Spectrum
‘I can’t order milkshakes any more’: Kelis on the downside of her hit song
How do you make your subject comfortable enough that they talk about the ugly side of the music industry? I could teach you, but I’d have to charge.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Latest
Trans director’s inner ‘atom bomb’ inspires a ’90s-style horror fantasy
Jane Schoenbrun’s Buffy-infused I Saw the TV Glow may look nostalgic but it’s anything but warm and fuzzy.
- by Karl Quinn
This teen classic belongs in the canon of must-see Australian films
Hollywood had the films of John Hughes. But Australia had young Mendo in The Big Steal.
- by Annabel Ross
This fish-out-of-water school comedy is smart, biting satire
The anti-woke set is bound to get hilariously worked up by new teen series Boarders.
- by Robert Moran
Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice is the film brat summer needed
The 35-year-old star found purpose, fury and Channing Tatum while making her provocative debut as a director.
- by Robert Moran
The animal that has shaped our world as it is today
Timothy Winegard has saddled up to write the story of the horse.
- by Candida Baker
Who reads children’s books best? Kids or adults
Judging what works in books for younger readers is no easy matter.
- by Jane Sullivan
Exclusive
Racism
The young, black moderate who argues that ‘anti-racism’ is racist
“There’s a certain type of person that enjoys self-flagellation,” says author Coleman Hughes ahead of his Australian visit.
- by Michael Lallo
At this year’s arts awards in Darwin, a star was born
Darwin at the beginning of August is an essential moment on the local art calendar.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
Richard Glover
Society’s true innovators, disruptors and mavericks? They’re our under-twos
Imagine if all humans could achieve the progress of the typical baby.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
WordPlay
The real urban dictionary: How fluent are you in street talk?
Avenues, roads, stroads? We need to decipher the spin of today’s city planners.
- by David Astle