Culture
Celebrity
Sydney restaurateur in stoush with government over COVID rent reduction
Danil Akram, whose turnover has plummeted by more than 85 per cent, is embroiled in heated negotiations with his landlord, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever and St Elmo's Fire, dies at 80
The filmmaker died in New York after a year-long battle with cancer, his representative said.
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Emerald City
Eastern suburbs mums up in arms as childcare centre hand picks lucky few
"There were children approved to attend daycare when their mums were spending more time at the salons of Double Bay than at their place of work."
- by Lucy Manly
Private Sydney
End of an era at the Packers' Tower of Power
Overlooking Hyde Park, 54 Park Street was where the Packers presided over the politics, fashion, commerce and popular culture of Australia for more than half a century.
- by Andrew Hornery
Performing arts
For Dame Vera 'every note would always be in its rightful place'
Dame Vera Lynn exuded a calm power in the world's darkest hour.
- by Neil McCormick
Private Sydney
'My reputation is putrid', says conman Peter Foster, as secret recordings set to air
The career criminal insists he is "a changed man" and is unmoved by the prospect of a new podcast featuring explosive secret recordings made by a former maid.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Ian Holm, star of Rings, Hobbit and Chariots, dies
Sir Ian Holm, star of The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, has died aged 88.
Private Sydney
Breakfast radio king Alan Jones finds a lunchtime audience
At lunchtime on Friday Jones' crop of "pick and stickers", including some of his longest serving colleagues and employees, were being treated to a day on Sydney Harbour.
- by Andrew Hornery
Podcasts
Outdated or empowering: is there still a place for debutante balls?
A new podcast from actor Miranda Tapsell and writer/actor Nakkiah Lui explores race, resistance and girl power through the prism of the debutante ball.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
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Emerald City
Chris Lilley drowns his sorrows in Bondi
Four series removed from the screen in one fell swoop and Jonah's creator is as low-profile as ever.
- by Lucy Manly
Opinion
Private Sydney
Happy 99th birthday to Philip, prince of gossip columns the world over
For nearly a century he has made Prince Harry and Meghan look like amateurs when it comes to generating not-so-regal headlines.
- by Andrew Hornery