Spectrum
★★★★
Review
I couldn’t get a handle on this odd hip hop comedy, but I’m hooked
This five-part series from Vince Staples has an air of the surreal about much of what happens, even as it rubs up against a sense of veracity.
- by Karl Quinn
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The arrival of the meal cart on an international flight was once an entertaining island in the sea of boredom.
- by Carolyn Swindell
The fantasy heroine who takes on all comers with a healthy dose of sass
American fantasy author Sarah J Maas’ latest novel has stormed the bestseller charts around the world.
- by Grace Biber
Eclectic ambassador’s Chinese collection pushes boundaries
Australia’s ambassador to China from 2007-2011, Geoff Raby has built a collection of Chinese art that reflects a philosophy rather than a life plan.
- by John McDonald
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Quibberfluff, Snizzlewump and Wobblefizz - are they figments of the digital imagination?
- by David Astle
A masterful chronicle bears belated witness to the Holocaust
The translation of Auschwitz survivor Jozsef Debreczeni’s memoir from 1950 is a crucial addition to the number of important books about the Holocaust.
- by Michael McGirr
How two poets approach their struggles with colonisation and racism
Reading Jeanine Leane and Sara M Saleh’s work together illuminates intriguing mutual concerns.
- by Lyn McCredden
Why we just can’t forget Marcel Proust
Brian Nelson’s translation of the first section of Marcel Proust’s vast novel aims to balance clarity and elaboration.
- by Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos
From the bathtub to the poet’s garden: honouring our authors
Writers in this year’s Australia Day honours include Pamela Allen and Kate Llewellyn.
- by Jane Sullivan
‘I learned on the job’: Ben Mendelsohn’s new look
The Australian actor delivers another luminous performance in his role as fashion designer Christian Dior.
- by Michael Idato
A very important date: Australian Ballet’s biggest ever production is back
Prepare yourself for more than 350 costumes and 27 set changes, optical illusions, digital projections and puppetry.
- by Hannah Story