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Billy McFarland, who was handed a six-year prison term for criminal conduct associated with the 2017 Fyre Festival, has launched Fyre 2.

‘Crazy not to do it again’: Fraudster returns with Fyre Festival 2

After eight years, a prison sentence and a scathing documentary, Billy McFarland is back with a sequel, with tickets priced up to $1.7 million and no acts yet confirmed.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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Alicia Hannah-Kim, as Kim Da-Eun, and Martin Kove, as John Kreese, in Cobra Kai.

‘I was just hitting the vibe’: The Australian making history on Netflix hit Cobra Kai

Alicia Hannah-Kim is the first female sensei in the franchise’s history. Just don’t ask her if she’s watched The Karate Kid.

  • Nell Geraets
What to stream this week: Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge; Kardo Razzazi in The Are Murders; Vietnam: The War that Changed America; and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate.

What to stream this week: Five TV shows and a movie to add to your list

Including a bare-knuckle Victorian saga from the creator of Peaky Blinders and a romantic-horror starring Anya Taylor-Joy.

  • Craig Mathieson
Apple cider vinegar has many health benefits.

Apple cider vinegar is more than a TV show. Here’s what you need to know

The new series about disgraced wellness warrior Belle Gibson is a global hit. But it’s not the only reason to Google “Apple Cider Vinegar”.

  • Jill Dupleix
Belle Gibson.

A decade on from Belle Gibson, wellness quackery is still big business

The timing of new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar could not be more perfect, with RFK Jr. set to take one of the world’s most powerful health jobs.

  • Sarah Berry
Just one of the magical views from Four Seasons Koh Samui.

Thanks to The White Lotus, Koh Samui is this year’s hottest island escape

Ever since word got out that the latest season is set on this Thai island, there has been an uptick of interest in Samui as a luxury destination.

  • Ute Junker
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Australian Netflix customers on a “basic” plan will have to pay $8 per month to watch shows like Squid Game ad-free.

Why Netflix is hitting more Aussie customers with ads

Customers on the streaming giant’s “basic” plan will have to pay an extra $8 a month to watch shows such as Squid Game ad-free.

  • Meg Watson
Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in Apple Cider Vinegar.

This you can believe: The new series about conwoman Belle Gibson is terrific

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Louise Rugendyke, Johnathan Seidler, Barry Divola, Damien Woolnough and Frances Mocnik
Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in Apple Cider Vinegar.

More than Apple Cider Vinegar: Six TV shows about conwomen to watch now

From Anna Delvey to Belle Gibson, TV’s love affair with the female fraudster is as strong as ever.

  • Debi Enker
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Playing fraudster Belle Gibson ‘felt like a calling’ for Kaitlyn Dever

For many young actors, the chance to portray cancer “survivor” Belle Gibson would hold great appeal. And for the 28-year-old, the role was also deeply personal.

  • Steve Dow

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