Arena-sized debut for Byron’s moshpit lords
‘It’s not a transient art form or community,’ says Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall. ‘There are hundreds of thousands of people in this country involved in this very thriving music scene.’
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‘Humans come and go … a pet is totally ours’
It’s a mystery even to dog lovers themselves as to why the loss of a mere pet can sometimes be more devastating than the death of a friend or family member. Markus Zusak believes he has the answer.
The epic race to connect Australia to the rest of the world
This is the story of Australia’s Overland Telegraph and the man who built them, an English grocer’s son named Charles Todd.
What kind of mother abandons her kids?
Few things seem more unnatural than a mother abandoning her child. It’s enough to send a shiver down your spine. But are we judging women more harshly than men?
The Perfect Couple is best described as a beach-read come to life
Nicole Kidman and Liev Schrieber play the wealthy parents of a groom whose wedding celebrations are crashed by a cadaver in this Netflix series based on the Elin Hilderbrand novel.
A story of forbidden love that will slide under your skin
Director Catherine Breillat’s provocative remake of 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts brings together an older woman and a teenager to explore transgressive love.
This feel-good tale is the pick of the litter
This is a wonderful, uplifting film based on a big-hearted novel by one of Australia’s most gifted writers. It’s about love, friendship, kindness, pride and hope. Make sure you stay for the end credits.
Test your general knowledge
Which of the following music stars used their real name: Elton John, Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.
‘It’s wild, it’s bold’: Freak show fit for all
From a risqué Gaultier revue, to a new Australian opera and a Trent Dalton crowd pleaser, the 2024 program appeals to many different audiences.
Google before going to this ancient Egypt exhibition
The third significant Australian display of art from the time of the pharaohs is impressive but overdesigned and often visually confusing.
Return of the Ring
The second instalment of The Rings of Power sees Sauron bend Middle-earth, and us, to his will.
What women really want — sexual fantasies revealed
For many women, the sex they have in their heads may be more stimulating than the physical nuts and bolts of any coupling, no matter how hot.
Zapped by the fame game
Moon Unit Zappa opens up on life with her famous father, Frank Zappa.
Wise guys and wonderment
The Sopranos is arguably the greatest TV series ever made, but it came close to never existing in the first place.
A gift that keeps on giving
The collection of 154 pieces of art given by Melbourne art dealer Joseph Brown to the National Gallery of Victoria reveals a taste that was open and even eclectic.
Wilde ballet will challenge audiences
The Australian Ballet is breaking new ground with Oscar, a ballet about the flamboyant life and romantic loves of Oscar Wilde.
The most uncomfortable account of divorce in decades
Missy Higgins has never shied away from the introspective, but it’s another thing entirely to be let in on conversations with her children and details about her ex.
Soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon on music and the experience that changed her life
The opera star is commemorating a more than 20-year battle between British colonists and Gunditjmara Aboriginal people in what is now called the Western District area of southwest Victoria.
Beached in Australia
A new book charts the journey of a young immigrant, struggling to be part of the crowd on Cronulla Beach, to a confident woman holding her own in the waters off Manly.
Why different body types in ballet ‘are a road to freedom’
Of the recent furore in which a critic upbraided The Australian Ballet’s dancers for being too thin, star choreographer Graeme Murphy is circumspect.
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