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Entertainment
Show of the week: Free to air
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan once described the character arc of Walter White as a journey from Mr ...
A date with Casey Affleck but pastries take the cake
You could get mighty fit running from one end of Cannes to the other in pursuit of screenings ...
DiCaprio won't attend Australian premiere
The Hollywood star, who plays Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's lavish adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel, has cited a ...
Cannes sees Kidman's right royal role
Little has been seen of Nicole Kidman over the past rain-swept week in Cannes but that changed over the weekend.
'I’m disappointed, upset and disgusted'
Courageous Australian stuntman Scott McLean, who was almost killed during a high-speed stunt that went tragically wrong on ...
Saturday, May 25
Terrible drivers are given lessons from professional driving instructors with varying degrees of success.
Graphic denial: no plan to dump Kohler
The ABC has denied reports that management was considering dumping Alan Kohler's graph-friendly finance segment from the 7pm news.
Sunday, May 26
The two-part profile of Edward Gough Whitlam offers a lively account of a heady period in Australian politics.
Loudmouth voice up against The Voice
Two hours may not be enough time for the live version of The Voice (Nine, 7.30pm) in its new Monday ...
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Books
Huge power in sparse narratives
Ali Cobby Eckermann, a Nunga poet, is the second Aboriginal writer to win the top prize in the ...
Lunch with Anne Summers
Anne Summers believes that despite recent milestones, women's voyage of empowerment continues.
Releasing this mortal coil
Much of the book involves debunking myths that cling to popular ideas about death.
Rage ignites in a life half lived
A creative awakening is brilliantly rendered in this suspenseful tale.
Celebrity
'I’m disappointed, upset and disgusted'
Courageous Australian stuntman Scott McLean, who was almost killed during a high-speed stunt that went tragically wrong on ...
Winning gold easier than motherhood - Freeman
From Olympic athlete to wife and mother, golden girl Cathy Freeman says raising toddler Ruby is the hardest ...
Date with Kate: Marta Dusseldorp
Marta Dusseldorp talks about her transition from theatre to television and how she never goes home in character.
Emma Watson: I almost quit acting after Harry
It took Sofia Coppola's innate understanding of what it's like to grow up in the full glare of the media ...
Games
Two worlds collide
Is cross-medium storytelling the way of the future? Calum Wilson Austin investigates.
DLC review: Borderlands 2: Krieg the Psycho
Fans looking for a more insane way to play Borderlands will find exactly what they're looking for.
Undead again: still some life in the zombie genre
There's lots of ghoulish fun to be had, but watch out for the woeful 'gangsta' cliches.
Storyline lives large in The Walking Dead
Finally, an adventure game breathes life into strong narrative and character development.
TV & Movies
A date with Casey Affleck but pastries take the cake
You could get mighty fit running from one end of Cannes to the other in pursuit of screenings ...
Saturday, May 25
Terrible drivers are given lessons from professional driving instructors with varying degrees of success.
DiCaprio won't attend Australian premiere
The Hollywood star, who plays Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's lavish adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel, has cited a ...
Cannes sees Kidman's right royal role
Little has been seen of Nicole Kidman over the past rain-swept week in Cannes but that changed over the weekend.