Archive for March, 2024

‘The people own that’: Eddie Perfect says State Theatre should not be renamed

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

In a social media post the acclaimed performer asked “why the Ian Potter Foundation feels the need to put his name on a theatre that belongs to all of us”.

‘We’ll be standing here next year’: Bluesfest boss defiant despite industry on its knees

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

Just days after the shock cancellation of Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay’s Bluesfest opened its doors, but the festival’s boss pleaded for financial support.

‘We’ll be standing here next year’: Bluesfest boss defiant despite industry on its knees

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

Just days after the shock cancellation of Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay’s Bluesfest opened its doors, but the festival’s boss pleaded for financial support.

Genevieve got her dream job in her dream organisation. Six weeks later, her funding was cut

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

The Metro Arts boss says the show must go on despite a devastating funding cut to Brisbane’s 43-year-old cultural not-for-profit.

Genevieve got her dream job in her dream organisation. Six weeks later, her funding was cut

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

The Metro Arts boss says the show must go on despite a devastating funding cut to Brisbane’s 43-year-old cultural not-for-profit.

‘The grief is so strong’: The TV show taking a serious look at the death of pets

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

In the Compass special Goodbye My Dog, dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis looks at the emotional and economic toll caused by the loss of a beloved family pet.

How Dev Patel drew on Hindu mythology – and broke his hand – to make a new kind of action hero

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

In his directorial debut, the actor wasn’t interested in making a ‘tourist video’, he had bigger ideas in mind.

Can I fly in a separate class to my partner? Your biggest conundrums answered

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

We sought advice from that rare species that seems to have it all figured out, comedians.

Calling Colesworth: Why we give names to our corporate overlords

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

The head of Coles said she’d never heard the term “Colesworth”. This disappointed me.

Atlassian Central’s bold new art plugs into the Milky Way – and Sydney’s weather

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

Artist Brook Andrew has created an LED installation that will be visible from Parramatta Road and connected to the Bureau of Meteorology.