Archive for April, 2019

‘A party of hatred’: Q&A panel clash over preferences and Palmer

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019

Has Australian political rhetoric gone over the top? Monday night’s Q&A asked us to ponder that question.

From the Archives: US tunes in, turns on as Ellen comes out

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Would America’s first sitcom lesbian make her TV debut to the sound of thousands of closet doors being flung open? In 1997, gay activists certainly hoped so.

Northern beaches comedy to open Sydney Film Festival

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Richard E. Grant and Greta Scacchi are among the ensemble cast of new Australian film Palm Beach.

Deep Time Dreaming captures imaginations and literary award

Monday, April 29th, 2019

The NSW Premier’s Awards book of the year shows how archaeological discoveries have upended notions of Australian ancient history.

Australian jazz dynamo never runs out of puff

Monday, April 29th, 2019

After directing the All Star Global Concert, followed by the world’s largest youth jazz festival, James Morrison heads on tour with US vocalist Kurt Elling.

Hilarious melange of Australian and French theatrical traditions

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Bell Shakespeare’s production of Moliere’s comedy The Miser is a bit bizarre, but bloody good fun.

‘You can’t get too attached,’ says Game of Thrones actor Isaac Hempstead Wright

Monday, April 29th, 2019

He’s better known as Bran Stark – and his transformation into the all-seeing Three-Eyed Raven has given him one of the show’s biggest super powers: survival.

It was the biggest battle ever on GoT – and of course, not everybody survived

Monday, April 29th, 2019

The dead and the living finally faced off in the longest, biggest and most-anticipated battle in show history. SPOILERS.

From the Archives, 2002: In the Land of Les Murray

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Award winning Australian poet Les Murray has died aged 80. We remember Murray with this 2002 article from the archives.

Les Murray: The leading poet of his generation and possibly of this country’s history

Monday, April 29th, 2019

Murray’s power came from extraordinary poetic technique and a determination to draw for his subject matter on Australia and its past.