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Best of what’s on in arts, music, theatre, festivals, exhibitions, markets and more.

American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her role as Elaine Benes on the hit sitcom Seinfield, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Calls from Tony Abbott, Bob Katter and others to ban US hip hop artist Macklemore from singing his hit “Same Love” at the NRL grand final have seemingly backfired spectacularly, with the song shooting to the top of the Australian iTunes charts.

Puns work by creating collusion between coiner and decoder, forging a gnostic circle of sorts. This same transference is enacted in our brains as well, according to new research.

It began in Home Beautiful territory but ended up looking like The Hunger Games as the suitors tried to prove their manliness to Sophie.

Karina Holden’s Blue delves deep into the growing risks facing the world’s oceans.

This reviewer did not take kindly to having to wear a paper bag on his head for half the show.

When Annette Ruzicka struck a rocky patch in her marriage with husband Ryan, her response was as unexpected as it was creative.

Richard Attenborough stars in this 1960 film about unions and strikes and industrial action. So how does it stack up all these decades on?

Literary news and events in Canberra