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Spare me the Goop: Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke make sense of menopause
Gwyneth Paltrow is nowhere to be seen as the no-nonsense duo take aim at underwear magnets and other guff.
- by Michael Lallo
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The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It’s easy to understand why
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer for women in law. Sarah Krasnostein followed in her wake and says Mitchell channels a ‘strange’ connection with the Supreme Court Justice.
- by Sarah Krasnostein
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Like Fleabag, this dark comedy will make you laugh – and squirm
Based on creator Kat Sadler’s own experiences of depression, this black British comedy takes on many taboo topics.
- by Kylie Northover
Did Salman Rushdie foresee the attack that nearly killed him?
Three nights earlier, the acclaimed author had a disturbing dream. It was not his first eerie premonition.
- by JP O'Malley
Let’s face it, when it comes to perfection, we’re unhinged
Teens are buying retinol and an actress’ movable forehead stops me in my tracks.
- by Genevieve Novak
A zombie with an existential crisis and a twist on the detective story
These two very different books are the joint winners of the Novel Prize.
- by Brooke Boland
Eight books: A gothic novella and a passionate memoir of the `80s
Our reviewers consider recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Michael Douglas, at 79, is done with difficult people
As “master seducer” Benjamin Franklin in the new Apple TV+ series, the veteran actor makes a rare foray into the past.
- by Michael Idato
From child star to global icon: Zendaya on her meteoric rise
Leaving behind the teen roles that made her famous, the 27-year-old actor channels her inner grit in Challengers.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Will any space ever mean quite as much as the teenage girl’s bedroom?
From Cher’s automated wardrobe in Clueless to the Gothic gloom favoured by Wednesday Addams, adolescent decor is a time-honoured cultural trope.
- by Simmone Howell
‘I could Joe Rogan it up’: is Wil Anderson embracing the anti-wokers?
The stand-up veteran admits it’d be far more lucrative to join those complaining that they “can’t say what they want to”.
- by Kylie Northover