer Glen Hannah dies.
Sordid details of alleged sexual misconduct by prominent male figures within the industry — including violence against women and the sexual abuse of minors — have shocked K-Pop fans worldwide.
Sir Michael Parkinson announces a tour of Australia in October, and reflects on his "thousands" of interviews, admitting some of his best guests have been people he "wouldn't wish to invite to dinner".
MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's controversial lockout laws will be put under the microscope as part of a major review of the city's night-time economy and police have been charged 55 people after a two-year police operation targeting cocaine supply across Sydney.
The Dauntless Movement Crew met on the streets of western Sydney and now they're touring Australia inspiring teenagers to get fit and express themselves through dance.
Whether you loved or loathed the finale to Game of Thrones, you're probably still unpacking what happened and wondering if things could have somehow ended differently. SPOILERS.
Canadian photographer Steve Biro knew he'd snapped a winner when a bald eagle nicknamed Bruce fixed its eye on him and swooped across a pond, but he admits the reaction is beyond anything he'd anticipated.
Christian Frenzel is one of an elite group of stonemasons with the necessary skills to help rebuild Notre Dame in the traditional way, and has volunteered his services free of charge.
Flagship ABC programs Four Corners, 7.30 and Australian Story have attracted six nominations between them, while Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis and Hard Quiz's Tom Gleeson are in the running for most popular personality on Australian television.
Some fans say they were unable to make out what the Spice Girls were singing from the grandstands, putting a dampener on the group's triumphant return to the stage.
In the wake of the Christchurch shootings, remote Aboriginal artists took to their brushes and painted special gifts for two Muslim communities, thousands of kilometres away.
A film about a poor family of hustlers in South Korea has taken out Cannes's top prize, marking the first time a Korean film has taken the festival's top gong.
Eloise Fuss reports from the 2019 Venice Biennale; a bus tour of bizarre public art; Indigenous artists tackle climate change; we discuss new Aussie film Acute Misfortune and coming attractions to the Sydney Film Festival.
Cai Guo-Qiang, known for his epic 'explosion events' and gunpowder paintings, has created new works to complement NGV's major exhibition of precious cultural artefacts.
More than 20 Pixie O'Harris artworks are being restored for an exhibition after the final paintings, which had been missing since the 1950s, mysteriously turn up without note or explanation.
The lead graphic designer and puppet maker for the stop-animation film talk about the time, resources and meticulous care it takes to bring these miniature worlds to life.
The 90s classic never made British band The Verve much money because they had sampled a Rolling Stones song. Now, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have signed over their rights.
Afghanistan's first metal band; the filmmaker behind clips for Bjork and FKA twigs lights up the Opera House; a Melbourne production of David Bowie’s final work; and RN's Benjamin Law and Beverley Wang discuss social media as a positive force for cultural change...and shoeys.
As a teenager, Casey Legler was one of the fastest swimmers in the world. She was also an alcoholic. After overcoming trauma caused by competing at the Olympics, Casey became the first woman to be signed as a male fashion model.
Eloise Fuss reports from the 2019 Venice Biennale; a bus tour of bizarre public art; Indigenous artists tackle climate change; we discuss new Aussie film Acute Misfortune and coming attractions to the Sydney Film Festival.
Short film TASH, illustrated and told by family violence survivor Natasha Anderson from Melbourne. The film has been selected for the 2019 Sydney Film Festival.
