Yesterday
Chicago The Musical gets away with murder
Review: The latest Australian production of Chicago is all big-city sass and swagger, set to hyper-mobile jazz age choreography and a bagful of great period-inspired songs.
- Michael Bailey
This Month
The unlikely father and daughter paying for King Lear
Barrister Katherine Brazenor has a taste for the darkly comic. No wonder she’s enlisted her father as a co-patron of the Bard’s play on a fatally dysfunctional family.
- Michael Bailey
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Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Why diners under 30 are banned from this US restaurant
You need to be over 30 if you want to dine in this upmarket eatery.
- Emily Heil
Paris recaptures its position as global centre of contemporary art
Move aside London and New York. Post-Brexit, the French capital is reaping the benefits of major investment into its cultural identity.
- Brook Turner
Inside the world of art nouveau visionary who defied nazis, communists
A new Alphonse Mucha exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW will give Australians their first meaningful exposure to a giant of Czech culture.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
Finally, a documentary about Midnight Oil
Paul Clarke’s ‘The Hardest Line’ is largely a celebration of the Oils that never ventures a word of criticism.
- John McDonald
Who, and what, is a ‘Rodent Man’?
Turns out it’s a good thing to look like a rat.
- The New York Times Style Desk
Selling a painting like it’s a mansion a plus for elite bidders
Del Kathryn Barton’s anatomy-bending work will be the tenth to be offered at private auction by Smith & Singer, a concept that borrows from high-end property sales.
Electronic duo Justice return to the dance floor
After an eight-year hiatus, the disruptive Parisian dance music duo unleash an overdose of electronica à la française.
- Divya Bala
Middle Kids make their case for the top
Review: If ever guitars, clever lyrics and winding melodies come back into chart fashion, Sydney’s Middle Kids will - by the sounds of Friday night’s hometown show - be in great shape to capitalise.
- Michael Bailey
Portrait of ‘reluctant sitter’ Tim Winton wins Archibald Prize
Sydney artist Laura Jones has won the $100,000 award for her painting of the writer, who says he looks like he has “the weight of the world on his shoulders”.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
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Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
How Donald Trump was created by a reality TV show
The Apprentice was an American fraud that ballooned beyond its creators’ wildest imaginations, one of the producers of the show says.
- Bill Pruitt
Swashbuckling Dumas classic a double dose of pure escapism
Director Martin Bourboulon has taken numerous liberties with Alexandre Dumas’ plot, but preserved its breathless sense of adventure.
- John McDonald
The story of artist Christo’s $6m wrapped VW Beetle
Christo’s wrapped buildings are ephemeral and impossible to buy, so a 1961 VW Beetle wrapped in wax tarp presents as a rare opportunity.
- James Tarmy
The creative force who persuaded Malala to appear in a comedy show
The creator of “We Are Lady Parts’, a show about an all-girl punk band, wants people to see Muslim women as more than trauma victims.
- Alexis Soloski
May
How this comedian built a career while working for PwC
His bosses thought he’d just popped out for a moment, but he was actually working at the ABC.
- Aaron Weinman
TikTok video about finance bros is a viral hit
A 19-second song poking fun at old stereotypes has become a viral hit.
- Crystal Tse
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Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
