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On this bro-heavy set, Jodie Comer runs rings around them all

On this bro-heavy set, Jodie Comer runs rings around them all

The Killing Eve actress plays a charming outlaw in her latest film, The Bikeriders.

  • by Louise Rugendyke

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Country pop has taken over the charts – good God, why?

Country pop has taken over the charts – good God, why?

Genuine musical superstars – exceptional voices, charismatic presences, excellent lyricists – have been dulled and flattened, their voices muted and their lyrics uninspired.

  • by Tom W. Clarke
Bon appetit! We rank the best on-screen chefs

Bon appetit! We rank the best on-screen chefs

The Bear has confirmed one indisputable fact: Restaurants are the best setting for onscreen drama.

  • by Robert Moran
I thought the human body was beautiful, then I went to the chemist
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I thought the human body was beautiful, then I went to the chemist

I’ve suddenly seen the local pharmacy for what it is: a house of pain.

  • by Richard Glover
I watched it for research. So was I unsatisfied or dissatisfied with The Fall Guy?
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I watched it for research. So was I unsatisfied or dissatisfied with The Fall Guy?

Who says you can’t have fun with words at the multiplex?

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Who was really to blame for the failure of Scott’s Antarctic expedition?

Who was really to blame for the failure of Scott’s Antarctic expedition?

More than a century after Captain Robert Scott’s Antarctica expedition, the reasons for disastrous outcome are still fiercely debated by the explorer’s devotees.

  • by Dennis Glover
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This republished classic captures the intensity of young love

This republished classic captures the intensity of young love

First published in 1980, Beverley Farmer’s debut novel, Alone, reminds the reader how hard it was to be queer in Australia in the 1950s.

  • by Vanessa Francesca
An intricately woven novel straddling war, love and friendship

An intricately woven novel straddling war, love and friendship

Catherine McKinnon’s sprawling new novel, To Sing of War, interweaves several stories against the backdrop of World War II.

  • by Flynn Benson
The late Jurassic Park author’s final book gets a roaring release

The late Jurassic Park author’s final book gets a roaring release

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases including the late Michael Crichton’s Eruption, completed by thriller writer James Patterson and a memoir of hidden sexuality in Victorian-era regional Australia.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
One hundred years since his death, this author is a must-read more than ever

One hundred years since his death, this author is a must-read more than ever

Indeed, posterity has paid Kafka the greatest tribute a writer can receive. His name has become an adjective.

  • by David Free
You should watch all six seasons of this hugely underrated show now

You should watch all six seasons of this hugely underrated show now

We need a word for the specific pleasure of finding a TV show you love, and discovering that six beautiful seasons await you.

  • by Rebecca Shaw