Old fave returns from the dead
Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci are back in Tim Burton’s goth sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, that shines with his striking visual style and dry wit.
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Horse for most courses (bar Ascot)
Champion racehorse Winx was so successful that her trainers and jockeys felt huge pressure not to break her winning streak.
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I’m bold with bananas — and dinner guests won’t come back
I sometimes feel pity for accused murderers and perverts when the media details what police found in their homes during a raid. Go through mine and you’d probably be able to convict me of anything.
Come Writers & Critics
A stellar debut, a late-in-life romance, a no-nonsense cookbook and plenty more in this week’s wrap of news from the book world.
Charles Blackman: the love letters
The love story between Charles Blackman and his wife, Barbara, revealed in a trove of letters
‘We can all do better at engaging people you have every right to despise’
From the STC to the MSO, Australia’s arts community is deeply divided over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Knighted composer Johnathan Mills says it’s time to stop beating around the bush on the Middle East and identity politics.
Scott Neeson on getting a taste of Hollywood and choosing a life in charity instead
The Scottish-Australian film executive turned philanthropist on his worst celebrity experience, working with Mel Gibson and the most drastic decision of his life.
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From track to film star: Champion horse Winx stars in new documentary
Champion Australian racehorse Winx always had showbusiness in her veins. And so it has proven, with the advent of a new film.
In search of lost romance: a cold yet beautiful Icelandic drama
‘Touch’ explores lost love across two timeframes on opposite sides of the world, as a man comes to terms with the loneliness of the Covid pandemic.
Teens glow in the dark in this star-studded yet unconventional film
Emma Stone and her comedian husband produce a new drama-horror that features a colourful cast including Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and explores the awkwardness of teenage sexuality.
The Paris Murders is a perfect binge: 10 seasons of sleuthing
The Paris Murders is fresh and well, French, in that indefinable way that combines balanced coolness with charm.
Warning: Nudity (except for the host)
Naked Dating? We must be getting old. And is this really what men do when left alone together?
Two giants talk books, method and life
Contemporary Australian novelist Rodney Hall, 88, sat down with historian Geoffrey Blainey, 94, to talk about writing. Turns out they’d met before.
Golden route from India: exploring the ancient world
British historian William Dalrymple maps the vast arc that encompassed the Greek and Roman empires, much of Central Asia and eastwards as far as China, Korea and Japan.
What to read this week
New and notable books, as recommended by The Australian.
Is craft beer finished?
Fancy drinks have a lot to answer for. Consumers in a cost-of-living crisis can’t afford to take a punt on novelty
How a bum note changed Herbie Hancock’s life
Jazz is the secret to a better world and AI is overwhelmingly positive if used correctly, says the self-confessed technology geek, Nichiren Buddhist, Oscar winner and bona fide music legend.
The new anti-Semitism looks a lot like the old hatred
The current wave of anti-Jewish hostility did not originate with the Gaza war, and its horrors. It has been building for decades.
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