Spectrum
What to read: A tale of heaven and hell, and the end of a giant shark
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Latest
Wes Anderson is famous for his all-star casts. How does he do it?
Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston – Asteroid City is another star-studded outing in which Wes Anderson left nothing to chance.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Chefs are style icons too now? Sure, OK
Carmy from The Bear has us saying “Yes, Chef” when it comes to his tasty fits.
- by Robert Moran
What do you call it when a helpline doesn’t help?
As the muzak played, I pondered the broken promise of the word’s meaning.
- by David Astle
Book of the day
Review
Enjoyed White Lotus? Here’s a novel that has fun skewering privilege
Emily Perkins’ new novel Lioness delivers a courageous if unsettling message.
- by Gretchen Shirm
Make it dumber: I’ve had enough of smart comedies, give me the silly
I want entertainment that gives me an escape from the news cycle, not a rehashing of it.
- by Deirdre Fidge
Has history ‘defanged’ Martin Luther King’? This biography says yes
Jonathan Eig’s new look at the life of the African-American activist argues he was no saint, but a man of courage with a moral vision.
- by Shane White
We were obsessed with this game in 1999, and now it’s coming back
And it’s going to be even better because we won’t have to wait for mum to hang up the phone!
- by Alice Tovey
How many names can a stadium have?
“What the heck is Melbourne Rectangular Stadium?” is a fair question Matildas fans might be asking this World Cup.
- by David Astle
Fashion’s new fakes: How AI will change what you wear
Six people at the forefront of a revolutionary creative frontier reveal (some of) their secrets.
- by Janice Breen Burns
The surreal deal: Art inspired by the unspeakable
From Del Kathryn Barton and Patricia Piccinini, there are many Australian artists who have been influenced by Surrealism.
- by John McDonald