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Enemies of Grooviness. Image is multiple moving bodies, blurred and lit by purple light.
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Performance reviews: Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!T, WAKE, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Two Fringe feminist shows about women in all their power and vulnerabilities.

Full Coverage. Image is twofold: on the right a book cover with the words Full Coverage in white on a red background over a leather jacket clad guitarist, so all we can see is the musician's torso and hand. On the left is an author head and shoulders shot of a man with a ginger beard, brown and black baseball cap and checkered shirt.
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Book review: Full Coverage, Samuel J Fell

The story of Australian rock journalism is a wild ride of luck, tenacity and incredulity.

Big Dyke Energy. Image is woman in orange and blue dress with furry blue and white coat, orange shades on the end of her nose and mouth agape in a shocked expression.
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Performance reviews: Big Dyke Energy and T4T: A Transgender Showcase, Melbourne Fringe Festival

An unforgettable stand-up comedy and powerful showcase with trans and non-binary cast.

Design Fringe. Image is white gallery space and wooden floor and empty fireplace, with tables and shelves covered with art objects and pieces of furniture design.
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Exhibition review: Design Fringe 2023, Linden New Art

Where would design take us if it no longer has the answers?

Image is of a person watching a screen on which two women in China are drinking tea at a table in front of a glass and wood cabinet that contains artefacts and books.
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Exhibition review: Djilba/Kambarang season, PICA

Three concurrent exhibitions from Wu Tsang, Sriwhana Spong and Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

The Pit. Image is a book cover on the left of a remote Australian red dirt setting and a shovel. On the left is the author's image, a head shot of a bald man.
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Book review: The Pit, Peter Papathanasiou

The Pit represents the latest contribution to Australian outback noir.

Mona. Image is of an artwork depicting a doorway, with the annunciation viewed within, surrounded by a cloudy sky.
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Exhibition reviews: Heavenly Beings: Icons of the Christian Orthodox World, Jean-Luc MoulĆØne and Teams, and JĆ³nsi Hrafntinna (Obsidian), Mona

The newest triple bill of exhibitions at Mona can make you believe in the transcendent power of art, all over…

Boom. image is of two figures standing back to back and looking to either side, on a purple set.
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Theatre review: Boom, KXT on Broadway

Looking at the bridge between our past and future with a heartfelt Singaporean story that traverses borders.

Wil Greenway, Scout Boxhall. Images are on the left an illustration of a man with a beard in a yellow shirt, wearing a garland of flowers around his neck, and on the right a person with a mullet haircut and glasses touching their neck with tattoo covered arms.
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Comedy reviews: Wil Greenway: The Ocean After All and Scout Boxall: Pork Chop, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Two comedians ply their craft at Trades Hall for Melbourne Fringe Festival.

The Modern. Twofold image shows young woman with long brown hair on the left and a book cover of a woman in a gallery on the right.
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Book review: The Modern, Anna Kate Blair

Set in and around New York's Museum of Modern Art, this debut explores not just art but sexuality, job precarity…

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