Culture
Gen Z has discovered why Conan O’Brien was the best late-night TV host of all time
A viral appearance on Hot Wings has introduced O’Brien to a new audience. We take a look at some of the funniest moments over the decades.
- by Nell Geraets
Perspective
Music festivals
Fifty years ago, I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday, I went back
- by Tony Wright
Movies
From K-drama to K-horror: How South Korea is reinventing zombie flicks
South Korea already as a reputation for making great TV dramas and now Netflix is helping bring their horror films to the world.
- by Nell Geraets
Civil War is dividing audiences. But what is the chilling film trying to say?
The author of The Beach and director of Ex Machina has made a film about the collapse of democracy. It’s a harrowing vision but, he says, it needn’t come true.
- by Karl Quinn
★★
Review
Back to Black is a tasteless melodrama that tarnishes Winehouse’s legacy
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
TV & radio
Hacks Season 3 Official Trailer
Watch the brand new trailer for the highly anticipated return of Hacks which will premiere May 3, the same day as the US, only on Stan.
Gen Z has discovered why Conan O’Brien was the best late-night TV host of all time
A viral appearance on Hot Wings has introduced O’Brien to a new audience. We take a look at some of the funniest moments over the decades.
- by Nell Geraets
Music
Perspective
Music festivals
Fifty years ago, I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday, I went back
- by Tony Wright
Live reviews
★★★½
Review
British rockers deliver a chaotic, cathartic experience for the apocalypse
- by Michael Ruffles and Kate Prendergast
Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual
- by Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
★★★★½
Review
Who would have thought a cost of living crisis play could be so funny?
- by John Shand, Peter McCallum, Harriet Cunningham, Chantal Nguyen and Shamim Razavi
Celebrity
Opinion
Celebrity relationships
There are many ways to become famous. Bianca Censori has chosen one of the worst
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Stage
Coming out as ‘happy’ plus a whole lot of clowns: MICF’s last week
- by John Bailey, Mikey Cahill, Hannah Francis, Tyson Wray, Sonia Nair, Cher Tan, Lefa Singleton Norton, Cameron Woodhead, Donna Demaio, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Guy Webster
Art & design
Exclusive
Indigenous art
Twelve months after opening, Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name
- by Linda Morris
Books
Opinion
WordPlay
Taylor Swift’s poetic licence: why all the fuss around her new album title?
- by David Astle