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Opinions & Analysis

Why young people are turning back to DVDs, Blu-Rays, vinyl and other physical media

In a world governed by the internet, the value of physical media offers something irreplaceable.

Susan Provan, MICF. Photo: Nick Robertson.
Interviews

Susan Provan on three decades at the head of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Provan steps down from a hugely transformative three-decade stint of leading MICF later this year.

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Opinions & Analysis

Artists can help us fight AI's existential threats

AI has brought rapid cultural change but one thing remains the same – artists can help us grapple with the…

Australia loves its festivals, including the Adelaide Festival, pictured here in 2025. Photo: Morgan Sette.
Opinions & Analysis

I've been an arts lover in both the UK and Australia – here's the difference!

Australian arts audiences are more relaxed, but maybe sometimes too relaxed.

Opinions & Analysis

Young people need more than footy ovals – it’s time to invest in culture

What would happen if young people had the same access to live music as they do with sport, wonders Kate…

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Features

How AI poetry betrays our desire for human connection

Think you can tell the difference between Emily Dickinson and AI poetry?

Bell Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Julius Caesar review: Et tu, Bell Shakespeare?

Despite missteps, Bell Shakespeare’s latest look at Julius Caesar still proves compelling.

Moment Factory's larger-than-life video games experience Augmented Games has been programmed for Illuminate Adelaide 2026. People watch on from the sides as participants step onto the boards of immersive, large-scale video games.
News

Illuminate Adelaide reveals its 2026 program

This year's Illuminate Adelaide festival features a larger-than-life video game, a radiant woolly mammoth and even a smartphone choir.

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Analysis

Wabi-sabi or sloppy? How to tell authentic from slapdash

In an age of artificial perfection, wabi-sabi is a refuge that offers lessons for embracing the human in art and…

John Brack x Noel McKenna exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery: a woman dressed in black is sitting on a gallery bench looking at a range of small paintings hung on the gallery walls . One wall is a deep purple colour, the other is white.
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John Brack x Noel McKenna review: National Portrait Gallery’s masterful pairing of two great Australian painters

The shared interests of two Australian artists prove a fitting portal through which to explore their unique artistic voices.

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