November 2024
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
‘You got this’: Harris joins SNL for a pep talk With Maya Rudolph
The vice president’s appearance, in a sketch delivered across a fictional dressing-room mirror, contained a solid riff that poked some fun at Donald Trump.
- Katie Rogers, Nicholas Nehamas and Maggie Haberman
June 2024
- Opinion
- US election
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
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- Edward Luce
February 2024
Swift effect set to help Super Bowl break US advertising records
The world’s biggest brands are spending $996 million on short but coveted ad slots, featuring celebrities from Lionel Messi to Jennifer Aniston.
- Daniel Thomas and Sara Germano
January 2024
How Tina Fey became ‘the most powerful woman in comedy’
The comedian has never kowtowed to cancel culture, but she has slightly reworked the musical version of her 2004 hit “Mean Girls” to acknowledge changing mores.
- Stephen Armstrong
Harvard head resigns amid plagiarism claims, antisemitism backlash
Claudine Gay is the second Ivy League president to resign in the past month following a tense congressional testimony.
- Jill Horwitz
October 2023
Wolff claims credit for Rupert Murdoch’s sudden retirement
The writer says his expose about the dire leadership situation at Fox Corporation, owner of Fox News, played a part in Rupert Murdoch’s decision to step back.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
May 2023
Reruns loom as Hollywood writers strike
The Writers Guild of America called its first work stoppage in 15 years after failing to reach an agreement for higher pay from studios such as Walt Disney and Netflix.
- Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski
September 2022
‘Succession’ takes top prize at Emmy Awards
Australian Murray Bartlett landed an Emmy for his role in “The White Lotus”.
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- Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway
December 2021
SNL drops audience, theatres go dark as latest wave hits NYC
The sketch comedy show announced on social media that the year’s final episode, featuring ‘Ant-Man’ star Paul Rudd as host, would tape without a live audience.
- Mallika Sen
October 2021
Donald Trump jnr sells T-shirts mocking Alec Baldwin shooting tragedy
Ones that read ‘Guns Don’t Kill People, Alec Baldwin Kills People’ are selling for $US27.99 on a merchandise site linked to the former US president’s son.
- Brian Niemietz and New York Daily News
Crew member: Baldwin careful with guns before fatal shooting
Cameraman Reid Russell told a detective that Alec Baldwin had been careful with weapons on the set of the film Rust.
- Ryan Pearson and Gillian Flaccus
‘Vibrant’ cinematographer honoured as police probe movie set shooting
Details have emerged that suggest the production was troubled before the accident.
- Lisa Richwine
Focus turns to safety fears before New Mexico movie shooting tragedy
Just hours before the incident on the New Mexico set of Rust, a low-budget Western, several crew members quit in protest at what they saw as poor working conditions.
- Lisa Richwine
August 2021
Tesla chairman spearheads tech sector growth plan
A roll-call of leading technology industry lights led by Robyn Denholm is seeking to influence policy change in Australia.
- Paul Smith
May 2021
Dogecoin goes to the moon and back after Musk’s ‘hustle’ call
The rebound came on the heels of an announcement that SpaceX, Musk’s commercial rocket company, will launch a mission to the Moon in 2022 with a mini satellite used for space research.
- Anders Melin and Joanna Ossinger