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Karl Quinn is a senior culture writer at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

‘A wonderful woman’: Jimmy Barnes unveils another grown-up child

‘A wonderful woman’: Jimmy Barnes unveils another grown-up child

The rock’n’roll legend has made something of a habit of discovering grown-up children he didn’t know he had.

  • by Karl Quinn

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Blake Lively says she was pressured to do It Ends With Us scene nude

Blake Lively says she was pressured to do It Ends With Us scene nude

The actress says her co-star and director Justin Baldoni insisted she perform a birth scene naked, without prior discussion.

  • by Karl Quinn
TV of the year: Test yourself with this year’s big TV holiday quiz

TV of the year: Test yourself with this year’s big TV holiday quiz

From mythological black comedy to Media Watch, it’s been a huge year in television, so now it’s time for a few questions

  • by Louise Rugendyke, Karl Quinn, Michael Idato, Debi Enker and Craig Mathieson
Michael Leunig, master of weaponised whimsy, found community in aloneness

Michael Leunig, master of weaponised whimsy, found community in aloneness

For 55 years, Michael Leunig’s illustrations helped make sense of a sometimes crazy world. Now he is gone.

  • by Karl Quinn
Huge drop in drama, comedy production in Australia, new figures show

Huge drop in drama, comedy production in Australia, new figures show

Hollywood strikes put a big dint in screen production in Australia in the last financial year.

  • by Karl Quinn
Curious about sex? The Museum of Desire is for you

Curious about sex? The Museum of Desire is for you

Correne Wilkie and her partner Dave Strong have traded the music business for a new form of entertainment, focused on sex and sexuality in all its glory.

  • by Karl Quinn
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In Bluesfest we trust? The art, and cost, of Peter Noble’s backflip

In Bluesfest we trust? The art, and cost, of Peter Noble’s backflip

At a time when many music festivals are doing it tough, comments by Bluesfest founder Peter Noble have done no favours to the sector.

  • by Karl Quinn
TV year in review: 20 best shows of 2024

TV year in review: 20 best shows of 2024

From Baby Reindeer to Ripley, Say Nothing, Fake and Colin from Accounts, our critics have determined their picks in an outstanding TV year.

  • by Louise Rugendyke, Craig Mathieson, Kylie Northover, Michael Idato and Karl Quinn
Jay-Z denies raping 13-year-old girl in Diddy-related lawsuit

Jay-Z denies raping 13-year-old girl in Diddy-related lawsuit

The billionaire rapper has been accused of raping a 13-year-old, alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs.

  • by Kayla Olaya and Karl Quinn
‘Big shoes to fill’: ABC unveils Michael Rowland replacement on News Breakfast

‘Big shoes to fill’: ABC unveils Michael Rowland replacement on News Breakfast

James Glenday, the former presenter of the 7pm news bulletin in the ACT, will become co-host after wholesale changes on the program.

  • by Karl Quinn
‘I make the movie I want to see’: The unusual side of Viggo Mortensen’s new western

‘I make the movie I want to see’: The unusual side of Viggo Mortensen’s new western

The Dead Don’t Hurt is both a traditional western and a reinvention – one that puts the story of an ordinary woman front-and-centre.

  • by Karl Quinn

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