Archive for April, 2019

Australian poet Les Murray dies aged 80

Monday, April 29th, 2019

The award-winning poet published 30 books throughout his lifetime. 

Avengers: Endgame breaks Australian box office records

Monday, April 29th, 2019

The film earned around $44.3 million at the local box office during its first five days. 

Enter Ophelia review: A pool of sanity when all the world’s gone mad

Monday, April 29th, 2019

When Ophelia steps into her own play we see the world of Hamlet differently.

How an artist’s toilet humour is still making a splash 100 years on

Monday, April 29th, 2019

When 29-year-old French-American artist Marcel Duchamp walked into a New York plumbing store in April 1917, he knew what he was about to do would shake up the local art establishment.

Avengers: Endgame smashes worldwide box office records with $US1.2b opening

Monday, April 29th, 2019

The universe belongs to Marvel. Avengers: Endgame has shattered box office records for an opening weekend, amassing $US1.2 billion in global ticket sales.

What’s on TV: Friday, May 3

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

This cheery, slurp-happy series travels across Asia to document instant noodles.

What’s on TV: Saturday, May 4

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

The 1960s London midwives of Call the Midwife have to cure xenophobia in this episode.

Gen Z’s Laurence Boxhall talks about his generation

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Team captain Laurence Boxhall describes Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation as a “batshit wacky family board game”.

‘Soon we’ll be dead’: Steve Martin and Martin Short tour a friendship

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

The two comic veterans bring a bond that dates back to The Three Amigos to the stage.

Joel Edgerton signs on for new Amazon drama

Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Plus, Netflix is considering turning your TV viewing into a lottery by introducing a “random episode” button.