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Titus Welliver in Bosch.

Streaming

Bosch remains one of past decade’s most rewarding crime shows

Bosch: Legacy sees the former LA homicide detective played by Titus Welliver become a private eye, a move that has sharpened this already successful series.

by Craig Mathieson

Anthony Hopkins (left, with Jojo Macari) plays Emperor Vespasian in Those About To Die.

Streaming

Bloodlust, gambling, ambition; Rome’s gladiators pioneered modern sport

by Benji Wilson

“Beware. A rapist is hiding in there” reads the banner that Alma (Nicole Wallace) erects at her school in Raising Voices.

Streaming

This brilliant Spanish drama goes to the heart of sexual assault

by Tom Ryan

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie.

Cinema

Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?

by Nicole Sperling

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha has died.

Vale

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha dies at 72

by Rachael Ward

Movies

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Analysis

Film & TV production

Could Deadpool & Wolverine have hit No.1 without an underage audience?

Deadpool & Wolverine has broken R-rated records box office records. But when it comes to R-ratings and movie tickets, almost anything goes.

by Michael Idato

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie.

Cinema

Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?

Expectations were high after Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s creation was the top box office film of the year.

by Nicole Sperling

Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) welcomes new emotion Anxiety (Maya Hawke) in Inside Out 2.

Cinema

Inside Out 2 becomes the biggest animated movie in history

India Donaldson was 38 before she made her feature directing debut.

Cinema

Her father found Sam Neill. Has this debut director also cast a future star?

by Karl Quinn

Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan in the slapsticky Deadpool & Wolverine.

★★

Review

This again? Ryan Reynolds’ jokes wear thin in Deadpool & Wolverine

by Jake Wilson

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TV & radio

TV Guide

Rooftoppers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau in Skywalkers: A Love Story.

Streaming

The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings

The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.

by Lindsey Bahr

Comic-Con 2024 featured Deadpool, Wolverine and Kamala Harris.

Pop culture

Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record as Kamala surprises at Comic-Con

The world’s biggest movie, America’s vice-president and a Penguin launch that almost went up in smoke.

by Michael Idato

Lady Gaga performs during the athletes’ parade on the River Seine during the opening ceremony.

Paris 2024

This wasn’t just an opening ceremony. It was a tour de force of culture and camp

by Michael Idato

Junior Doctors Down Under

Australian TV

From snake bites to amputations, show captures the stress of being a new doctor

by Bridget McManus

TV series Mad Men has one of the best title sequences.

Emmys

‘It’s got to be really pretty’: secrets of a perfect TV title sequence

by Garry Maddox

Starring Tom Blyth, brand new episodes of Billy The Kid are now streaming, only on Stan.

Every pleasure has a price. The brand new Stan Original Series Hotel Cocaine is now streaming.

Music

Billy Joel’s last show at Madison Square Garden.

Performing arts

Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years

by Caryn Ganz

Pop culture

Musician, model, producer: what the world needs now is Eartheater

by Sarah-Jane Collins

Grammy nominated musician Jess Cerro has backed calls for an ACCC review.

Australian music

‘Anti-competitive’: Calls mount to break corporate live music domination

by Linda Morris

Sydney hardcore band Speed

Australian music

The Australian hardcore band that’s on the precipice of unlikely stardom

by Nick Buckley

Katy Perry channels sexy Rosie the Riveter in the Woman’s World music video.

Updated

AFL grand final

Katy Perry to perform at AFL Grand Final

by Kate Lahey and Kerrie O'Brien

Brat pack: Kamala Harris and Charli XCX.

US Votes 2024

Kamala is brat: How a pop phenomenon took over culture and politics

by Nell Geraets

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Live reviews

Girl in Red performs at Margaret Court Arena on July 17, 2024.

Melbourne live reviews

Charming, awkward: This pop star’s joy is infectious

by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Sonia Nair

Ryan Gonzalez is a hugely engaging, welcoming and convincing portal into the show.

★★★½

Sydney live reviews

Love Hamilton? Then you should see this as well

by James Jennings, Frances Howe and John Shand

The ensemble is unequivocally outstanding in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at Sydney Opera House.

★★★★★

Sydney live reviews

Eloquent and beguiling: Operatic Hamlet is a triumph

by Millie Muroi, Cassie Tongue, Shamim Razavi, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand

Celebrity

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha has died.

Vale

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha dies at 72

by Rachael Ward

Celebrities including Jamie Lee Curtis, Spike Lee, Cher and Robert De Niro have expressed support for Kamala Harris (centre).

US Votes 2024

From George Clooney to Robert De Niro: The power of celebrity endorsements

by Kerrie O'Brien

Kid Rock performs during the final day of the Republican National Convention.

US Votes 2024

Did Kid Rock just deliver the wildest moment of the Republican convention?

by Kate Lahey and Helen Pitt

Stage

Young Woo Kim as Cavaradossi in Opera Australia’s 2024 production of Tosca.

Arts

Five days to get gala ready? ‘Yes it was stressful, but I’m a tenor’

by Elizabeth Flux

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka’s distinctive haircut inspires a cult following among her fans.

Stand-up comedy

This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.

by Lenny Ann Low

Missy Mazzoli was once dubbed the “post-millennial Mozart”.

Arts

The ‘post-Millennial Mozart’ on contemporary opera’s most talked-about production

by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Arts

The one rule at this daring new show? Don’t bring a friend

by Garry Maddox

Art & design

Ella Lee Fowler won the 5-8 age group at the Young Archie for a portrait of her best friend.

Visual art

Fish, family and friends: Young Archie winners on show

Sophie Cape, in the pose of The Dying Gladiator collecting salt.

Visual art

The best way to understand Australian landscape art? Go feral in the remote wild

by John McDonald

Double or nothing: Vincent Namatjira’s portraits of Gina Rinehart were the subject of requests for removal.

Exclusive

Art

Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits

by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw

Arthur Boyd at Bundanon.

Review

Arthur Boyd’s renowned landscape paintings shown together for the first time

by John McDonald

Books

For better or worse, there’s wiggle room in our squiggles.

Opinion

WordPlay

The English language is full of surprises. Here are my three favourites

by David Astle

Fiona McFarlane incorporates true crime into literary fiction.

Review

A murder most foul and the impact it has on everyone connected

by Jo Case

Kari Gislason and his two sons peer into the taverna once owned by the Pirate.

Literature

How Kari Gislason fell into the clutches of the Pirate - and survived

by Susan Johnson

One of London’s famous blue plaques on the building where the fictional Sherlock Holmes lived in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books.

Literature

Three museums for book lovers to visit

by Jane Sullivan

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