‘Ultimate blandness’: Nothing funky about this Gibbon
A giant inflatable gibbon sculpture has been installed on top of the Carriageworks rooftop. But as Christopher Allen observes, ‘a work of art is not good just because it is well-intentioned’.
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Made in Bondi’s obsession with presenting its young, hot, and affluent stars as likeable makes this tepid Eastern Suburbs riff on Made in Chelsea an utter failure.
‘See you down the front’: Oasis tease reunion
Fifteen years after the Britpop superstars played their last gig, rumours are swirling that brothers and arch rivals Noel and Liam Gallagher may share the stage once more.
A contemporary dance piece inspired by … Canberra?
Award-winning choreographer Melanie Lane presents a radical vision of the nation’s capital in Mountain, a contemporary dance work costumed by legendary Australian designer Akira Isogawa.
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.
US comedian Eric Andre says he was ‘racially profiled’ at Melbourne Airport
The Emmy-nominated comedian said he felt ‘unsafe’ after being placed in a line where he was ‘sniffed thoroughly by a dog’: ‘I shouldn’t be made to feel that I am unaccented by entering a country.’
Larry happy to turn the other cheek
Gold Logie winner Larry Emdur has stayed true to his word, appearing on morning television on Monday to get a tattoo on his backside of a Logie statuette and the initials of his six rivals for the top TV award.
Boy swallows Logies: beloved series the biggest star in The Star’s firmament
Boy Swallows Universe – including Australian television’s night of nights – as the Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s semi-autobiographical novel was the big winner at the Logie Awards. Plus, Dalton confirms a new project set for the small screen is in the works.
Five shows to watch this weekend
Emily in Paris returns for a gloriously dimwitted fourth season, serving up all the intellectual nourishment of a pain au chocolat. Plus, a hyper-local police show set in Blacktown.
Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence, dies at 94
The American actor, celebrated for her arresting portrayals of intense women and her collaborations with husband John Cassavetes, had been battling Alzheimer’s disease
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