Culture
Festivals ‘in the thick of a real crisis’, says Music Australia chief
The number of 18 to 24-year-olds attending music festivals has dropped in the past five years, with a new report warning rising costs and overpolicing are key factors.
- by Karl Quinn
Movies
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Review
Satire on ’70s psychics will please horror-movie and nostalgia buffs
Inspired by Don Lane, the American who dominated the Australian chat show in the mid-’70s and early ’80s, Late Night with the Devil hits the right notes.
- by Sandra Hall
Bridget Jones is back, but widowed. And with a hot new love interest
In the fourth instalment of the franchise, Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver is back from the dead. But there’s bad news for fans of Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy.
- by Thomas Mitchell
TV & radio
At 28 minutes, The Sign is Bluey’s longest-ever episode. Is a movie next?
The 28-minute special, which features the possible sale of the Heelers’ house and a wedding, could be a test run for bigger things in the future.
- by Nicole Elphick
★★★½
Streaming
It’s men’s rights v woke culture in Heartbreak High’s second season
It’s fast times at Hartley High as the gang get back together. But with all the partying, sex and scandal, how does anyone ever get any schoolwork done?
- by Karl Quinn
Music
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!
- by Peter FitzSimons
Live reviews
Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual
- by Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
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
Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all
- by Sonia Nair, Lefa Singleton Norton, Hannah Francis, Tyson Wray, Stephen A Russell, Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Donna Demaio and John Bailey
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
Books
