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Taupe, a truly horrible colour. But do you say it like “rope” or “warp”?

The colour that is tearing families apart

Taupe: do you say it like “rope” or “warp”? Pronunciations that will turn your hair a brownish-grey.

  • David Astle

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Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) in Outlander prequel Blood of my Blood.

Love Outlander? This slightly silly prequel is bound to satisfy

As the long-running Outlander nears its final season, this new standalone series offers double the time-slip romance.

  • Kylie Northover
Picnic at Hanging Rock, starring (from left) Karen Robson as Irma, Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda, Jane Vallis as Marion and Christine Schuler as Edith.

The haunting Australian mystery that still captivates 50 years on

Australian director Peter Weir and his collaborators take us behind the scenes of the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock.

  • Garry Maddox
Ninajirachi

This electronic star failed high school music. But it didn’t stop her

Ninajirachi, Australia’s best underground DJ, releases her most personal statement yet.

  • Robert Moran

Here are 10 new books for your bedside reading pile

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Does Rhett Davis’ novel reflect the anxieties that underlie the idea of Australia?

Strange ideas take root in this ambitious story about our climate crisis

Rhett Davis’ second novel imagines a world in which people choose to show solidarity with the Earth by becoming trees.

  • Gus Goswell
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How a bloke with a stutter changed the way we talk about wages

I feared this book might be as boring as all get out. Silly me.

  • Jenna Price
Eva Victor wrote, directed and stars in Sorry, Baby.

A bad thing happened to Eva Victor. What followed was very good indeed

The debut film Sorry, Baby set Hollywood abuzz with its nuanced approach to sexual assault.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
The “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley after storming the US Capitol in 2021.

The bonkers story of how a prank created America’s conspiracy culture

A fake government report intended as an anti-war satire became a viral phenomenon before the term existed.

  • Antony Loewenstein
Emma Thompson in 1995’s Sense and Sensibility. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that I’m suddenly addicted to period dramas

Persuasion? I don’t need it. If there’s a bonnet in it, I’m watching.

  • Richard Glover

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