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National Portrait Gallery shows how to advance science
Skillful art may be just what science needs to polish its image.
Muriel’s Wedding musical to premiere in 2017
A musical version of the award-winning Australian comedy-drama, released in cinemas in 1994, will open in Sydney next November.
Spoilers, secrets and spies
Publishers and film sets are ramping up security as it becomes harder to avoid spoilers.
Against self-censorship and political correctness
Over-sensitive political correctness is damaging freedom of expression, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was told.
Why Australia still dances to an Irish tune
What impact have successive waves of Irish immigration had on Australian art and culture?
Lilith: The Jungle Girl
Worthy of multiple viewings, Lilith: The Jungle girl is stoopid-good.
Survival strategies for bookshops
Bookshops know you can buy your books online so they are doing what the virtual world can't.
Take your kids to work: family-friendly artists’ residencies
Many artists find a baby a hindrance to creative life but child-friendly residency programs help parents continue their creative careers.
No such thing as a good book
When everyone's a critic, aesthetic hierarchies no longer rule. But we still have to decide what to read.
Bach by Candlelight
What depth and breadth of talent is to be found in the world’s most isolated city.