Admit it, big predictions are rarely a good idea
The best antidote to our prediction addiction is to start holding wayward pundits to account. Perhaps it’s time we all started keeping score.
Review
Faces and facets of Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes is tipped for an Oscar for his doubt-stricken cardinal in Conclave. He talks to Jonathan Dean about power, the problem with religion and why he’s never done a TV show.
Brothers in harmony with the Kimberley
The seven Pigram brothers have been performing together since they were teenagers.
Splendour in the glass
Dale Chihuly’s glassworks represent an artistic marriage between the work of a single artist and the entire fabric of a single garden.
ChristopherAllen
Striking works by artists who took part in the Australian Antarctic Division’s residency program between 1987 and 2009
‘He drugged me for years’: Farnham reveals predatory industry, life after cancer in memoir
In the early years of his music career, John Farnham’s life was dominated by a manipulative, egomaniacal manager whose control over the young star was so absolute that he was secretly plying him with drugs: amphetamines to keep him working all night, followed by sleeping pills in his morning coffee to knock him out cold.
Is journalism still relevant?
Brian Reed revisits the series that launched him into podcast superstardom in an attempt to assess if journalism is still fit for purpose in a deeply divided society.
Jazzmeia Horn’s problem with silence
American jazz singer and songwriter, Jazzmeia Horn, 33, on what she looks for in every country, growing up in Dallas and her biggest inspiration.
Pop-rock hit at the horrors of social media
Dear Evan Hansen’s pop-rock score is full of attractive songs. The best are sung gorgeously by endearing and optimistic star Beau Woodbridge, despite being pitched treacherously high.
When lawyers turn to crime
It would have been easy to go the ‘Sopranos’ route, but this series is infused with music nous at every turn.
Coco Chanel bio-ballet is a never-ending feast for the eyes
Jerome Kaplan’s chic costumes and sets in Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon keep with the fashion icon’s strict, less-is-more ethos.
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.
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