Culture
Joni Mitchell’s life has been over-examined. But this is not your typical biography
Ann Powers was uneasy about taking on the life of one of the great figures from American music. The biographer’s work is a dazzling and discerning appraisal of the singer.
- by Nathan Smith
Movies
How son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins came up with horror hit of the year
Longlegs has taken everyone by surprise, rekindling hope that people will still go to the cinema for the right movie.
- by Karl Quinn
Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham lack spark in Holocaust survivor tale
German director Julia von Heinz’s Treasure is an adaptation of Too Many Men, Lily Brett’s highly regarded novel about a daughter who travels to Poland with her father, a Holocaust-survivor
- by Sandra Hall
This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
TV & radio
The couch potato’s guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics
From the events worth staying up late for to fun facts and myth-busting, our guide to the Games has it all.
- by Michael Lallo
Niche sports get their time in the Olympic spotlight
Broadcasters Adam Papalia and Caroline Buchanan will be bringing sports such as judo and BMX cycling to the widest possible audience.
- by Nicole Elphick
Music
Live reviews
Charming, awkward: This pop star’s joy is infectious
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Eloquent and beguiling: Operatic Hamlet is a triumph
- by Millie Muroi, Cassie Tongue, Shamim Razavi, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand
Celebrity
Did Kid Rock just deliver the wildest moment of the Republican convention?
- by Kate Lahey and Helen Pitt