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
Books & arts
23 November 2016
Books | How should we respond to the growing crisis in electoral democracy?
Books & arts
18 November 2016
Television | The pull of chaos looms over The Crown and The Hollow Crown
Books & arts
11 November 2016
Books | A new biography explores the ambivalent legacy of being “born of the conquerors”
Books & arts
10 November 2016
Books | A new account of the 1916 and 1917 conscription debates looks beyond the factional struggles that tore Labor apart
Books & arts
7 November 2016
England’s most famous composer is less English than he might seem
Books & arts
2 November 2016
Books | The latest volume of the official ASIO history reveals tensions with successive governments, but still no firm evidence that Soviet agents operated within its ranks
Books & arts
26 October 2016
Books | James Button’s tale of a football club made good has all the elements of classical drama
Books & arts
19 October 2016
On the Greek island, a conference reappraises the lives and work of Charmian Clift and George Johnston
Books & arts
17 October 2016
Despite the doubters, it is possible to talk about music. And the conversations can be revealing
Books & arts
4 October 2016
From the archive | Helen Simpson’s Under Capricorn made a decades-long journey from novel to film to TV to DVD. Alfred Hitchcock’s version was a…
Books & arts
27 September 2016
Television | A new documentary reveals the steely resolve of Barack Obama
Books & arts
22 September 2016
Fascinated by cities, Chinese artist and documentary-maker Cao Fei constantly returns to urban landscapes
Books & arts
22 September 2016
Cinema | Clint Eastwood’s Sully reaches beyond its real-life plot
Books & arts
9 September 2016
Books | The story of a shrewd strategist tells us important things about the state of Australian politics