Spectrum
From scientists to artists, clouds have always enchanted us
This guide to identifying clouds reminds us of the close historical connection between art and science in capturing natural phenomena.
- Simon Caterson
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A witty guide to fixing the status quo that harms us all
Award-winning author and academic Cordelia Fine gives us a once-in-a-lifetime analysis of gender equality – and what needs to change.
- Jenna Price
Australians can ‘get lit’ in the true sense in this book lovers’ crawl
Book crawls – visiting multiple bookshops in one day – have been growing in popularity and now Australia has joined The Global Book Crawl.
- Jane Sullivan
An evocative exploration of adolescence, loneliness and masculinity
Australian author Vijay Khurana’s debut rewards being read multiple times.
- Declan Fry
Critics despised this 2000s film. Real fans know the truth
It was nominated for worst picture at the Razzies and now has a 27 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes, but this is the people’s horror movie.
- Tom W Clarke
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s trade vision? Been there. Wore the saggy undies
People talk about growing up behind the Iron Curtain, but I grew up behind a Tariff Curtain.
- Richard Glover
Millennials, mums and an Australian mermaid: Eight new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Is this the most Australian crime thriller of all time?
Jane Caro’s Lyrebird is a well-crafted crime novel – and as Aussie as it gets.
- Sue Turnbull
Hacks returns with a new setting but the same razor-sharp satire
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder return with an all-new (but still toxic) dynamic as they take on late-night TV.
- Kylie Northover
This sharp satire features a conwoman you can empathise with
The anti-heroine in Sophie Quick’s debut novel scams people just enough to get by – because she’s a single mother with no support.
- Jessie Tu
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