Hip-hop got its start as a political artistic force in the streets of Bronx. In the age of coronavirus, that same force has taken to the internet.
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Alfred Tennyson’s passionate book-length elegy was once among the most popular poems in English. Today, it shows us how soulful art can stir us to life and stave off banality.
After seven months of waiting for a support package, artists can finally apply for funding. But with ministerial sign-off, the guidelines don’t instil hope.
Too often in conversations about cultural centres, the incredible resources already available are neglected.The Berndt Museum, in Perth, is a collection of national and international significance.
This Netflix TV series following an ensemble of young hopefuls in the 1950s is sophisticated, juicy and eye-opening entertainment.
Both Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.
Dear Diary, keeping a daily journal of these pandemic times can help us process them and follow in some great literary footsteps.
Nick Cave’s ongoing letters to fans, begun after a period of intense mourning over the death of his son, have much to say about suffering, mercy and meaning-making.
The ancient term ‘acedia’ describes the paradoxical combination of jangling nerves and vague lack of purpose many of us are feeling now. Reviving the label might help.
One of the hard things about life during a pandemic is the all encompassing lack of certainty. The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard can help us make our peace with this situation.
Too often, diva films feel like a spectacle about women being punished for living their dreams. The strength of I Am Woman is in the way Helen Reddy comes through.
This is a film of big ideas. Audiences are required to pay attention, but the rewards are considerable.
From hunger strike medals to brooches shaped like serpents and spiders, women’s jewellery can speak volumes.
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
In this new SBS series, four Melbourne families must deal with the ghosts of their past – both literal and metaphorical.
Masks have a chequered history in western fashion. Some silenced women in the name of beauty, others provoked sexual desire.
With his wonderful voice, fondness for strings and whistling and sad, beautiful stories, this American singer-songwriter lifts the spirits.
In the lead-up to Nolan’s new film Tenet, Inception is being re-released in cinemas. Even after ten years, the movie still holds surprises..
In this age of social distancing and lockdowns, communion is hard to find especially for more than two million Australians who live alone. A whipsmart feminist podcast can help.
The Roman Stoic Seneca is the author of many letters and dialogues that can help us overcome adversity.
On the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death, Philip Hodgins’ poetry is as fresh and urgent as ever.
A new film canvasses Indigenous Australian accounts of, and responses to, Captain Cook’s arrival.
They might not really fly on broomsticks or cast spells, but the witches and wizards of books and films are based on real people.
Arts service organisations advocate for artists and help develop artforms. Cuts in NSW signal a more targeted approach to reduced government support for the arts and culture.
Anaïs Nin’s erotica gets a 2020 update in this new television series.