Culture
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
From turning childhood trauma into laughs, to a show that is simultaneously dumb and deep, keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- by Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Hannah Francis, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Stephen A Russell, Cher Tan, Cameron Woodhead, Lefa Singleton Norton, Tyson Wray and Guy Webster
Movies
The Sydney Sweeney-Johnny Depp rumour that set the internet spinning
It seems the unlikeliest of pairings, and her fans hope it isn’t true – is a Depp-Sweeney movie really in the works?
- by Karl Quinn
The ABC holds a huge archive of Australian stories. But not everyone can access it
Documentary makers are increasingly concerned about the cost of accessing the ABC’s archive and the impact that will have on telling Australian stories.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
TV & radio
The best movies to watch on Netflix right now
The streaming service has commissioned and acquired not only high-profile blockbusters but film festival and foreign-language favourites.
- by Craig Mathieson
When Samuel Johnson woke up in emergency, he had one thought
The narrator of the observational series Paramedics got a first-hand look at the work of medicos after he was hit by a car.
- by Bridget McManus
Music
Exclusive
Live music
Less than $6000 a year: Australian musicians in dire straits, survey shows
- by Linda Morris
Opinion
Music festivals
From Splendour to surrender: why music festivals are out in the cold
- by Benjamin Potter
Live reviews
Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual
- by Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead
He was playing the ‘wrong’ instrument – but nailed the concert anyway
- by Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
This revolutionary feminist was executed at 31. Her ideas never died
- by Cameron Woodhead, Kosa Monteith, Jessica Nicholas, Barney Zwartz and Tyson Wray
Celebrity
Opinion
Celebrity relationships
There are many ways to become famous. Bianca Censori has chosen one of the worst
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Stage
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
- by Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Hannah Francis, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Stephen A Russell, Cher Tan, Cameron Woodhead, Lefa Singleton Norton, Tyson Wray and Guy Webster
Art & design
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Arts
Atlassian Central’s bold new art plugs into the Milky Way – and Sydney’s weather
- by Linda Morris