Arts & Culture
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In times of crisis, we turn to the arts.
Staying indoors and washing our hands may keep us alive, but the Australian government needs to protect the arts in…
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Stella Prize 2020: a readers’ guide to the contenders
Even as we retreat into our homes in this time of crisis, words can help us reach out to each…
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National Theatre to broadcast shows online on Thursdays
Thursday night could become National Theatre night, as the company announced plans to broadcast some of its most popular productions for…
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A man with an eye for a story
He is 10 years old, wears a patched grey suit, speaks fluent English and carries himself like an adult. Jane…
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Thucydides and the plague of Athens – what it can teach us now
Words like “epidemic” and “pandemic” (and “panic”!) have become part of our daily discourse. Chris Mackie The Conversation These words…
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Catherine Hamlin, ‘Saint of Addis Ababa’, dies at 96
Dr Hamlin, together with her husband the late Dr Reg Hamlin, established treatment centres for women suffering from the debilitating…
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Rob Palmer’s picture depicting a chef’s passion wins $50,000 National Photographic Portrait Prize
The Sydney photographer’s efforts to capture a chef’s passion for his work won him the $50,000 prize, which National Portrait…
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What my students taught me about reading: old books hold new insights for the digital generation
The course includes works by Shakespeare, Austen, Woolf and Dickens. Kate Flaherty The Conversation I know what these books did…
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Literature for a lockdown
If you’re in angst-ridden quarantine, you’ll probably be finding it hard to take your mind off things. Paola Tamma and…
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Ancient rhythms: Shirin Neshat and the dream space that contemporary Persian art can unlock
Three of her recent works, Illusions and Mirrors of 2013 (which stars Natalie Portman), Roja and Sarah, both of 2016,…
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Plagues follow bad leadership in ancient Greek tales
As someone who writes about early Greek poetry, I spend a lot of time thinking about why its performance was…
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An Epic Novel Haunted by the Ghosts of Colonialism
To whom does one life belong? As the man born Abel Paisley prepares to greet death, the question takes on…
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Good deeds: the mobile library reaching refugee’s hearts and minds
”The Anne Frank came back to us recently from a man living in a tent in Malakasa,” Keira Dignan says.…
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The First Novelist Accused of Cultural Appropriation
A couple of news cycles ago, I came upon a Facebook post about the Jeanine Cummins novel American Dirt that hit close…
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‘A titan’: tributes flow for Fiji diplomat instrumental in protecting Pacific nations’ fisheries
Tributes have flooded in across the Pacific for Satya Nandan, one of the region’s most respected ambassadors who is credited…
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‘She exists out of time’: Umm Kulthum, Arab music’s eternal star
But can her 90-minute songs work in a new stage musical? Tom Faber The Guardian Υou hear the Umm Kulthum…
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