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He has sold more than a million books, yet this author will never forget his ‘excoriating’ teacher
The Scrublands author may never have emerged without a jolt from Peter Temple, who would become the celebrated master of crime novels.
- by Tony Wright
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Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, dies at 76
- by Mark Kennedy, Angus Thompson and Nick Newling
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The Fantastic Four’s real superpower is bringing the fun back to Marvel
Starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby, this retro resuscitation is a welcome return to Marvel’s once familiar tongue-in-cheek tone.
- by Sandra Hall
Why School of Rock director Richard Linklater is obsessed with new wave cinema
The US filmmaker who also gave us Before Midnight and Slacker looks at a key moment in cinematic history in his latest project.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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The wild true story of the infamous Mitford sisters comes to life
A new TV series charts the early life of the sisters, one of whom was called ‘the most beautiful woman in Britain’ and another who was linked to the Nazis.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Small bump up for Kyle and Jackie O as Melbourne crowns new ratings winner
While Kiis FM’s star hosts are still struggling, there was a glimmer of good news – and even better news for Kiis stablemate Gold.
- by Michael Lallo
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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath singer and godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
- by Mark Kennedy, Angus Thompson and Nick Newling
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One of the best live bands in the world is finally back in Melbourne
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
Seann Miley Moore is a killer Hedwig in this must-see show
- by John Shand and Peter McCallum
This Dolly Parton musical has a wafer-thin plot – but who cares when the music’s this good?
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Tony Way
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show, dies in drowning accident
- by Javier Cordoba and Andrew Dalton
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