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Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown: ''She narrowed in on that hairstyle very early in her political life and God only knows why she chose it.''

Streaming

The Queen had Thatcher on her knees: Gillian Anderson joins The Crown

The fourth season of The Crown explores the uneasy relationship between two powerful women.

by Michael Idato

The dark distorted world of Nicole Kidman's new TV murder mystery

Review

The dark distorted world of Nicole Kidman's new TV murder mystery

by Michael Idato

Manu Feildel and Pete Evans.

Review

In a decade of reality television, have we learned anything at all?

by Craig Mathieson

Could this be the best Aussie sheep movie since Babe?

Review

Could this be the best Aussie sheep movie since Babe?

by Paul Byrnes

Oslo is not a Banksy fan.

Arts

Banksy? I’ve never understood the hype

by Oslo Davis

Movies

Michael Beets, director of live horror film In the Shadow it Waits

Film

House of horror: Home-made movie grips its audience in real time

Director Michael Beets creates his 'live' horror movie from a desk in a Melbourne suburb – and he has never met his cast.

by Nick Miller

The trailer for the David Bowie biopic, Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron. — 2:05

Film

Stardust official trailer

The trailer for the David Bowie biopic, Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron.

A look at Regina King’s directorial debut of One Night in Miami. — 1:05

Film

One Night in Miami first look clip

Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger and Richard Jenkins star in the new Miranda July movie. — 2:18

Film

Kajillionaire movie trailer

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in the period drama Ammonite. — 2:30

Film

Ammonite movie trailer

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TV & radio

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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite in new paranormal comedy drama 'Truth Seekers'. — 1:56

TV & radio

Truth Seekers trailer

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite in new paranormal comedy drama 'Truth Seekers'.

46 minutes ago

Meet the sweetest little ghost in town. — 1:55

TV & radio

Casper the Friendly Ghost is livestreaming on 9Now

Meet the sweetest little ghost in town.

Grace (Nicole Kidman) in The Undoing.

Review

The dark distorted world of Nicole Kidman's new TV murder mystery

by Michael Idato

Penny Greenhalgh stars in 10 SHAKE’s new kids show.

Review

Her character was Trumpesque but the kids loved her anyway

by Ben Pobjie

Australian Sophie Townsend tells her story of losing her husband to cancer in a new podcast.

Podcasts

Exploring death and grief in a personal podcast

by Peter Wells

The Good Lord Bird

From the producers of The Loudest Voice, the brand new event series The Good Lord Bird is now streaming, only on Stan.

Brave New World

Based on the groundbreaking novel, the brand new series Brave New World is now streaming, only on Stan.

Music

Composer and pianist Zela Margossian

Live music

Zela sees soldiers sing love songs, and finds hope

by John Shand

Crowded House are back with a new lineup and their first new music in over a decade.

Live music

Crowded House are back - and still doing it for the kids

by Robert Moran

Singer/songwriter Elizabeth Mitchell

Live Music

When Elizabeth live-streams her concert, she'll be crying

by Mikey Cahill

The program focused on intimacy and the individuality of the six musicians.

Review

Sweet sounds bridge the social distance

by Peter McCallum

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell sings 'Big Yellow Taxi'on BBC in 1969. — 0:34

Music

Joni Mitchell sings 'Big Yellow Taxi

The music video for Glad You Came by British band The Wanted. — 1:00

Music

The Wanted music video for Glad You Came

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Celebrity

Kim Kardashian West.

Coronavirus pandemic

'Read the room': Kim Kardashian mocked for boasting about lavish island birthday party

by Teo Armus

Human: Hugh Sheridan.

Opinion

Private Sydney

Sheridan might not like 'labels', but they tell our story to the world

by Andrew Hornery

Luke Mangan: "After I qualified, I travelled, then settled in London. It was my escape."

Sunday Life

The motherly advice that kicked off Luke Mangan's career

by Robyn Doreian

Stage

A Delicate Fire is a gorgeous pandemic offering from Pinchgut Opera.

No stage? No problem for this innovative opera company

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'Art saved my life': Kodie Bedford

Mark Kilmurry is thrilled the Ensemble Theatre will be back in business from January.

Much-loved theatre set to reopen

Gabrielle McClinton in rehearsals for Pippin which opens in Sydney next month.

'I understand why people are upset': Pippin star opens up

Art & design

Artist and designer Beci Orpin

Inspiration, the lifeblood of art, in short supply after lockdown

Australian Museum director Kim McKay in the new Grand Hall.

Renovated Australian Museum to re-open with a roar

Artist John Nixon and gallerist Anna Schwartz earlier this year.

Art galleries reopen in Melbourne - but only if you're looking to buy

Sabina McKenna is curating a Hair Salon for MPavilion, exploring issues around hair and identity and hair as a political thing, especially for BIPOC.

The loaded question this artist keeps hearing proves hair is political

Books

Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

The thriller writer who turned from drug cartels to beating Trump

Helen Garner.

Australian books may 'wither on the vine', authors warn

Harry ''Breaker'' Morant, third from left, with members of the South Australian Infantry who left for the South African in February 1900.

Breaker Morant's deadly revenge for a mate's killing

Jane Harper deftly unravels small-town secrets in her latest novel, which is set on the Tasmanian coast.

Christmas rush: readers urged to buy books early to avoid shortages

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