Spectrum
Will multinational takeovers spell the end of local indie publishers?
In the past six months, two big multinationals have taken over two independent publishing houses. Should we be worried about the future for local voices and writing?
- Jane Sullivan
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Can pop’s new stars smash the Grammys?
The typically conservative Recording Academy has put a foot in the present while the other’s perpetually in the past. It makes for the most intriguing Grammys in years.
- Robert Moran
Film puts us in the room as Munich’s ‘Happy Games’ turned to horror
September 5 stars Peter Sarsgaard as a veteran sports broadcaster confronting a hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics.
- Stephanie Bunbury
This horror movie about toxic men will make you laugh. You’ll need to
Sophie Thatcher’s robot companion is the kind of 1960s woman that every incel dreams of. But things are not that simple.
- Michael Idato
The best Australian music out this month
Including a comedown club classic and perfect pop from a Milk Records affiliate.
- Robert Moran, Jules LeFevre and Nick Buckley
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.
- Joanna Mendelssohn
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.
- David Free
- Opinion
- Healthcare
The knee that couldn’t and the surgeon who could
At no point do I ask if they will entirely remove my leg. I decide to leave it to them.
- Richard Glover
- Opinion
- WordPlay
The latest nightmare of Trump 2.0? Our new brocabulary
Amid the US president’s new broligarchy, “bro” is shaping as the prefix of the moment.
- David Astle
- ★★★★
- Review
The new ABC series that will give you hope for the future of local comedy
Created, written by and starring Freudian Nip’s Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst, along with The Chaser’s Charles Firth, Optics is a delightfully cynical, whip-smart comedy.
- Kylie Northover
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