Culture
Art & design
Take a guided tour of Sydney’s art deco architectural gems
From New York to Havana, this iconic era of design has a special place in cities – and hearts, and no more so than in Sydney.
- by Peter Sheridan
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Gadgets
TechKnow: Smart screens
Google and Amazon's talkative smart assistants are put to the test
- by Adam Turner
Good Weekend
Pitch perfect: lofty ideas all under one roof
I love the lean, horizontal lines of flat-roofed houses, but I envy my neighbours’ pitched roofs for their functionality and airy, utilitarian beauty.
- by Karen McCartney
Good Weekend
'Tissue cultured from the artist's skin': Alicia King explores the post-human
The artist uses a range of industrial and organic materials in her sculptural works.
- by John McDonald
Visual art
Arts festival Steirischer Herbst considers hedonism in troubled times
Graz is a city of contradictions and Steirischer Herbst has learnt to how thrive within the cracks that have appeared in democracies around the world.
- by John McDonald
Gardening
Garden where rose passion keeps blooming
A shared passion for heritage flowers ensures these treasures of the past will be carefully curated.
- by Robin Powell
Arts
Dreaming of Deco
From New York to Havana, this iconic era of design has a special place in cities – and hearts, and no more so than in Sydney.
Photography
Flying high with bird photographer Leila Jeffreys
It was a nuzzle from a palm cockatoo named Seisa that changed the artist's life.
- by Neha Kale
Arts
Primavera 2019 reflects the next generation of Australian art
Sydney artist Coen Young said that the chance to be a part of one of the biggest youth artist exhibitions had been full of new and important experiences.
- by Matt Bungard
review
Melbourne Festival
Far from the bright side
Hope Dies Last at Gertrude Contemporary responds to a pervasive feeling of disempowerment.
- by Robert Nelson
Mental disorders
Making the future a possibility
Edge Of The Present combines art, research and mental health therapy in astonishing ways.
- by Nick Galvin