Books & arts
7 April 2015
Television | There’s plenty to enjoy about Stephen Oliver’s survey of TV humour, writes Jane Goodall. But how uniquely Australian is the phenomenon…
Books & arts
2 April 2015
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Leviathan and Selma
Books & arts
1 April 2015
Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth, now in its second screen version, recounts a remarkable life amid the upheavals of a century ago, writes Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
30 March 2015
Books | Two new books highlight how Australian universities have changed in recent decades, writes Beverley Kingston
Books & arts
25 March 2015
Books | The self-described “storian” sells himself short in Gallipoli, writes David Stephens
Books & arts
21 March 2015
Books | Internet critic Andrew Keen might be the man for the times, but his new book fails to convince Ramon Lobato
Books & arts
20 March 2015
Books | The Islamic State seemed to appear out of nowhere, writes Matthew Gray, but its origins lie in decades of conflict and bad decisions
Books & arts
12 March 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews James Bradley’s new novel about a future reshaped by a changing climate
Books & arts
12 March 2015
Books | Feel like a tourist in the land of finance? Tom Westland reviews John Lanchester’s visitor’s guide
Books & arts
10 March 2015
Music | Bass drum, crotales or tubular bells? Andrew Ford takes the best advice
Books & arts
4 March 2015
Books | A new account of a long war lays bare a series of miscalculations and misunderstandings, writes Tom Hyland
Books & arts
2 March 2015
Television | Jane Goodall reviews Fortitude and the second series of Broadchurch
Books & arts
27 February 2015
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews the Oscar-winning Citizenfour
Books & arts
23 February 2015
Photography | Unlike conventional war photography, aftermath photographs record consequences and allow us to explore the significance of what’s depicted, writes…
Books & arts
12 February 2015
Books | An American polemic about Chinese schools and OECD league tables exposes problems closer to home, argues Dean Ashenden
Books & arts
5 February 2015
A new Hercule Poirot novel is a reminder of the remarkable narrative skills of his creator
Books & arts
5 February 2015
Music | Andrew Ford is surprised to find room for interpretation in the music of the influential American composer
Books & arts
5 February 2015
Books | Matthew Gray reviews an illuminating account of a diverse nationality in search of self-determination
Books & arts
3 February 2015
Books | Three men and a city in turmoil. Andrew Dodd reviews two new books about Sydney’s formative years
Books & arts
29 January 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things
Books & arts
28 January 2015
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Wild, Birdman and The Imitation Game
Books & arts
28 January 2015
Television | Science broadcaster Brian Cox navigates the line between two kinds of uncertainty, writes Jane Goodall
Books & arts
27 January 2015
Books | Steven Pinker’s latest book treads a fine line supremely well, says Brian McFarlane
Books & arts
22 January 2015
Books | We can’t take beaches for granted, writes Peter Spearritt. Two books show there’s a lot we could lose
Books & arts
9 January 2015
Books | We need to change, yet we resist. Sara Dowse reviews Vincent Deary’s compelling account of the psychological how and why
Books & arts
8 January 2015
Books | John Howard’s view of the Menzies years is partial in important respects, but he offers a valuable perspective on an important period
Books & arts
8 January 2015
Television | With a third season of Masters of Sex screening this year, Susan Lever charts the highs and lows of a TV drama inspired by real events
Books & arts
8 January 2015
Music | It’s not necessarily all that far from Joni Mitchell to the Eton Choirbook, writes Andrew Ford
Books & arts
20 December 2014
Books | Brian McFarlane finds a collection of essays by Tim Parks about books and writing well worth finishing
Books & arts
18 December 2014
Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Particle Fever, The Dark Horse and Finding Vivian Maier, and farewells Margaret and David