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Cancelled! But can we please still enjoy the art?
There’s a world of difference between bopping along to R. Kelly and sobering up in front of Harry Potter.
- by Genevieve Novak
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey deserves the Queen of Christmas TM she applied for
The US Patent Office may think otherwise, but Mariah Carey has every right to claim that Queen of Christmas tag as her own.
- by Shona Hendley
From the Archives, 1997: Michael Hutchence found dead in Sydney hotel
25 years ago, Australian rock star, Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, was found dead in a hotel suite in Sydney.
- by Darren Goodsir, Liz Hannan, Peter Wilmouth and Lyall Johnson
Is this Australia’s most confounding celebrity?
Tim Minchin is one of Australia’s most successful cultural exports, though these days the unkempt hair and heavy eyeliner have been toned down.
- by Andrew Hornery
Dream job turns to nightmare after fight night at Wahlburgers
Sydney owner Sam Mustaca pleads not guilty to assault, ex-party planner Mark Cavanagh in court, Anthony Koletti goes back to his roots, and Cartier keeps its grip on the bling.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Private Sydney
Drag queens aren’t the problem with Australian children’s TV
From Humphrey B. Bear to Simon Townsend’s Wonder World, children’s television spawned some of our biggest talent, but there are only a few Australian voices.
- by Andrew Hornery
The influential and inspiring gather in Sydney
Brittany Higgins and Australia’s wealthiest citizen Gina Rinehart have both been the subject of big and difficult news stories of late, albeit for very different reasons.
- by Andrew Hornery
Comeback stars: Hollywood’s hypocritical attitude to cancelled stars
For some big names, a comeback seems impossible. But is it?
- by Stephen Armstrong
Opinion
Gen Z
Are we finally done with body-shaming? Gen Z gives us a glimmer of hope
We no longer talk about shrinking, but about filling out. Thin is out, thick is in. It wasn’t like this 15 years ago.
- by Genevieve Novak
Rebel Wilson announces birth of first baby: ‘A beautiful miracle’
Actress Rebel Wilson has announced the arrival of her daughter, Royce Lillian, saying: “I can’t even describe the love I have for her”.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘My heart has been broken’: Nick Carter remembers his ‘baby brother’
The Backstreet Boys member said he and Aaron had “a complicated relationship [but] my love for him has never ever faded”.