Culture
Reality TV contestant apologises after hunting, eating protected bird
A contestant on the survival show said he was operating on a “starvation mindset” when he made the decision to eat the vulnerable species.
- by Isabella Kwai
Movies
National treasure Hugh Jackman is too good for Deadpool
What is daring and fun in small doses can become grating and superficial over successive films.
- by Mali Waugh
How son of Psycho star Anthony Perkins came up with horror hit of the year
Longlegs has taken everyone by surprise, rekindling hope that people will still go to the cinema for the right movie.
- by Karl Quinn
This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
TV & radio
Minnie Driver joins the ranks of acting greats who have played Elizabeth I
“Queen Elizabeth comes to meet you very, very specifically,” says Driver, who follows Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench and other acting greats in the role.
- by Michael Idato
An ordinary day became extraordinary: that’s the key to this elegant series
You Can’t Ask That’s Kirk Docker and long-time collaborator Aaron Smith hit the bullseye again in their latest interview show I Was Actually There.
- by Debi Enker
Music
Live reviews
Charming, awkward: This pop star’s joy is infectious
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Eloquent and beguiling: Operatic Hamlet is a triumph
- by Millie Muroi, Cassie Tongue, Shamim Razavi, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand
Celebrity
Did Kid Rock just deliver the wildest moment of the Republican convention?
- by Kate Lahey and Helen Pitt
Stage
Why the MTC boss is taking on contemporary opera’s most talked-about production
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen