Culture

Hiatus Kaiyote consists of singer Nai Palm, bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin, and drummer Perrin Moss.

Review

The Australian band beloved by Prince, Beyonce and Questlove

Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Jay-Z have all sampled songs from this Melbourne musical quartet.

by Barry Divola

Shannen Doherty has stage 4 breast cancer.

Vale

Beverly Hills 90210 actor Shannen Doherty dies at 53

by Lisa Richwine

Chateau de Versailles will host equestrian events in a temporary arena on the Royal Star site.

Tips & advice

The best (and worst) times to visit the world’s greatest tourist sites

by Brian Johnston

Prince Charles attempts to breakdance in 1985.

Opinion

Royal family

Breakdancing Charles was cooler than Prince William will ever be

by Kate Halfpenny

The Alliance Hotel has been relaunched in Spring Hill.

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Food

One of Brisbane’s best bar groups has relaunched an iconic 1864-built pub

by Matt Shea

Movies

Toby Wallace at the Astor Theatre in May.

MIFF

Meet the young Australian actor about to become a superstar

At 28, Australian actor Toby Wallace is going places. But he’s looking forward to the day he can just stay put for a while.

by Karl Quinn

Damien Hodgkinson and Al Cossar, CEO and artistic director of Melbourne International Film Festival.

Film Festivals

‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences

The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.

by Karl Quinn

Rebel Wilson in the UK in April this year.

Film Festivals

Rebel Wilson’s latest film withdrawn as actor lashes producers

by Helen Pitt

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Review

There’s no flying cow, but this Twister sequel is still highly ridiculous

by Sandra Hall

Emma Stone in a scene from Kinds of Kindness

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Review

Emma Stone returns for another wacky film, but sadly this is no Poor Things

by Robert Moran

TV & radio

TV Guide

Chris Hemsworth learns he has an 'increased risk' of Alzheimer's disease

Chris Hemsworth sat down with longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia to discuss his genetic test results on Limitless on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Chris Hemsworth opens up about his grandfather

Chris Hemsworth looks back on his fondest memories with his grandfather on Limitless on Channel 9 and 9Now.

1 hour ago

Watch the full trailer for the Stan Original Series Critical Incident, premiering August 12. — 1:00

by Karl Quinn

Bride-to-be Emily shares why she brought her mum and stepmum, who her mum considers "the other woman", to her wedding dress appointment on Say Yes To The Dress: Lancashire. — 2:22

by Meg Watson

Pete Murray performs to a crowd of around 12,000 people in the Outback at last year’s Mundi Mundi Bash.

Music festivals

These music festivals defied the trend and sold out. What’s the trick?

by Karl Quinn

Review

The Australian band beloved by Prince, Beyonce and Questlove

by Barry Divola

Pop music

Music in the ’80s belonged to Kim Gordon. At 71, she still plays hard

by Jo Roberts

Pop music

He might not look familiar, but his voice haunts TV’s biggest shows

by Barry Divola

The Wu-Tang Clan’s single-copy, unstreamable 2015 album Once Upn A Time In Shaolin, which comes in a silver jewel-encrusted box.

Art

I was never supposed to hear this album. It changed how I think about art

by Elizabeth Flux

by Cameron Woodhead and Barney Zwartz

Johnny Carr and Bokana Novakovic in a scene from Macbeth (An Undoing)

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Melbourne live reviews

Lady Macbeth deserves a better fate. Does this play offer that chance?

by Cameron Woodhead, Barney Zwartz, Andrew Fuhrmann, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way

Sydney live reviews

A deep dive into the politics of the swimming pool

by Joyce Morgan, Daniel Herborn, Bernard Zuel, Chantal Nguyen and Harriet Cunningham

by Lisa Richwine

Usman Khawaja at 6Head restaurant in The Rocks.

Lunch with

Usman Khawaja the cricketer, activist ... and politician?

by Osman Faruqi

The ‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ is the latest person to become an overnight sensation off the back of a viral street interview.

Pop culture

How TikTok revolutionised Andy Warhol’s 15-minute fame cycle

by Thomas Mitchell

Stage

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Arts

Turning Hamlet into an opera? Remember the Pimm’s drinkers at the interval

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by Joyce Morgan

Just In

What’s on

Why a playwright who updates the classics thinks it’s mostly unnecessary

by John Shand

Opera Queensland and Circa perform Dido and Aeneas dress rehearsal Playhouse Theatre QPAC

★★★★

Review

Sublime, erotic, dangerous: Dido and Aeneas is 80 minutes of baroque astonishment

by Nick Dent

Hamilton

From Tamworth to Washington: How Black Elvis’ grandson conquered the stage

by Helen Pitt

by Helen Pitt

Angus McDonald’s portrait of Marcia Langton.

Opinion

Review

A critic’s pick of the best and worst of the Archibald Prize portraits

by John McDonald

Opinion

Review

When was the last time a soap ad gave you spiritual pleasure?

by John McDonald

The founders of the Incognito Art Show, Ed and David Liston, and Laura Jones.

Visual art

Want to buy an Archibald winner’s work for $100? This art show is your chance

by Helen Pitt

by Tom Ryan

Review

In crime fiction, where there’s Smoke there’s always fire

by Sue Turnbull

Fog rolling in over the South Downs in West Sussex. Alexandra Harris’ latest book is a love song to her home county.

Review

A gentle love song to a cultural historian’s home territory

by Gregory Day

According to reports, metaphors can set off real sensations of sight, hearing, touch or taste.

Literature

Yes, it’s true. Reading really can affect the way you behave – in a good way

by Jane Sullivan

Brisbane Times

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