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Books & arts The Qing is dead! Long live the Qing! John Fitzgerald 11 August 2015 Books | Political philosopher Daniel A. Bell wants us to see China as a meritocracy-in-progress, writes John Fitzgerald. But is he really defending autocracy? Books & arts Out of the comfort zone Jane Goodall 31 July 2015 Television | Crime drama has been tipped upside down, writes Jane Goodall, as the BBC’s Line of Duty and Helen Piper’s The TV Detective reveal Books & arts Native title: the missing link Michael Dillon 28 July 2015 Books | A diverse new collection of essays lays out part of the roadmap for realising the potential of native title, writes Michael Dillon. But the political… Books & arts Fakers, makers and takers Emily van der Nagel 16 July 2015 … not to mention genuinely useful views and reviews. Emily van der Nagel assesses a new study of online comments

Books & arts Laughing out loud Emily van der Nagel 15 June 2015 Books | Whitney Phillips set out to discover what motivates online trolls. She found part of the answer in mainstream culture, writes Emily van der Nagel Books & arts Australia reconstructs Hannah Forsyth 15 June 2015 Books | Stuart Macintyre’s history of Australia in the 1940s is a big book in the best sense Books & arts Bling and propaganda in an ethics-free zone John Besemeres 15 June 2015 Books | The excesses of Vladimir Putin’s first eight years as president are vividly brought to life by journalist Peter Pomerantsev, writes John Besemeres Books & arts Boulez at ninety Andrew Ford 11 June 2015 Music | Once you listen to the recordings, it’s clear that Pierre Boulez’s interpretations of other people’s work are neither arid nor cold, writes Andrew Ford

Books & arts Impossible intimacy Brian McFarlane 25 May 2015 Books | David Thomson’s exploration of acting is never less than gripping, writes Brian McFarlane. But his implied question never quite gets answered Books & arts Timber to ashes, ashes to earth Sylvia Lawson 21 May 2015 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson on Canberra’s last Electric Shadow, George Brandis and the Australia Council, and Testament of Youth and X+Y Books & arts TV streams into the future Jock Given & Michael Brealey & Cathy Gray 21 May 2015 What might television look like in a year’s time, in a few years’ time, in a decade? Jock Given, Michael Brealey and Cathy Gray asked… Books & arts Achieving luminosity Eleanor Hogan 19 May 2015 Books | Martin Edmond’s dual biography of Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira illuminates a remarkable friendship, writes Eleanor Hogan