Arts & Culture

By filming in a single shot, Adolescence is choreographed with the precision of live theatre

Each one-hour episode of Netflix’s Adolescence is realised in a single, unbroken take. No edits. No resets.

Research

Reuniting artist Reggie Uluru with his restored Ngintaka sculpture

When Aṉangu artist Reggie Uluru’s sculpture was damaged, conservators from the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation repaired the work, ready for repainting

Analysis

What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about the manosphere

The Netflix series Adolescence raises the important issue of online radicalisation and the manosphere – but there’s no easy solution

Opinion

Conserving our cultural record is more important than ever

Any loss of our historical record – accidental or intentional – leaves us less able to understand the past or make informed decisions about our future

Analysis

Apple Cider Vinegar is part of a trend of ‘true-ish’ TV shows

Hit shows like Apple Cider Vinegar and Baby Reindeer may be pulling in big audiences, but for the creative teams behind them, they come with a risk

The viral publishing sensation that may be BookTok’s last

As the US faces a potential ban on TikTok, the viral success of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series shows just how influential the BookTok community has become

“Imagining hell is a privilege”

What non-Western science fiction can teach us about real-world inequity

What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part Two

Part Two of the books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One

The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

Australian books you might have missed in 2024

Three prize winners, two predictions and one tribute – this book list has your summer reading sorted