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Peter Carey says of his last novel: “Being pilloried for writing it would be a small cost to pay compared to lacking the courage to write it” .

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Literature

Peter Carey: ‘I don’t think we’re going to lose great literature because Philip Roth acted like an a---hole’

The Australian novelist says social change is overdue but there are “a lot of wrongs being done in the name of justice”.

by Melanie Kembrey

Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies in season 3 of The Crown.

Royal family

Always second fiddle: How The Crown made us feel for Philip the man

by Karl Quinn

Gregory David Roberts, author of Shantaram.

Crime

Has Shantaram curse finally lifted? Production to restart, 15-months on

by Karl Quinn

A hit and a clever way to revive a flagging franchise: Godzilla vs Kong.

Cinema

How Godzilla vs Kong plays into nine Hollywood strategies to extend a franchise

by Garry Maddox

Our appetite for docu-series like this is insatiable, then you add in the heist factor, and it becomes almost James Bondian in a way,” says director Colin Barnicle.

Pop culture

New Netflix documentary explores world’s greatest art mystery

by Thomas Mitchell

Movies

Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of colour, to win the BAFTA for best director.

Film awards

Nomadland wins four BAFTAs including best picture, director

The result means filmmaker Chloe Zhao has became the first woman of color to win the BAFTA for best director.

by Jill Lawless

The Crown actress reveals she will spend more time behind the camera. — 0:38

Film

Actress Emerald Fennell talks to 9Honey Celebrity after her BAFTA Award win

The Crown actress reveals she will spend more time behind the camera.

Paul Wiegard, Bryan Brown, Scott Morrison and Matthew Deaner in Canberra in February

Australian film

Inside story: How Bryan Brown and the Nationals saved Australian film

by Karl Quinn

Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth play Tusker and Sam, a couple who struggle with the consequences of Tusker’s dementia diagnosis.

Features

How Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci turned their real-life friendship into a love story

by Louise Rugendyke

A hit and a clever way to revive a flagging franchise: Godzilla vs Kong.

Cinema

How Godzilla vs Kong plays into nine Hollywood strategies to extend a franchise

by Garry Maddox

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TV & radio

TV Guide

A personal tragedy brings the beloved character back a decade after he left the Special Victims Unit. — 0:40

Detective Elliot Stabler returns to TV in Law & Order: Organized Crime

A personal tragedy brings the beloved character back a decade after he left the Special Victims Unit.

Watch Kid Cudi perform his song 'Sad People' on Saturday Night Live. — 0:46

Kid Cudi performs 'Sad People' on Saturday Night Live

Watch Kid Cudi perform his song 'Sad People' on Saturday Night Live.

Watch Kid Cudi perform his song 'Tequila Shots' on Saturday Night Live. — 0:31

Kid Cudi performs 'Tequila Shots' on Saturday Night Live

Mystery haunts idyllic coastal town. — 0:36

First look at Stan Original Series Eden

Gregory David Roberts, author of Shantaram.

Crime

Has Shantaram curse finally lifted? Production to restart, 15-months on

by Karl Quinn

Watch every episode of Younger before the new season arrives April 16, only on Stan.

Watch every episode of Younger before the new season arrives April 15, only on Stan.

The Emmy Award winning series Godfather of Harlem returns April 20. Watch the first season now, only on Stan.

The Emmy Award winning series Godfather of Harlem returns April 20. Watch the first season now, only on Stan.

Music

Perrin Moss from Hiatus Kaiyote

Review

Found Heads review: Ambidextrous bending of the possible

by John Shand

Australia Ensemble is back to the live stage in fine style.

Review

Ensemble return marks a musical high kick

by Peter Mccallum

Michael Gudinski was enormously proud of last year’s Music From the Homefront, which will take place again this month on Anzac Day eve, Saturday, April 24

Michael Gudinski

Music From the Home Front returns with stellar 2021 line-up

by Martin Boulton

The Gudinski family: Michael, Kate, Matt and Sue. Matt has picked up the reins of the Mushroom empire since Friday.

Opinion

Music festivals

Byron Bluesfest raises questions: How to save our live music scene?

by Helen Pitt

Former Sony Music Australia executive Tony Glover has been sacked after an investigation found he had bullied and harassed staff.

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Workplace safety

Senior Sony Music executive sacked after investigation finds bullying, harassment

by Nathanael Cooper

Holly Rankin, aka Jack River, performs at the Sydney Opera House forecourt on April 9, 2021.

★★★★

Review

Jack River brings power and passion to Opera House’s first gig back

by Bernard Zuel

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Celebrity

Shareena Clanton dropped a bombshell on her fellow cast and crew members on the set of Neighbours amid claims of racism and sexist on set.

Opinion

Pop culture

Neighbours viewers deserve better answers on serious racism claims

by Andrew Hornery

Teena McQueen

Private Sydney

Teena McQueen’s friendship with dominatrix Madame Lash revealed

by Andrew Hornery

Paul Ritter died on Monday night with his wife Polly and sons Frank and Noah by his side.

Vale

Chernobyl and Harry Potter actor Paul Ritter dies at 54

by Jill Lawless

Stage

Reuben Kaye

MICF

Winners are grinners: we review the Comedy Festival’s shortlisted shows

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Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall & Andy Matthews - Teleport

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MICF

‘Disillusioned feminist’ wins next-gen comedy crown

by Age reviewers

Laneikka Denne, writer and star of the play <i>Dead Skin</i>, is a talent to watch.

Review

The limitations of being 17 again

by Cassie Tongues

Life in the 1950s is not all it cracks up to be, so discovers Andrea Demetriades and Anthony Taufa.

Review

Home, I’m Darling exposes the hollowness of nostalgia

by Harriet Cunningham

Art & design

The Australian Museum would take a $13 million cut, just months after opening its $57 million renovated galleries.

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NSW budget

Multimillion-dollar funding cuts flagged for major Sydney cultural institutions

by Linda Morris

North Melbourne Constellation by Robin Fox

Review

Dazzling lasers the highlight of low-key Arts House return

by Cameron Woodhead

Tom Roberts’ She Oak and Sunlight, with Young Girl by Iso Rae

Review

An unfinished landscape: She-Oak show sheds new light on classics

by Tiarney Miekus

June Newton, photographer, actress and widow of late fashion photographer Helmut Newton, has died at age 97.

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Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97

Books

Peter Carey says of his last novel: “Being pilloried for writing it would be a small cost to pay compared to lacking the courage to write it” .

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Literature

Peter Carey: ‘I don’t think we’re going to lose great literature because Philip Roth acted like an a---hole’

by Melanie Kembrey

Novelist Philip Roth at home in 2005. His themes across 27 novels included sex and desire, health and mortality, and Jewishness and its obligations.

Literature

What happens when one of the world’s most debated authors meets one of its most celebrated biographers?

by Hillel Italie

Douglas Stuart: “I was proud to be part of a really inclusive shortlist, not only in terms of race, but also geography... The Booker’s right where it should be.”

Good Weekend

Douglas Stuart: ‘It felt like I’d suddenly overshared in the most grotesque way’

by Benjamin Law

Philip Roth chose Blake Bailey as his biographer and vetted him thoroughly.

Literature

Does Philip Roth still deserve to be read?

by Jason Steger

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