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Australian World Orchestra gives rare debut for Australian symphony
A recital by the Australian World Orchestra is always an event, but this one was made doubly so by the rare premiering of an Australian-composed symphony.
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- Michael Bailey
How the fashion industry became demonised by Hollywood
In an increasingly inane cliche, clothes designers have become shorthand for all that is morally corrupt and venal in the world.
- Vanessa Friedman
Why it’s OK to cheer for Cruella De Vil
While the Dalmatians have always been a constant, the dog-napping and puppy-skinning villain has gotten more fabulous, funny and – dare we say it? – likable.
- Sarah Bahr
Why these Aussie rock legends aren’t afraid to show their age
The Hoodoo Gurus have turned 40, and in his typically forthright spirit, frontman Dave Faulkner is not ashamed to say so.
- Michael Bailey
The message from Fashion Week: get up, get dressed, go out
It’s time to get dressed up again – big, bold fashion is in again.
- Lauren Sams
Lunch with the AFR
The carrot that lured the original purple Wiggle back to TV
Jeff Fatt doesn’t like the limelight, saying: ‘I hate being interviewed and I hate being on camera.’ But then he was made an offer he couldn’t refuse.
- Theo Chapman
Frances Adamson: businesses need a plan B for China
The former DFAT boss and soon-to-be Governor of South Australia says improving relations with Australia’s biggest trading partner will involve more than a ‘reset’.
- Jacob Greber
Is this Christine Holgate’s victory?
There is delicious irony in the fact Holgate is going to a problematic business but one that, if successful, could be among the greatest rivals to Australia Post.
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- Patrick Durkin
This Month
Richard Bell’s tent embassy sets up in Sydney
The Queenslander uses humour and satire to address issues around representation, place, identity politics and perceptions of Aboriginal art.
German Film Festival swings from dark intensity to romance
For fans of German cinema it will be no surprise there are few laughs to be had from the 30 films in this year’s selection, but there are rewards to be had.
- John McDonald
Archie 100 paints alternative portrait of the Archibald Prize
A new exhibition argues the most interesting Archibald Prize entries weren’t always the winners.
- Michael Bailey
John Olsen’s vision blazes brightly in new exhibition
Works not seen in public for decades will be on show at a major exhibition by the 93-year-old artist.
- Gabriella Coslovich
Portrait of previous winner takes out 100th Archibald Prize
Peter Wegner has won the $100,000 portraiture prize with a subject born in the same year it was first awarded.
- Michael Bailey
Beyond your typical three-course meal
Looking for the most memorable dining experiences at sea? Celebrity Beyond has you covered. Here are three reasons why.
- Ute Junker
The carrot that lured the original purple Wiggle back to TV
Jeff Fatt doesn’t like the limelight, saying: ‘I hate being interviewed and I hate being on camera.’ But then he was made an offer he couldn’t refuse.
- Theo Chapman
The secrets Kate Winslet had to keep for three years
Mare of Easttown is the hottest show on streaming TV, thanks to a performance that captures a ‘wildly flawed, messy, broken, fragmented, difficult woman’.
- Maureen Dowd
Enough of bottles already, urges top Australian wine consultant
Throughout his career, Richard Smart has been unafraid to say things his clients find uncomfortable. Especially when it comes to climate change.
- Max Allen
Leading labels embrace eco-friendly fabrics
Some of Australia’s best-regarded brands are championing uncommon materials that are luxurious, durable and gentler on the planet.
- Dan F. Stapleton
Plant-based eating goes gourmet
Vegan dining has become fashionable, smart and delicious, with a side serve of social responsibility. But it’s not vegans who are driving it.
- Jill Dupleix
Meet the architects building luxury into green homes
Clever sustainability features are becoming must-haves at the top of the market as homeowners seek creature comforts that don’t harm the planet.
- Dan F. Stapleton
Who was and wasn’t seen at Australian Fashion Week
It might be called the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, but as events kicked off on Monday the man who gave it the name was nowhere to be seen.
- Myriam Robin
The designer ‘bankers, lawyers and cool dads’ turn to
Christian Kimber says work dress codes were changing even before the pandemic, but sneakers with suits are still “off limits”.
- Lauren Sams
These gorilla experts offer a new paradigm for wildlife travel
A fresh initiative in east Africa hopes to inspire post-pandemic visitors to take it slow, rather than rushing in to tick the primates off their bucket lists.
- Henry Wismayer
Arthouse publisher’s bird books fly off the shelves
A series of tomes starring avian photographers from Finland to Japan and Australia has consistently outsold other titles in Atelier EXB’s catalogue.
- Aviva Lowy
Scents that do more than smell good
On perfume counters worldwide, brands that rely on elaborate packaging are being edged out by fragrances with a green, clean aesthetic and modus operandi.
- Ute Junker
A bug’s life: the bacteria that cleaned Michelangelo masterpieces
With the Medici Chapel in Florence operating on reduced hours, scientists and restorers completed a secret experiment: unleashing grime-eating microbes on marble sculptures.
- Jason Horowitz
Northern lights: a glimpse inside Pyongyang’s retro hotels
North Korea might be the hermit kingdom but it has a well-staffed, if not thriving, tourism industry and its hotels look like they belong in a Wes Anderson film.
- Stephen Clark
