History
How a Melbourne newspaper tycoon ended up buried in an Egyptian tomb
The imposing Kew mausoleum, with its tall columns, stone pythons and scarabs, was built for an Egyptophile with a penchant for seances.
- Cara Waters
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Stage set for global exclusive exhibition at Perth museum
The museum is predicting over 180,000 visitors, at least a third of them from interstate or overseas, will stream through to catch a glimpse of the star exhibits.
- Holly Thompson
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He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
His clinical diagnosis was schizoaffective disorder and manic depression, but it is his music that defines him – some of the greatest of his and our times, and all time.
- Neil McCormick
The now-iconic paintings that were once derided as monstrosities
As a lavish display of Impressionist works opens, an anatomy of three of the show’s iconic paintings reveals why art’s original rebels can still surprise us.
- Kerrie O'Brien, Lindy Percival and The Visual Stories Team
How Mick Jagger’s hit song Satisfaction has spanned the ages
A lot has happened in the six decades since the Rolling Stones released (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. Through it all, we’re still singing – and humming that extraordinary riff.
- Tom Compagnoni
The untold story of the Age journalist who cut off Ned Kelly’s boot
Research for a new exhibition on Ned Kelly has revealed new details from reports by a journalist for The Age who covered the siege at Glenrowan and cut the bloodied boot off Kelly’s foot.
- Cara Waters
Convicts, gold and scandal: The musical digging up our secret past
A treasure trove of true stories from Tasmania’s penal colony days has been mined for a moving musical by Mick Thomas and friends.
- Michael Dwyer
A small US city shows how great an American president can really be
The shadow of Abraham Lincoln looms large over his home and his words offer a beacon of hope in uncertain times.
- Riley Wilson
The hunted and haunted outcasts who changed their new country forever
They endured war, risked death and faced down pirates. And 50 years after they began to arrive in Australia, they have left a profound mark on their new home.
- Kate Geraghty and Michael Ruffles
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