Entertainment
Holy Motors
Kylie should be so lucky as film hits the jackpot
Xan Brooks Cannes loves Kylie and her new flamboyant, preposterous, joyous and wholly unclassifiable film.
Gibb family mourns loss of Bee Gees 'beautiful heart' Robin
Andrew Yates 9:03am The sole surviving member of the Bee Gees has paid tribute to his brother and bandmate Robin Gibb at his funeral, mourning the loss of his "magnificent mind and his beautiful heart".
The passive smoker's guide to running out of puff
Robert Drewe As I stroke slowly up and down the pool these days, I count my blessings that I was the only reporter in the 1970s who didn't smoke.
Finding a muse
How does an artist pick a muse? And what's it like to be one? Laura Barnett writes finds out from a choreographer, a novelist, a painter - and the people who inspire them
One El of a life
The tantrums and tiaras are a thing of the past for Sir Elton John. These days it's all about reading his son a bedtime story and championing the pop superstars of tomorrow, Alexis Petridis writes
The scent of a memory
Marion Halligan My son was born just a few days before my daughter's third birthday. She and her father came to visit me in hospital on a Sunday afternoon. They had been out to lunch with friends who'd made delicious pizzas with lots of garlic.
Terence Blanchard
Reviewed by David James Can music shed light on how to live and die? That was the question posed by trumpeter Terence Blanchard.
Zombie high art
Raising the undead
Andrew Stephens It was three years ago that Time magazine trumpeted zombies as the new vampires of popular culture. Now those lurching corpses are threatening to overrun us in a new and ever-more shocking way — as the subjects of highbrow poetry, high art and serious literature.
Humanity reaches breaking point
Ron Cerabona Underground Ark deals with world torn apart by climate change, Ron Cerabonawrites
Standing up to life's challenges
Arne Sjostedt In her own way, Fiona O'Loughlin has taken on the world of stand-up comedy, and won. Several times over, in fact. Highlights include television appearances on The Great Debate, Spicks and Specks and Good News Week and shows at Montreal's Just for Laughs, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Los Angeles Improv Comedy Club and the Leicester Comedy Festival in Britain.
Tutu guru gets straight to the pointe
Janice Breen Burn Terrible things can happen when a girl's tutu isn't up to scratch. ''The bodice has to fit like a second skin,'' says Adrian Clarke, Melbourne's ''Tutu Guru''. ''If it doesn't, you can't get a grip and - whoo! - she's going to end up on the floor.''
Death blow for cold case unit
Tracy Manzer The hunters of killers face the axe themselves, as the grim reality of budget cuts loom, Tracy Manzer writes
Swan relishes young partner but plans flight to next stage
Steve Meacham The English National Ballet's Daria Klimentova is looking to a life after dance, writes Steve Meacham.
Ticket companies' fees come under fire
Julie Power THE consumer magazine Choice has called on ticketing companies, including Ticketek and Ticketmaster, to justify excessive and often hidden fees and charges.
Bare facts
Louis Theroux In a grand suburban house on a quiet cul-de-sac in California's San Fernando Valley an actor is having a problem with her moans. Alexa Nicole (her professional name) is playing the role of a Latin beauty in A Love Story, a pornographic film about an author of romance novels suffering from writer's block. They are shooting a fantasy sequence in which Alexa wanders the darkened corridors of the house in a white nightie, carrying a large candlestick. She stumbles into the arms of her forbidden lover, Miguel, played by rising star Xander Corvus, clad in leather trousers, frilly blouse and waistcoat. Helpless in the heat of passion, they make love on the chaise longue.
NEW THIS WEEK
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (PG): Laevsky (Andrew Scott), who is having an affair with married Nadia (Fiona Glascott), comes into conflict with zoologist Von Koren.
Business in crisis
How the internet killed porn
It's 15 years since Louis Theroux turned the TV cameras on to the US porn industry. Now he is revisiting it to see if anything has changed - and he finds a business in crisis.
Parisians bring their signature ballet to Sydney
ADAM FULTON Eve Grinsztajn considers her role in the coming Sydney season of Giselle to be the most challenging one of her career.
Real riches to be found in an enduring and abstract vision
In an era of fleeting fads, Ann Thomson's works invite quiet contemplation, writes Joyce Morgan.
Craft beers: When Gypsy met Goat
James Smith It may be called the Melbourne Food & Wine festival, but craft beers have muscled their way in and are enjoying some time in the spotlight.
The method in Marina's magnetism
An enduring charisma marks the ultimate performance artist, writes Mark Juddery.
The Voice recap
The Voice recap: Baptised by Pastor Percival
KARL QUINN Darren Percival touches heaven with a wondrous song from little Stevie.
Canvas
Shouldn't we be happy with decent content?
Nicolle Flint Does the name on the cover of the book, on top of the script, or on the directing credits matter?
Missing Easybeats film is ready to roll after 40 years
GARRY MADDOX PETER CLIFTON lost track of his film on the Easybeats for more than 40 years.
Date with Kate: Callan Mulvey
Kate Waterhouse Actor Callan Mulvey stormed onto our TV screens with standout roles in Underbelly, Rush and most recently, the Channel Ten series Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms in which he plays Anthony ''Snoddy'' Spencer. Kate Waterhouse caught up with the 37-year-old to talk about the series, fatherhood and a head-on collision in 2003, when he lost vision in an eye.
It's not how many but who watches as ratings race proves age does matter
Michael Lallo NO TV show is immune to our obsession with ratings. Even heavy-hitters such as MasterChef and Packed to the Rafters - while past their record-breaking prime - are endlessly scrutinised, each drop fuelling speculation that ''this season could be the last''.
Yusuf Islam interview
Pop star's early illness prompted him to look at life's serious questions
KARL QUINN No about-face in converting to Islam, says Cat Stevens.
Coming out
Heroic rainbow rebirth for gay Green Lantern
After 72 years of tackling supervillains as a straight man, DC Comics' original Green Lantern is to be reintroduced as gay.