Spectrum
Online pile-ons and culture wars: how did we get here?
Philosopher A.C. Grayling dissects the evolution of cultural warfare and makes a sensible, if optimistic, case for an armistice of sorts.
- Pat Sheil
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An Australian artist turned Thom Yorke’s music into art. Expect magic
Jonathan Zawada had always loved the Radiohead frontman’s music. Their collaboration brought him to tears.
- Michael Dwyer
This show changes everything you think you know about Indigenous art
Marcia Langton started working on the Potter’s new exhibition 10 years ago. She doesn’t care if you don’t like it, but she does want you to learn.
- Gabriella Coslovich
What happens on the way to opening night? It’s quite a drama
S. Shakthidharan thrilled us with Counting and Cracking. Now, as his new play, The Wrong Gods, makes its world premiere, rehearsal diaries relive the highs and lows.
Sex kitten Emmanuelle returns as a sad product of modern sexuality
In a feminist retelling of the steamy 1970s hit, online porn has left people lost and lonely. Its star reveals why the story hit home.
- Stephanie Bunbury
A Booker winner, a comedy and Hitler’s obsession with Einstein
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
- Opinion
- Public transport
Turns out, not everyone on my tram is out to infuriate me. Who knew?
Public transport is enemy territory, but sometimes the unexpected happens.
- Brodie Lancaster
A century on, this Great American Novel still captivates readers
F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is said to contain some of the most perfect sentences ever written about America.
- Jane Sullivan
Homework, bullies and pets: Jeff Kinney on why kids love his books
The American author’s Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is the fourth bestselling book series of all time - and not just in kids’ books.
- John Bailey
This hotly anticipated novel explores the dark embers of the psyche
In the third instalment of her fictional triptych, Katie Kitmaura wields her words with scalpel-like precision to explore the demands women are “expert at negotiating”.
- Jessie Tu
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