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In quarantine: Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso at the Los Angeles premiere of Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

Coronavirus pandemic

Strict quarantine for Matt Damon and family after claims of other celebrity breaches

The Hollywood star is locked down with his family in the Byron Bay area before filming a new Thor movie.

by Garry Maddox

Omar Sy plays a skilful Parisian thief whose crimes are meant to make wrongs right in Lupin.

Review

An Oceans 11 vibe makes Lupin a smooth and enjoyable French thriller

by Craig Mathieson

Robin Fox, Aqua Luma, Cataract Gorge, Mona Foma 2021

Review

What virus? Tasmania shows how much fun a 2021 arts festival can be

by Cameron Woodhead

Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City.

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz seek a missing New York in new Netflix show

by Dave Itzkoff

Phil Spector – pictured here in 1989 – has died at the age of 81.

Coronavirus pandemic

Phil Spector was 'ultimate example of the art always being better than the artist'

by Jonathan Landrum Jr.

Movies

Dancers in Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra.

Sydney Film Festival

Powerful Indigenous stories highlight summer festival

The Sydney Film Festival showcased three impressive new Australian films at its debut January event.

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by Garry Maddox

In quarantine: Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso at the Los Angeles premiere of Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

Coronavirus pandemic

Strict quarantine for Matt Damon and family after claims of other celebrity breaches

The Hollywood star is locked down with his family in the Byron Bay area before filming a new Thor movie.

by Garry Maddox

Russell Crowe stars in the 2003 war drama Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. — 2:43

Film

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World official trailer

Bangarra's production of Bennelong.

Sydney Festival

Film celebrates history of iconic Bangarra Dance Theatre

by Jill Sykes

Heide Summer Festival All The Queen's Men

Arts

Five great things: what to do in Melbourne this week

by Portia Conyers-East

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TV & radio

TV Guide

During her vlog depicting life in lockdown with Bernard Tomic ahead of the Australian Open. — 0:31

Vanessa Sierra reveals her hair has been an issue in quarantine

During her vlog depicting life in lockdown with Bernard Tomic ahead of the Australian Open.

Omar Sy plays a skilful Parisian thief whose crimes are meant to make wrongs right in Lupin.

Review

An Oceans 11 vibe makes Lupin a smooth and enjoyable French thriller

With Omar Sy playing a skillful Parisian thief, Lupin is an engrossing house of tricks.

by Craig Mathieson

How being stabbed in a fight led to a night in a cell for this good samaritan. — 5:37

Bartender faces jail time after intervening in street fight

Tim Lane, pictured with Ricky Ponting, is the estimable host of Seven's cricket commentary.

Review

Test cricket, packed with twists and turns, makes for compelling TV viewing

by Tom Ryan

Paradise at Any Price proves what you want in a home doesn't have to be out of reach. — 2:57

Two families on different budgets search for their dream property

Bump

Life is full of surprises - some are just bigger than others. Don't miss the brand new Stan Original series Bump.

All American

Let the games begin! The brand new season of All American is now streaming, only on Stan.

Music

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's explicit WAP was the year's breakout hit.

Hottest 100

Six things that will decide this year's Hottest 100

50 minutes ago
by Robert Moran

Joe Biden's inauguration

Joe Biden

Even '90s one-hit wonders are reuniting for Joe Biden's inauguration

by Robert Moran

Allara is a Yorta Yorta, musician, composer and filmmaker.

Live music

The Yorta Yorta woman who turns loss into song

by Cat Woods

Cathy-Di Zhang is to perform at the Castlemaine State Festival

Live music

Victoria's arts gold mine shines despite pandemic 'heartbreak'

by Cameron Woodhead

Missy Higgins, Paul Dempsey (of Something For Kate) and Sophie Payten (aka Gordi) are among the musicians performing around Victoria over the next fortnight as part of the Sounds Better Together concert series.

Live music

'Artists have been busting to work': Big concerts coming to Victoria

by Karl Quinn

Phil Spector – pictured here in 1989 – has died at the age of 81.

Coronavirus pandemic

Phil Spector was 'ultimate example of the art always being better than the artist'

by Jonathan Landrum Jr.

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Celebrity

Matt Toomua and girlfriend Naomi with their dogs.

Emerald City

Moving on and moving in: Quick rebound as Matt Toomua goes 'Instagram-official'

by Lucy Manly

Repeat offender: Alan Jones is not shy of the stage, seen here singing on Simon Burke's Studio A show back in 2006.

Opinion

Private Sydney

Raise a tinnie to the Coldest 100 and the dulcet tones of Alan Jones

by Andrew Hornery

Sam Simmons

Pop culture

Home Sweet Home with Sam Simmons

by Lenny Ann Low

Stage

Robin Fox, Aqua Luma, Cataract Gorge, Mona Foma 2021

What virus? Tasmania shows how much fun a 2021 arts festival can be

Sharriese Hamilton plays Hannah in Come From Away.

Emotions flow among Come From Away stars

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Online theatre emerges from the wings

A gloriously camped-up, gender fluid, take on the Gilbert and Sullivan stalwart HMS Pinafore.

Despite a queer treatment HMS Pinafore feels a bit straight

Art & design

Tracey Moffatt & Gary Hillberg, Lip (montaged stills), 2009. Courtesy the artist, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and Tyler Rollins Fine Art, New York.

Cinema and sci-fi flicker into view in the best of gallery offerings

Sidney Nolan and his artworks.

Shaken to the core: the untold story of Sidney Nolan at Auschwitz

Destiny Deacon inside the NGV exhibition, with some of the ''Koorie kitsch'' she has collection over the years.

Blak like me: how Destiny Deacon used art to shout back at racists

Andrew Turley, left, and a curator with a Sidney Nolan image.

Amateur sleuth uncovers a devastating chapter of Sidney Nolan's life

Books

Sarah Ferguson arrives for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May.

Duchess of York could be looking at right royal payday

Questions of privilege, mythology and identity

Fiction: There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job and three more titles

Mick Herron's Slough House novels are peopled by a bunch of MI5 no-hopers.

In the spying game, who do we read after John le Carre?

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