Yesterday
Forget sex, drugs and rock’n’roll: kale and kombucha take over touring
Frontier Touring has a new-look team, but it’s not the only thing in the music biz that has changed.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Seven paid for Lehrmann’s story. Now it is the story
The television network’s pursuit of an interview with the accused rapist has put its tactics on trial.
- Aaron Patrick
The strange Chinese murder behind Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
The billionaire with the film rights to the cult sci-fi novel was killed in a plot “as bizarre as a Hollywood blockbuster”.
- David Pierson
The enduring appeal of the super-strict parenting regime of Gina Ford
For some, she is a saviour. For others, pernicious. Yet 25 years after her first book was published, her tomes account for 25 per cent of the childcare market.
- Arabella Byrne
Why young men and women are drifting apart
Diverging worldviews between the sexes could affect politics, families and more.
- The Economist
This debut feature is an instant classic
Director Mohamed Kordofani effortlessly weaves political issues into an ongoing moral drama in Goodbye Julia.
- John McDonald
How to make money being Paul Keating
Thank god for writing royalties, says Jonathan Biggins, who reckons politics is stuck on repeat and the new puritanism is hard to poke fun at.
- Emma Connors
Here’s a puzzle: what is a cruciverbalist’s job?
Should they reflect the linguistic biases of a paper’s readership, or correct those leanings?
- Becca Rothfeld
Think you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner and Daniel Arbon
This Month
Rizzo steals the show in ‘Grease the Musical’
Step aside, Sandy – it was another Rydell High student who got the biggest response at Tuesday’s opening night in Sydney.
- Michael Bailey
Streeton, Campbell works promise hefty returns in $12m art sale
An Arthur Streeton painting bought for £7 has hopes of $1.5 million at the year’s first big sale.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
Nature takes on Melbourne at the NGV
Swiss artists Franziska Furter and Julian Charrière both explore the wild elements in their large-scale installations at NGV Triennial.
- John McDonald
March
We should teach people how to parent
No one knows how to raise kids merely by instinct. Structured, formal education is linked to good outcomes for families.
- Faith Hill
Think you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner and Daniel Arbon
Why conservative Christians are tolerating vulgarity and lust
A raunchy, outsider, boobs-and-booze ethos has elbowed its way into the conservative power class, accelerated by the rise of Donald Trump.
- Ruth Graham
Seven must-see shows in April
From West Side Story’s Tony and Maria on Sydney Harbour to Tom Gleeson’s return to stand-up in Melbourne, entertainment options are hot next month.
- Michael Bailey
‘Shock the industry needs’: Splendour in the Grass cancelled
Spiralling costs and an over-saturation will lead to a “correction” after the music festival’s shock 2024 demise, according to one promoter.
- Michael Bailey
Is Don Bradman’s number plate really worth $200k?
NSW is selling more historic licence plates but the Don’s isn’t the most expensive one on offer.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
This movie may show you how to be happy in your job
Small events take on momentous significance in Perfect Days’ minimal narrative.
- John McDonald
20% off tickets to Mahler’s Song of the Earth
20% off tickets to The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s latest concert.
