Spectrum
How this action franchise reinvented itself to land four Oscar-winning actresses
Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson unpack how incredible action, diversity and family are the secret to the explosive success of Fast & Furious franchise.
- by Osman Faruqi
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Why Reputation era Taylor Swift was my favourite Taylor Swift
Look what you made me do: completely re-evaluate that album.
- by Tabitha Carvan
Heading on a winter holiday? Then help me answer this question
It’s a semantic debate that’s got me stuffed.
- by David Astle
Hammer time: For Yaeji, anger is an energy
Ahead of VIVID Sydney, the Korean-American DJ explains how she turned generational trauma and rage into the year’s best debut.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Ten Pound Poms shows us the truth about Brits: they’re still whingers
A series about the ‘struggle’ of British migrants? Ten Pound Poms feels more like fantasy than fact.
- by Richard Glover
Dear future, here’s the one lesson I want to pass on to you
Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing and Saving Time, pens a personal letter to the future.
- by Jenny Odell
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Review
Patricia Arquette is incredible in this brilliant, bonkers new series
The Oscar-winning actor stars as the shambolic lead in a dark eight-part comedy.
- by Kylie Northover
The startling role that disease played in human evolution
Jonathan Kennedy examines illnesses and their effects on entire societies.
- by Pat Sheil
The painful human stories in Vietnam, a nation torn apart by war
In her latest novel Nguyen Phan Que Mai looks at the fate of children born to Vietnamese mothers and American military fathers.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
A lost masterpiece from behind the Iron Curtain and a brilliant memoir
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
The fashion show that lasts until 4am
Clubbing has become a central influence for designers preparing for Australian Fashion Week.
- by Damien Woolnough