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Two panels. On the left is of author Ashley Kalagian Blunt. She has brown hair and is wearing a leather jacket. On the right is the cover of her novel, 'Cold Truth". There are icicles on the background, one dripping with blood.
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Book review: Cold Truth, Ashley Kalagian Blunt

The freezing temperature is not the only thing that will send chills along your spine.

The album cover of Slowly Slowly's 'Forgiving Spree' feature male figures in black and white, with their heads not in frame.
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Album review: Forgiving Spree, Slowly Slowly

The new album is slowly gathering success for this pop punk and indie rock band.

A bald man with a beard is wearing a white t-shirt. An array of different coloured scarves are drapped over his shoulder.
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Performance review: The Hanky Code, FRINGE WORLD

What does a hanky have to do with your sexual journey?

Four dances wearing black are in shadow. They are posed in different formations, with arms stretched out and high.
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Dance review: Lewis Major: Triptych, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD

A captivating fusion of sound, light and movement.

A man in black is holding onto a blonde woman dressed in white. She is lying on the ground. To the left is another man looking on.
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Theatre review: Wuthering Heights, Roslyn Packer Theatre

Acclaimed British director Emma Rice brings a divisive adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ to Sydney.

Two panels. On the left is of writer Geraldine Brooks. She has dark hair in a bob style and is wearing a black and white pattern jumper. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Memorial Days', with a picture of large rocks.
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Book review: Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks

A memoir about grief by a writer at the top of her form.

The ensemble of 'Follies", dressed in colourful period costume.
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Musical review: Follies, Palais Theatre

Australia’s first ever fully staged production of 'Follies' deserves an extended run.

Jessi Ryan, seated and wearing a golden glittery dress and holding onto a mirror ball.
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Performance Review: QRAVE, Abbotsford Convent, midsumma festival

A combined performance and exhibition presenting queer histories.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte in 'Shirley Valetine.' She has frizzy blonde hairstyle and is wearing a pink jumper. She is opening a champagne bottle next to a fridge.
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Performance review: Shirley Valentine, Athenaeum Theatre

Willy Russell’s classic play of an oppressed woman’s mid-life self-discovery is as relevant today as it was in 1986.

A middle aged woman with short slicked back grey hair and round black framed glasses wearing a white shirt and black pants is sitting wither legs crossed and holding a champagne flute. She has a serious expression on her face and is looking slightly off camera. Tracy Mann. Aria by David Williamson.
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Theatre review: Aria, Ensemble Theatre

Putting the kibosh (again) on his ‘retirement’, renowned Australian playwright David Williamson delivers a timely and compelling study of narcissism.

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