visual artsReviewThe Vikings were as savage and destructive as the Mediterranean pirates, and just as ruthless in seizing people to sell as slaves, but they were also much more impressive as seafarers.
Come Writers and CriticsArtsHelen Trinca’s new book about Elizabeth Harrower; the Peter Blazey fellowship opens, and other news from the book world
BookshopsArtsLyn Brown book a bookshop on a whim. Then she bought another one. And another one. Now she’s retired, and remembering how much she loved it.
By Lyn Brown (with contributions from her bookshop colleagues)
Book reviewArtsWould it be all that weird to assign human-style rights to rivers? They seem alive to Robert Macfarlane.
EXCLUSIVEReviewFrench-born American-trained artist Benjamin Millepied, whose divorce with Natalie Portman was finalised last year, says his life today revolves around two things.
JANE ALBERT
THE QUIZReviewAnd in what decade did humans first reach outer space? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.
CUSTODYReviewNaked, confined and slowly crushed by sand – Cuban artist Carlos Martiel’s Dark Mofo performance aims to expose the violence inflicted on marginalised communities. Warning: Graphic content.
ALBUM REVIEWSReviewAfter 24 years between releases, this album was never going to be as casually anthemic as Pulp’s disparate pair of 1990s masterpieces, but that doesn’t make More a mere afterthought.
Doug Wallen
FIRST WATCHReviewOften referred to as the British Tarantino, Guy Ritchie is famous for his filmic style – the jagged editing, daring angles, use of both slow and fast motion, images overloaded with effects, and a trademark visual humour. This is all on display in his colourful new docuseries.
ObituaryThe Wall Street JournalThe sunshine in so many of his songs was his way of dealing with the pain of his personal life.
Chris Kornelis
film reviewsReviewSpanish box office hit The 47 will have you cheering for a bus driver who wants to save a route for a disadvantaged community.
AUSTRALIAN MUSICMusicThe general absence of Australian performers in weekly sales charts has prompted more than a few to wonder, in their darkest moments, whether it reflected a declining quality of the art itself.
obituaryThe TimesFrederick Forsyth wrote meticulously researched spy novels, including The Odessa File and The Dogs of War, but his own life was as full of derring-do.
The Times
CONCERT FILM REVIEWMusicFew rock bands can match the raw power and propulsive swagger generated by Queens of the Stone Age in full flight. A new concert film shows the quintet in a raw, delicate state deep underground.
ObituaryThe TimesThe pioneering funk musician, who led Sly and the Family Stone, has died aged 82.
Kit Heren