Books & arts
5 May 2011
It might feel right, but is it good for the kids? Sara Dowse reviews two very different books about childhood
Books & arts
4 May 2011
The Internet Movie Database changed the way we think about films, and now it’s influencing the industry itself, writes Richard Johnstone
Books & arts
23 April 2011
Jill Kitson reviews a new account of the wartime leadership of the diminutive Australian prime minister
Books & arts
15 April 2011
CINEMA | Sylvia Lawson reviews four new releases, including How I Ended this Summer
Books & arts
14 April 2011
Jane Goodall discusses David Malouf’s new Quarterly Essay
Books & arts
11 April 2011
Shane Maloney reviews a second series of Henning Mankell’s Wallander stories filmed for TV
Books & arts
7 April 2011
Resistance and collaboration were rarely clearcut in occupied France
Books & arts
6 April 2011
Despite the dominance of mainstream economics, important national differences prevail within the profession, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts
4 April 2011
Yes, languages do influence the way we see the world
Books & arts
1 April 2011
What we are looking for when we wander through IKEA stores?
Books & arts
24 March 2011
A new book argues that Barack Obama is guided by “philosophical pragmatism.” Jill Kitson isn’t so sure
Books & arts
24 March 2011
CINEMA | As Charles Ferguson’s new documentary shows, much of the liveliest cinema falls outside feature films, writes Sylvia Lawson
Books & arts
23 March 2011
Robin Jeffrey reviews Anand Giridharadas’s vivid new account of a nation in transition
Books & arts
23 March 2011
An important new book helps explain why Saudi Arabia is unlikely to experience the same upheavals as some of its neighbours, writes Matthew Gray
Books & arts
16 March 2011
Australia’s history of international broadcasting is littered with mis-steps, writes Rodney Tiffen. Will the government’s current tendering process see it…
Books & arts
15 March 2011
How do you compose for a brass band? Andrew Ford went to Yorkshire to find out
Books & arts
24 February 2011
Terry Lane on the career and life of one of America’s great photographers, Berenice Abbott
Books & arts
23 February 2011
CINEMA | Pete Postlethwaite left behind a remarkable Australian film, writes Sylvia Lawson
Books & arts
28 January 2011
Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art opened on Friday night. A day later, Lara Giddings became premier. Natasha Cica reports
Books & arts
28 January 2011
The Impossible Border brings an important period in German history out of the shadow of the Nazi era, writes Klaus Neumann
Books & arts
27 January 2011
Brett Evans reviews Tony Judt’s The Memory Chalet
Books & arts
27 January 2011
Brian McFarlane reviews a novel by an Australian, set in Britain and first published in India
Books & arts
27 January 2011
IN BRIEF | Jill Kitson reviews The Prizefighter and the Playwright
Books & arts
19 January 2011
CINEMA | Sylvia Lawson at The King’s Speech and two cinema conferences in Sydney
Books & arts
19 January 2011
Mumbai is a big city getting bigger, writes Jim Masselos, but amid the crowds the quest for freedom goes on
Books & arts
23 December 2010
Well, not all of them were entirely overlooked, but we definitely read them during 2010
Books & arts
23 December 2010
Ian McShane reviews Andrew Leigh’s book about social capital in Australia
Books & arts
13 December 2010
Andrew Ford reviews Stephen Sondheim’s autobiographical masterclass in lyric-writing
Books & arts
6 December 2010
Brett Evans reviews a surprising account of Guantanamo Bay’s first 100 days
Books & arts
23 November 2010
Great typefaces combine the banal and the beautiful, according to one designer. Richard Johnstone reviews an engrossing account of their vast and ever-increasing variety and uses