Culture
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The best new books to read in October as selected by avid readers and critics
Each month, we’ll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf’s Kate Evans and The Book…
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Trojan War retold as a sprightly, well-paced bit of epic theatre
The Trojan Women, one of his greatest plays, shows this spectacularly: not only is it a staggering lamentation for the…
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Why translators should be named on book covers
This lack of transparency is misguided and unfair. Jennifer Croft The Guardian Translators are like ninjas … Why translators should…
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Fruits of the loom: why Greek myths are relevant for all time
Among my most treasured books as a child was a volume of Greek myths. Charlotte Higgins The Guardian My eldest…
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Friday essay: 10 photography exhibitions that defined Australia
They are consistently among the most well attended at our museums and galleries, and have formed an important part of…
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Could sending humans to sleep for a year help solve the climate crisis?
What lengths would you go to in order to save the planet from climate crisis? Sarah Peters The Conversation Stop…
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Abandoning Afghanistan won’t bring peace
Bagram airbase, the nerve centre of US and allied forces operations in Afghanistan, turned into a ghost town over the…
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Think classical sculptures were all white marble?
Is there a link between racist ideology and the blinding whiteness of classical sculpture? Daniel Browning ABC News Did Leonardo…
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If I could go anywhere: Greek cake shops, the Athenian countryside and the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron
Plato was clearly talking about the Athens of his day, but, over 2,000 years later, he could have easily been…
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Best book club bets: the must-read books for winter
This gripping novel is the story of Lex, a New York lawyer with a dark past. Georgie Gordon The Age…
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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 shortlist announced
Australian-Indian author Aravind Adiga, who won the Booker in 2008 with his debut The White Tiger, is one of six…
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Moved by words: how poetry helps us express our feelings
Gorman has been described as bringing poetry to the masses. Maria Takolander The Conversation However, when it comes to the…
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Guide to the Classics: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a tragicomedy for our times
Vivian Mercier, the critic for the Irish Times, dubbed it “a play in which nothing happens, twice.” Mark Byron The…
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Belvoir’s The Cherry Orchard is a laugh-out-loud tragedy for uncertain times
But the conditions for those future events were already all around him. Huw Griffiths The Conversation Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation…
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National photo competition captures pain, humour and humanity of COVID-19 pandemic
It’s one of a series of striking photos a national photographic competition highlighting life during the pandemic. Emma Siossian &…
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The golden ratio: an ancient Greek formula could be responsible for most hit musicals
A simple question asked frequently of those who have achieved greatness in their field. Stephen Langston The Conversation Sometimes, that…
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