Culture
Zoe Coombs Marr thought her life was boring. Until she remembered that smell
The comedian was feeling at ‘odds with her existence’, so she took a personal stocktake of her life. “It matters and it doesn’t matter at all.”
- by Lenny Ann Low
All musical theatre lovers should see this show at least once
- by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Nadia Bailey
Movies
★★★★
Review
Bratty, bawdy and silly, Drive-Away Dolls has all the hallmarks of a Coen brothers film
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan star in this cheerfully throwaway crime comedy, which is the solo directing debut of Ethan Coen.
- by Jake Wilson
Desolate pub in a gloomy part of town? We know how this story goes...
In Baghead, a young woman inherits a pub with an unwanted tenant in the basement – a ghost who can act as a bridge between the living world and the afterlife.
- by Sandra Hall
TV & radio
Taylor Swift sings 'chaperone dads' with Hamish and Andy
Taylor Swift sings a song about 'chaperone dads' in a resurfaced interview on Hamish & Andy's Gap Year.
Why Adam Liaw has been in tears on The Cook Up ‘many, many times’
The popular host of the nightly cooking show on SBS Food says he’s more than happy to be serious. “We do get into some very difficult conversations.”
- by Bridget McManus
Music
Live reviews
Women strive to define themselves in this love letter to the words the dictionary leaves out
- by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz
Celebrity
Opinion
Taylor Swift
Is it OK to mine your past relationships to feed your art? Looking at you Tay Tay
- by Jacqueline Maley
Stage
Art & design
Books
Graphic content
Review
Give peace a chance: The urgent need for trust in the Middle East
- by Raimond Gaita