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The greatest trick ever will change your mind about magic
The climax is no less moving than a great line of poetry or a soaring phrase of music.
- by David Free
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I love my toy racing cars, but I think they’re ruining my dating life
Is it a thing of beauty or a ridiculous relic? Karl Quinn just can’t decide, but he knows that slot-car racing set is just too damn big.
- by Karl Quinn
Love, lust and longing in these bunnies pull at your heart strings
These quirky creatures in an array of playful poses reflect something of us.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Museum of Contemporary Art seeks ‘white knight’ as entry fees kick in
On the first day of a $20 adult entrance charge, the Museum of Contemporary Art has revealed it is in talks with potential sponsors for free days and evenings.
- by Linda Morris
From gardens to beaches: Ethel Carrick’s dazzling Australian sketches
These lively paintings are possibly the first post-impressionist works to be made in Australia.
- by Joanna Mendelssohn
Need another reason to love the Metro? Here it is
The Sydney Metro has become the Louvre of commutes.
- by Michaela Boland
What we learnt from TikTok’s near-death experience
The brief shutdown of TikTok in the US may have seemed like the end of the world, but it taught us a lot about the social media app.
- by Nell Geraets
This exhibition proves that bigger isn’t better when it comes to art
There are whole worlds in these paintings so often reductively characterised as “miniature”.
- by Neha Kale
Letters from Tolkien, Jane Austen’s writing desk: Gold Coast to get show of UK literary treasures
The world-first exhibition brings together artefacts from the British Library and portraits from the National Portrait Gallery in London.
- by Nick Dent
Designed for big ideas: The new building at Barangaroo where size isn’t everything
The centrepiece of Sydney Festival’s Indigenous component is a temporary meeting place – a “soft space” – for everyone to gather.
- by Nick Galvin
Carol Jerrems died at 30. This exhibition of her work is a revelation
She died young, and that is the least important aspect of this Australian photographer’s art.
- by Joanna Mendelssohn
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