Spectrum
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Feeling puzzled? This is how crosswords soothe us in hectic times
I can monster a cryptic before my beer goes flat, but what’s the hurry?
- David Astle
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Cathartic rock and eshay rap at its finest: The best new Aussie music to hear
A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, singles and videos from local musicians.
- Nick Buckley, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Robert Moran and Jules LeFevre
‘To be Maori is to be political’: Marlon Williams returns to his ancestral tongue
The singer-songwriter’s new album wasn’t intended to be political, but it arrives at a tense moment for Aotearoa politics.
- Nick Buckley
- Opinion
- Wellness
The transformative power of a single cup of tea
Relationship woes? Police intervention? There’s nothing that the magical beverage can’t solve.
- Richard Glover
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- Interview
Walton Goggins just wants to be left alone, until he doesn’t
The White Lotus star has a knack for playing misunderstood fringe dwellers. To his surprise, it’s turned him into the most relatable man on TV.
- Thomas Mitchell
From a twisty thriller to a moving Ukrainian war diary: eight new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Space has a PR problem. It’s time to make it great again
Using space as a stunt to recover from a failed album is just another nail in the coffin of the great black void’s reputation.
- Patrick Lenton
A tail as old as time: Which are better, dogs or cats?
You might think you know what Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey will say in response. Think again.
- Michael Idato
This bonkers road-trip story is witty, boring and annoying. I loved it
Swiss author Christian Kracht’s novel follows a mother and son on a road trip across Switzerland squandering their riches.
- Helen Elliott
Nicole Kidman tiptoes through the tulips in sexy thriller Holland
In Holland, Kidman plays a woman whose fantasy life may be getting the better of her reality.
- Karl Quinn
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