Culture
Can the Sally Rooney-verse really work on screen?
Despite Conversations with Friends’ best efforts, it still feels better to read Rooney’s books than watch them.
- by Robert Moran
Movies
It’s complete gibberish but Nude Tuesday could be New Zealand’s next big hit
Written in English, performed in a completely made-up language and then subtitled by comedians, this Kiwi comedy is like nothing you’ve heard before.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Volcanoes, sex and Dolly Parton: Sydney Film Festival’s must-see films
With more than 200 features, documentaries and shorts screening over 12 days, here are 10 of the best to book right now.
- by Garry Maddox
TV & radio
Logie nominations: Melissa Leong and Tom Gleeson go head-to-head for Gold
After a two-year absence, TV’s night of nights is back. Can Tom Gleeson, a shock winner of the coveted Gold in 2019, prove that lightning strikes twice?
- by Karl Quinn
How Gretchen Carlson went from high-powered broadcaster to trailblazer for women
She has been portrayed on screen by Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman. Ahead of her visit to Australia, Gretchen Carlson shares her journey from high-powered broadcaster to advocate with Michael Idato.
- by Michael Idato
Music
Celebrity
Opinion
Private Sydney
The man who helped Thorpe take his first steps out of the closet
- by Andrew Hornery
Stage
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Arts
A thrilling knight to remember as Jonas Kaufmann sings Lohengrin
- by Barney Zwartz and Cameron Woodhead
Art & design
‘Pissed off’ and political: Blak Douglas on his Archibald Prize-winning work
- by Linda Morris and Helen Pitt
Archibald Prize 2022 as it happened: Blak Douglas wins with Moby Dickens portrait
- by Helen Pitt and Linda Morris