Features
Christopher Downes
Hobart-based cartoonist, illustrator, dad and beard grower, Christopher Downes swapped the American South for the Australian one.
Soda_Jerk
Soda_Jerk is a New York/Sydney-based two-person international art collective that works with found material to trouble existing formulations of cultural…
50 Shades not bad enough for Sex Awards
E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey and J.K. Rowling’s adult novel Casual Vacancy have missed out on the shortlist for…
Top ten films that are better than the book
The usual verdict on a film adaption is almost universally that the book was better. But is that always the…
Two-way theatre connects city and regional schools
They call it theatre pen-palling. Four high schools in Griffith and Western Sydney collaborated on simultaneous productions 500kms apart that…
Festivals beyond city limits
Thousands of Australians now flock to remote destinations as rural and regional towns compete for the biggest, best or simply…
APT7: Unlike anything else
The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art examines Australia's relationship to the region through art.
Chart-topping music stars sound off against internet royalty bill
Billy Joel, Rihanna and Katy Perry are just some of the musicians who have voiced their opposition to Pandora radio’s…
What’s hot in world music
We take a journey through some of the hottest countries for ‘world music’ to discover the sounds that are shaping…
Who is Ai Weiwei? Artist, dissident, superstar?
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is a global icon, as celebrated for his activism as his art. We examine the different…