Archive for January, 2023

Laverne & Shirley actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Cindy Williams, who was one of America’s most recognisable actors in the 1970s and ’80s, passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness.

Laverne & Shirley actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Cindy Williams, who was one of America’s most recognisable actors in the 1970s and ’80s, passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness.

Who will be Australia’s first poet laureate? (And what does that actually mean?)

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

The government’s new cultural policy is promising an Australian poet laureate in 2025. But what does that mean?

Australia will have a poet laureate. But what exactly do they do, and who could it be?

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

The government’s new cultural policy is promising an Australian poet laureate in 2025. But what does that mean?

From the Archives, 1993: 75,000 swarm Calder Park to see Guns N’ Roses

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

75,000 eager fans braved extreme heat and drenching rain to see Guns N’ Roses perform at Calder Park in Melbourne. Inadequate public transport and toilet facilities, over-priced food and drink and overall site failures would bring about a Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the event.

From the Archives, 1993: 75,000 swarm Calder Park to see Guns N’ Roses

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

75,000 eager fans braved extreme heat and drenching rain to see Guns N’ Roses perform at Calder Park in Melbourne. Inadequate public transport and toilet facilities, over-priced food and drink and overall site failures would bring about a Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the event.

From indie rock to R&B and dance: The shifting sounds of the Hottest 100

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Twenty years ago, 17 of the Hottest 100’s top 20 songs were rock anthems. This year, just seven rockers made the top 20.

From indie rock to R&B and dance: The shifting sounds of the Hottest 100

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Twenty years ago, 17 of the Hottest 100’s top 20 songs were rock anthems. This year, just seven rockers made the top 20.

The looming political battle over the future of streaming

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Labor has made it clear a local content quota is coming for Netflix and co. Now the real work begins.

The 10 books to read in February

Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

Get ready for new books from the award-winning Salman Rushdie and Tom Rob Smith, plus a look at Australian prime ministers and their biographers.