See & Do
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Melbourne live reviews
This Wollongong rock duo is new to headlining arenas – but utterly match-ready
Hockey Dad take on Margaret Court Arena with an all-killer set.
- by Michael Dwyer, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann and Tony Way
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Siang Lu imagines a comic dystopia in this labyrinthine new novel
Ghost Cities challenges readers to make sense of life on a huge film set where everyone is both a citizen going about their business and an actor.
- by Owen Richardson
The great Australian war stories that didn’t actually happen
In his new book, Mark Dapin demonstrates that the truth and war are uncomfortable partners.
- by Edmund Goldrick
The best new shows to stream in July
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘There’s always a little bit of green in the hairline’
Wicked star Sheridan Adams pulls back the curtain on her journey from theatre usher to her dream musical role.
- by Elizabeth Flux
And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...
A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.
- by Michael Dwyer
Opinion
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Master or monster: The artist equally loathed and revered
Call it charisma, presence or personal magnetism. Paul Gauguin had it in abundance.
- by John McDonald
His metal band was huge, his rock memoir tackles something bigger
Serj Tankian was frontman for System of a Down and his new memoir is already a bestseller. Don’t expect to read about the parties though: “I’m telling real stories here,” he says.
- by JP O'Malley
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Forget the macho men, Jodie Comer is the real star of The Bikeriders
Tom Hardy and Austin Butler bring the beef as members of a Chicago bikie gang but Comer supplies the narration and is the main reason to see the film.
- by Sandra Hall
‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos
The actors star in the ‘really weird’ Kinds of Kindness, which was made before the Oscar-winning Poor Things was even released.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
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