The unbelievable story of the original superfood: milk
Milk’s future is murky, dairy unable to hide from humankind’s stampeding desire for artificial things. Will eggheads manage to make udders redundant?
Review
How Australia got it so wrong on the voice
From the moment the results of the voice referendum started coming in, politicians, advocates and commentators have been trying to rewrite history. The truth? Ultimately, the political right chose not to play ball.
Rebus is back … 25 years after his first TV outing
Ian Rankin’s brooding Edinburgh cop returns to our screens in an intriguing adaptation starring Outlander’s Richard Rankin.
‘It’s a gift’: popular independent theatre set to be given away
After 36 years, Gail Wiltshire is offering her theatre, and its legacy, to the people – much to the frustration of developers.
Parenting a dad, chasing a panther
This charming New Zealand film is about absent fathers, precocious children, reverse parenting, magic and a mythical (or maybe real) black panther.
The key to silencing a perpetually analytic mind? Video game therapy
I sometimes feel calmer after gaming than sleeping, writes philosopher Damon Young. It’s a numbed, contented vacancy — a holiday from consciousness.
The moment Celia Pacquola knew she was funny
Celia Pacquola on being a professional pretender and the unusual gift an ex can give.
Steak, please. Medium woke.
Increasingly, the charge of wokeism is treated as a lazy synonym for ‘anything I hate’. But has overuse rendered the insult entirely meaningless? I’m not so sure.
Test your general knowledge
What two films from 1998 and 2003 starring Laura Linney have raked in the most at the box office? Pit your wits against Review’s resident Quizmaster.
Five shows to watch this weekend
Chimp Crazy, HBO’s documentary series about the private ownership of chimpanzees, is directed by Tiger King’s Eric Goode. So yes, it’s bonkers and full of kooks. Plus, epic slow-burn historical drama, and bloody look at Ancient Rome.
‘Wear shoes, don’t bring weapons’: What to expect from the Lord of the Rings musical
This production – triggered by a funding crisis at a regional British theatre – tells JRR Tolkien’s story in a way audiences have not seen before. We take you behind the scenes on the eve of the Australian tour.
Paul Gauguin a pedophile? Let’s be clear about the facts
This important survey of the French post-impressionist’s work is mercifully free of irrelevant ideological posturing.
How to make a (literal) killing in real estate
Welcome to a world of dodgy criminality and intricate conspiracies, centred on the machinations of a wonderful scotch-drinking villain and his elaborate schemes to pull off the ultimate heist.
The blind lead the oblivious in this new reality dating show
The British version of Netflix’s hit US reality dating show Love is Blind has finally been released — but it’s missing the self-deprecating banter promised.
Penn Jillette: ‘I want to be scared to death’
The American magician, author and podcast host confesses on his Bob Dylan fandom, mastery, learning upright bass, money, and 50 years of performing alongside Teller.
Grinspoon still heavy, still hungry on quality-filled album No.8
After a 12-year break from the studio, this Lismore-born rock band has gone above and beyond the anomaly of a ‘return’ album by instead serving up stone-cold classics.
Five shows to watch this week
HBO’s The Penguin delivers a gritty Gotham tale, sans the DC nonsense, while NFL star Travis Kelce makes his acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new gorefest.
Formulaic leftist virtue, righteous heroes still captivate
For all its flaws, Intermezzo is scattered with the little gifts of psychological and emotional observation that are the most cherishable aspects of Rooney’s talent.
‘I was completely and utterly overwhelmed’: Comedian Brian Nankervis on meeting Bob Dylan
Writer, TV/radio host and comedian BRIAN NANKERVIS on fate, meeting Bob Dylan and what keeps him sane.
Anyone can be a guru these days
When novelist Andrew O’Hagan’s latest protagonist writes a self help book it brings him a world of trouble, but really, it should be easy and lucrative.
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