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The Safdie brothers films are known for their antiheroes. Marty Supreme is particularly unlikeable – but the audience champions him all the same.
The words used to describe this peppery green are a linguistic fossil record revealing the history of Italian migration.
Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city.
The Sphinx sits right next to a pharaoh’s pyramid complex, which makes many historians think it was built to watch over his tomb.
From Australia, the United Kingdom and Italy, here are the highlights of the 2026 Sydney Festival dance program.
Chloé Zhao knows how to make people feel, and Hamnet sees a new phrase in her artistry.
The Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst has died at 70 from pancreatic cancer.
The new Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story does very well to ground itself in Mormon culture.
The Italian fashion powerhouse Valentino has died at 93.
Ron Mueck’s sculptures are known for being psychologically evocative. His work is now on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People at the National Museum of Australia brings together contemporary art, personal reflections and archival photographs
Opera Australia’s new production of Turandot has elements of staging and singing to commend – but nothing quite comes up to the level of Young Woo Kim.
We can help adolescents face their own Upside Down with care.
The ‘Bush Legend’ is bringing us short videos of an Aboriginal person teaching us about native animals. But he isn’t real.
Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, unpredictable and frightening.
Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry doesn’t quite capture all of the nuances of a gay male relationship. Jacob Tierney’s adaptation does.
The much beloved and best-selling picture book series The Pout-Pout Fish comes to the big screen, with mixed results.
Heated Rivalry depicts a sporting world where queer joy, acceptance and belonging is not only possible, but is enthusiastically embraced.
Yanagi Sōetsu’s call to value simple, well-made objects feels especially relevant in our current disposable culture.
These three Bluey episodes retell stories from the Christian, Buddhist and Taoist faiths.
These images are being shared in an attempt to harass, demean or silence individuals.
The new ABC mini-series Goolagong is a rags-to-riches story about a small-town girl with a ball and a piece of 2 x 4 who dreams of one day winning Wimbledon.
There’s been a rise of young men sewing across Australia (and the world for that matter). Social media and Gen Z influencers have a lot to do with it.
Admitting you didn’t enjoy your holiday is surprisingly taboo – even more so in the age of social media.