Archive for October, 2017

Elena Kats-Chernin turns 60 with more ideas than ever

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

A 60th birthday is often seen as one of those events that it is better to quietly skate over, perhaps with only a small celebration involving close friends or a partner.
But in the case of Elena Kats-Chernin, one of Australia’s most eminent composers, that particular milestone was never going to be allowed to slip by unnoticed.

Former US Bachelorette producer sues, claiming sexual harassment

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

A former producer is suing Warner Bros. and her United States colleagues on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, alleging sexual harassment.

Freedman Jazz review: Mark one up for the composers over the improvisers

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Sydney pianist Emma Stephenson has won the 2017 Freedman Jazz Fellowship thanks to her striking flare for composing.

Litbits November 4, 2017

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Literary news and events in Canberra.

What’s on in the Canberra arts’ scene, November 4, 2017

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

There’s plenty to see and do in Canberra this week.

Boldly rebooted: the madness and genius of Star Trek: Discovery

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

The latest Star Trek series breaks many conventions established by the iconic franchise but delivers a stunning, surprising narrative.

Kathryn Bigelow: How the Oscar-winning director has always been political

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Kathryn Bigelow has made a point of making films about various male sub-cultures.

Spanish poet Lorca gets first major translation in decades

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Sarah Arvio’s ‘Poet In Spain’ is the first major English translation of Federico Garcia Lorca since 1991.

Roman Polanski targeted by protesters amid fresh sexual assault allegations

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Protesters have hounded the director at the opening of a retrospective and film opening in Paris after a fourth woman came forward over alleged rape.

Viewers slam Seven’s new game show The Wall, but can’t look away

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

The internet has not been kind to the Seven Network’s new game show The Wall, with social media punters labelling it confusing to down right “lacklustre”.