Arts & Culture

Based on the life of JD Vance, Hillbilly Elegy tells the story of a boy from the rural Appalachia region of the US "making it" despite a rough upbringing. The film has copped some scathing reviews so far, so here is your shortcut guide.

The Overnights presenter has spent the past 20 years living a semi-nocturnal life, but says it's been worth it because of the tight-knit community that tunes in night after night.

Hindu nationalists in India have filed a complaint against the creators of a show airing on Netflix that features a kiss between a young Hindu woman and a Muslim man at a temple.

A concert series launched to raise money for struggling artists is aiming to find out what happens when two people stare into each other's eyes for a minute before the music begins.

While live shows have been hobbled by the pandemic, there's still a lot of music to honour. Here are some of the key artists vying for awards.

Mothers from around Australia share their raw and honest stories of postnatal depression and anxiety through a song that aims to show others they are not alone.

Businesses across Melbourne are open again after months of shuttered doors, but not everything is as it was. Many operators are finding creative ways to use their space and changing what the city looks like.

Taylor Swift was not in attendance at this year's American Music Awards ceremony as she was named artist of the year for the sixth time, while The Weeknd was the night's other big winner.

A Canberra student's inspiring connection with classical guitar sees him and his music teacher inundated with offers of help.

The $400 million WA Museum, called Boola Bardip, officially opens to the public after four years of construction works in the heart of Perth's Cultural Centre, with restored heritage structures unveiled within the new building.

Each year, the Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition offers up a neat satirical summary of events. But 2020 has been like no other year, and its best political cartoons are a wry reminder of everything we have been through.

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The comedian and SNL alum teams up with How I Met Your Mother's Cristin Milioti, playing an odd couple who get stuck in a time loop during the wedding from hell.

Douglas Stuart, the second Scot to win the Booker in its 51-year history, says the book was inspired by growing up queer in '80s Glasgow, with a mother he couldn't save from addiction.

Mank uses the story of alcoholic journalist-turned-screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his battles with Orson Welles and MGM to tell a far more sinister tale.

MORNING BRIEFING: Californian rock band Guns N' Roses says it's determined to tour across Australia's capital cities in a COVID-safe way, while NSW passes a law allowing property owners to clear land within 25 metres of their boundary.

The National Film and Sound Archive has added 10 new inductees to its Sounds of Australia registry for 2020, with additions spanning genres and generations that "that really stand the test of time and remain with people".

The pop star has been involved in a bitter public dispute with music executive Scooter Braun over the ownership of her first six albums after he bought the rights last year.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1983 tour Down Under is said to have stalled Australia's shift towards becoming a republic almost indefinitely. The royal visit's role in history plays out in the latest season of The Crown.

From its beginnings as a "picture palace" in 1911, to its reopening as a live performance venue in 1970 - Launceston's Princess Theatre is full of history.

The worldwide musical hit Hamilton is coming to Australia with its diverse cast including Indigenous and Pasifika actors, and they hope the conversation about representation continues beyond the show.

With film releases repeatedly delayed or heading straight to streaming services, the pandemic is delivering a rewrite for the entertainment industry. Tom Fedorowytsch reports.

Australian cinemas are determined to not let the lights dim for good amid ongoing challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but can traditional blockbusters do enough to keep the doors open?

Mimicking takeaway food vendors banned from serving patrons at tables, a circus company in Prague is performing five-minute shows for small audiences from the safety of a stage behind a side-street window.

Melbourne Fringe Festival prepares Covid-safe art for patrons fresh out of lockdown; SA State Theatre showcases older actors in retirement home comedy 'Ripcord'; and our panel discuss the highlights & letdowns of TV in 2020.