Pop culture
M.A.S.H, Seinfeld ... Bluey? Why a show set in Brisbane is taking over the world
Bluey just became the most-watched TV show in America this year. I asked a US-based adult fan club why. Their responses were both varied and fascinating.
- by Courtney Kruk
Latest
The Wild Robot is being hailed as the next E.T. For Lupita Nyong’o, it was relief to have cameras off
The award-winning actor has played dramatically diverse roles through her career. But this one - in a rich, textural animation winning critical acclaim - she found the space to work in a whole new way.
- by Michael Idato
Dust off your dance shoes: Perth’s eight must-see concerts this spring
From a virtual pop star with 100,000 songs to boy band Take That, there’s no shortage of variety as concert season warms up. Grab your tickets – here are gigs you can’t miss.
- by Sarah Brookes
Magazine
Sunday Life
The September 8 Edition
Leeanna Walsman talks about pottery (a lockdown hobby that grew), her passions for motorbikes and walking, and her role in the new drama series Human Error.
Dance like millions are watching: The new TikTok craze at your local arcade
Dance Dance Revolution and Dancerush Stardom players have taken to social media to show off their skills on the classic arcade games.
- by Frances Howe
‘It rewrote the rule book’: Revisiting one TV’s greatest series
Three decades after The Sopranos’ was first pitched, filmmaker Alex Gibney puts the show’s creators, writers and stars under the spotlight.
- by Michael Idato
Rich, white and dead: Has TV’s favourite formula gone stale?
A Nicole Kidman series about affluent suburbanites who are involved in a murder? No, it’s not Big Little Lies, but it might as well be.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘If Bono and Springsteen can run around and do their art, why can’t LL Cool J?’
At 56, the rap great is looking to bust hip-hop’s age barrier with his first album in 11 years.
- by Robert Moran
‘The Brits made us feel like it was a peasant language’: Kneecap’s rebellious rise to power
The real-life story of a rap trio from Belfast and their fight to save the Irish language has become one of the year’s hottest films.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
US election
Can I get a vote in the US election? I’m more informed than most Americans
I even know Tim Walz’s son’s name. But Albo’s? No clue.
- by Richard Glover
Priscilla at 30: How queens of the desert made Australian film history
The people behind the cinematic legend relive the colour and chaos behind the scenes – and how one casting misstep might have changed everything.
- by Michael Idato