Writing and Publishing
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…
Young musicians in the Mullum Music Fest limelight
New talent unearthed for the Mullum Music Festival Mentorship Program.
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…
Why are we obsessed with celebrity?
On the eve of the inaugural Celebrity Studies Journal Conference, the convenor asks why we live with the constant beat…
The law is failing to protect Indigenous cultural property
Art copyright laws are not working for Indigenous cultural property: we need special legislation.
Regional creative communities undermined
Northern Rivers towns like Byron Bay and Lismore have long been a magnet for artists escaping the city but they…
Falls Festival falls first in Sustainable Tourism Awards
Sustainability programs win praise from tourist groups and environmentalists alike.
Melbourne festival appointments
Internationally respected multidisciplinary arts curator Louise Neri joins the Melbourne Festival team.
The School of Life: Volume 1
Edited by writer/philosopher Alain de Botton, this simply written but profoundly conceptual volume is a set of self-help books written…