Books & arts
29 March 2017
Books | A former journalist and diplomat offers a double-jointed view of Australia’s international role
Books & arts
23 March 2017
Books | Middle age is expanding, which is mostly good news
Books & arts
21 March 2017
Books | Coinciding with the centenary of the Russian revolution, a compelling biography of the communist revolutionary plays down politics in favour of the personal
Books & arts
21 March 2017
Festivals | At Port Fairy, forty-plus years of tradition is on display
Books & arts
20 March 2017
Out of the unpromising material of local government, Winifred Holtby created a fine novel that went on to be filmed three times
Books & arts
14 March 2017
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is looking for help in filling the gaps where notable women should be
Books & arts
7 March 2017
Music | Headlong was meant to be a celebration of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s seventy-fifth birthday, but something seemed wrong
Books & arts
7 March 2017
Books | Anna Wickham made a distinctive contribution to the poetic experiments of the early twentieth century
Books & arts
1 March 2017
Television | Two very different political cultures, and some intriguing similarities, are the backdrops to Deutschland 83 and Billions
Books & arts
27 February 2017
Books | Our experience of time has a lot to do with how we balance past, present and future
Books & arts
21 February 2017
Books | This account of the latest research on genes and society poses some of the right questions
Books & arts
16 February 2017
Should we borrow, steal – or even beg for – other cultures’ music?
Books & arts
8 February 2017
Cinema | Kenneth Lonergan’s latest film steers clear of sentimentality and easy comedy
Books & arts
30 January 2017
Books | Are we coming to the end of the relatively brief period in which salaried work dominated the economy?
Books & arts
27 January 2017
Television | Released from behind his desk, Shaun Micallef proves to be a gifted explorer
Books & arts
26 January 2017
From the archive | Outside TV drama, “enhanced interrogation” fails the evidence test, writes Tom Hyland in this review first published in June 2016
Books & arts
22 January 2017
Cinema | Like all good comedy, The Edge of Seventeen takes its job very seriously
Books & arts
19 January 2017
Books | How can we protect free speech in a global village that’s more like a vast multicultural city?
Books & arts
12 January 2017
Music | What makes the distinguished Italian pianist different?
Books & arts
3 January 2017
Television | Holiday viewing tips from Inside Story’s TV writer
Books & arts
23 December 2016
Cinema | Terence Davies’s A Quiet Passion captures Emily Dickinson in a rich social setting
Books & arts
20 December 2016
How Australian true-crime podcasters are doing better than Serial
Books & arts
19 December 2016
With so much happening in front of the camera, there isn’t a lot of time for mobile photographers to look back
Books & arts
14 December 2016
Books | Viewing habits have changed, but TV is still at the forefront of cultural change
Books & arts
5 December 2016
Broadcasting | Is Michelle Guthrie copping the blame for two decades of attacks on the ABC?
Books & arts
5 December 2016
Music | Something unique happens at the intersection of music, ideas and life
Books & arts
2 December 2016
Cinema | The veteran director’s tender dive into the indignity of Britain’s welfare system tries too hard to avoid complication
Books & arts
2 December 2016
Books | Can the Ottoman Empire offer a guide to the future of the Middle East?
Books & arts
1 December 2016
Books | Can a personalised leadership style achieve results in this diverse and complex country?
Books & arts
28 November 2016
Books | Bernie Sanders’s critique of American democracy assumes heightened relevance in the Trump era