Today
ACO Underground returns with rock, pop and shock at posh venue
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s creative wild child will be let loose once more on June 4, this time at the band’s sleek new digs in Walsh Bay.
- Michael Bailey
This Month
The Wordle hurdle: the pitfalls of setting puzzles
Every day at The New York Times people email the paper complaining about the paper’s word puzzles. Meet the man fielding their ire.
- Abigail Fielding-Smith
The Watergate podcast that ‘Gaslit’ is based on
In Slow Burn, Leon Neyfakh tells the story of the 20th century’s biggest political scandal from the perspective of the fascinating bit players – and it’s a wilder and stranger story than you can imagine.
- Fiona Buffini
If you’ve ever wondered why you eat democracy sausages, read on
This humble food is a jokey accompaniment to the serious act of choosing the government.
- Judith Brett
Tom Cruise is still the Top Gun
After a gap of 36 years, the sequel to the star’s signature film is a perfect piece of formula film-making.
- John McDonald
The five types of 60-year-old man
Too old to be a midlifer, too young to be elderly, still aiming for the top – but also ready for a lie-down. What kind of sexagenarian are you?
- Andrew Baker
Picasso’s universe comes to Melbourne
The NGV’s ‘Winter Masterpieces’ exhibition sets the master among his many influencers.
- Jane Cornwell
Wurundjeri descendants crowdfund NY bid for historic Barak works
The descendants of 19th century Wurundjeri artist and leader William Barak are hoping their crowdfunded bid at Sotheby’s in New York will be enough to bring historic works home.
- Gabriella Coslovich
It’s third time lucky for Melbourne festival’s indomitable co-director
“Tragedy, comedy and ecstasy are never too far apart,” says Hannah Fox of the night Rising got cancelled for the second year – and they all hit the dance floor.
- Jane Albert
Ted Lasso is now a game? You’d better believe it!
If you want to put the soccer coach’s principles into practice, this is your chance.
- Theo Chapman
This audio pioneer is set to transform the way you hear music
Kim Ryrie, the man who revolutionised the music-recording industry in 1979, has been fine-tuning a device that makes high-quality sound way more affordable.
- Paul Best
People’s favourite Kalush Orchestra of Ukraine wins Eurovision
The six-man band that mixes folk melodies and contemporary hip hop in a purposeful defence of Ukrainian culture was the sentimental and bookmakers’ favourite.
- Paolo Santalucia and Colleen Barry
Why I wrote a book about being stalked
Author Ellis Gunn thought she’d dealt with the trauma of being pursued by a stranger, until she sat down to write a book about homesickness.
- Ellis Gunn
When your dad’s a mafioso
This film often feels like reality TV or documentary, rather than a carefully scripted drama.
- John McDonald
World’s best tenor brings note of perfection to Melbourne
Operatic rock star Jonas Kaufmann will play the ‘knight in shining armour’ of Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin, whose theme of idealism is apt in the week before the federal election.
- Michael Bailey
Disney gains ground on Netflix with strong streaming growth
Disney has added 7.9 million new subscribers, well above projections of about 5 million, not long after Netflix warned it will lose 2 million subscribers.
- Christopher Grimes
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- Protest
How the leader of Pussy Riot escaped Russia disguised as a courier
Maria Alyokhina has joined the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled since the invasion of Ukraine.
- Updated
- Valerie Hopkins and Misha Friedman
Memento mori: The message is loud and clear at the Venice Biennale
Marco Fusinato’s Desastres, conceived during Melbourne’s lockdowns, combines images, light and sound to remind us that right now, we’re alive.
- Kate van den Boogert
Disney beats streaming subscriber estimates, but tempers outlook
Investors were expecting slower growth after Netflix shocked Wall Street by reporting a surprise drop in subscribers and forecasting an even steeper loss in the current quarter.
- Christopher Palmeri
US PGA preview: Southern Hills and the legacy of Tommy ‘Thunder’ Bolt
Golf has mellowed since the days when the winner of 15 PGA titles threw so many clubs he reckoned he “probably held distance records for every club in the bag”.
- Richard Allen
