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How many names can a stadium have?
“What the heck is Melbourne Rectangular Stadium?” is a fair question Matildas fans might be asking this World Cup.
- by David Astle
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Fashion’s new fakes: How AI will change what you wear
Six people at the forefront of a revolutionary creative frontier reveal (some of) their secrets.
- by Janice Breen Burns
The surreal deal: Art inspired by the unspeakable
From Del Kathryn Barton and Patricia Piccinini, there are many Australian artists who have been influenced by Surrealism.
- by John McDonald
Another quietly riveting, emotionally potent novel from Mark Brandi
The young protagonist in Brandi’s fourth novel Southern Aurora grabs an unusual chance of improving his fortunes.
- by Daniel Herborn
The real story of how Australian media companies amassed their huge power
In Sally Young’s second volume of her history of Australian media, she focuses on newspapers and the coming of television.
- by Matthew Ricketson
Look back without anger: A memoir of abuse at school
Martin Flanagan’s memoir is possibly the most insightful book to so far emerge from the mangled mess of child sexual abuse in Catholic institutions.
- by Michael McGirr
Three novels that delve into sex, consent and power after #MeToo
Second novels by three award-winning women writers disrupt familiar narratives.
- by Jo Case
What to read: A rollicking feminist romp and tender essays on abortion
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Is Celine Song’s Past Lives the best film of the year?
The semi-autobiographical film has been stirring up deep emotions with audiences.
- by Garry Maddox
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Review
Twisted Metal is violent, goofy and strangely likeable
Based on the long-running PlayStation game franchise, this adaptation is totally bonkers.
- by Kylie Northover
Is it your birthday? The best professional advice I have received
Every career has a basic, old-timers tip, handed from one generation to the next.
- by Richard Glover