Men at Ken’s Karate Klub, Kensington in 1977.
William Yang
Sydneyphiles remounts Yang’s 1977 exhibition, documenting mainstream Sydney and the illegal gay party scene.
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Stan’s new series adapted Rebecca Starford’s memoir gives brutal and honest insight into the consequences of bullying.
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Maeve Marsden’s play lays bare what happens when love and family are politicised.
A depiction of an earthquake in a 14th-century Apocalypse.
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We might expect that accounts of earthquakes from the medieval period have been lost to history, but some have survived.
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The new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, has generated a lot of controversy, which is reflected within the gameplay itself.
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These disappearances demonstrate deep flaws in the way Australia maintains our rich cartoon heritage.
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In the past, roses on Saint Valentine’s Day were something unexpected, and very expensive.
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Love languages – the concept coined by Baptist pastor Gary Chapman some 30 years ago – has taken the relationships world by storm.
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Amid global a crisis, China rises to save the world – while Western countries descend into chaos.
Mirror case, ivory, a Lady Crowning her Lover, Paris, France, ca. 1300.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Today you are probably more likely to gift chocolates than fish.
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What is the ongoing appeal of a film dubbed ‘the Citizen Kane of bad films’ 20 years on?
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The Chinese ‘spy balloon’ shot down over the US has brought the seemingly strange methods of surveillance and espionage into news headlines.
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Australian feminist indie-rock outfit Camp Cope have been leaders at a critical juncture for gender equality in the music industry.
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Fans have always enthusiastically expressed their opinions on their favourite franchises, but ‘review bombing’ reveals the hostility bubbling under the surface.
The UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development was held in Mexico in September.
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Revive is the first step into a new global landscape for which we barely have a language.
Disney
In 1997 we were all swept up in the romantic tale – but the film doesn’t stand up to scrutiny today.
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Twists and surprises in stories are more than just gimmicks – they tell us important clues about the way that people think.
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Susie Dee directs this dark and spare new play by Mary Anne Butler for Red Stitch.
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Social media is ubiquitous but can make us feel down, when we compare our reality to unrealistic social media posts.
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On a Monday morning in September of 2021, I sat down on my couch and hit play.
Splendour in the Grass 2022 was dubbed ‘Splendour in the mud’.
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The climate crisis will necessitate change to business-as-usual approaches to the arts.
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Damien Chazelle’s new film Babylon has both relevance and resonance today.
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The centre will importantly function as a point of contact and referral for arts workers who have nowhere else to go for support.
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This is not quite a game changer, but it is going in a healthier direction.
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New streaming regulations have been announced as part of the Labor Party’s new National Cultural Policy.