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Two panels. On the left is author A G Slatter, who has dark hair and is wearing a black off the shoulder top. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Crimson Road', with a carriage in the centre and street lamps surrounding it.
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Book review: The Crimson Road, A G Slatter

A fantasy vampire setting, but its potholes detract from the world-building.

Rocío Molina, a dancing wearing a big ruffly pale blue dress. She is lying on the grown with her legs in the air that are covered by the flounces of the dress.
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Dance review: Caída del Cielo (Fallen from Heaven), Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival

Flamenco dance and theatre about the agony and ecstasy of womanhood.

A gallery space showing paintings full of colour and patterns by Karl Shoobridge.
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Exhibition review: Karl Shoobridge: Etymologies, ArtSpace Teneriffe

As a cyclone bears down on Meanjin/Brisbane, ArtSpace Teneriffe has opened with an exhibition to brighten the dampest of spirits. 

On the top panel is Megan Brown who has short white hair and is wearing glasses. Below her in another panel is Lucy Sussex, who has blonde hair and is wearing a brown woollen hat. On the right is the cover of their book 'Outrageous Fortune' that features a blue and white illustration of a woman in period dress. There are two knives held aloft beside her.
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Book review: Outrageous Fortunes, Megan Brown and Lucy Sussex

An unearthing of the life and times of Mary Fortune, who wrote the first book of detective stories published in…

Two panels. On the left is author Kristina Ross. She has blonde wavy hair. On the right is the cover of her book 'First Year'. It has a multicoloured starburst on it.
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Book review: First Year, Kristina Ross

Award-winning debut fiction about a young actress navigating her way around an education in the performing arts.

A dance performance at where dancers wear an exoskeleton of prosthetic limbs. The stage is illuminated in white light and five of the dancers are conjoined, facing a single dancer with their back to the camera. U>N>I>T>E>D
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Dance review: U>N>I>T>E>D, Asia TOPA 2025

A futuristic epic that turned philosophical.

A row of cassette tapes. They are in different colours: orange, blue, green, pink and white.
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Exhibition review: Middle of a Moment: Aki Onda, The Substation, Asia TOPA

A multisensory exhibition exploring sound and memory.

Two panels. On the left is Amanda Anastasi, a woman with long brown hair wearing a dark top. On the right is the cover of her book, Taking Apart the Bird Trap. It features a black and white illustration of a birds away from the top of a woman's head.
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Book review: Taking Apart The Bird Trap, Amanda Anastasi

This poetry collection explores life, loss and death in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

A woman in a blue jumpsuit and yellow beanie facing a video camera. The background is of snowy mountains.
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Performance review: Night Night, State Theatre Centre WA, Perth Festival

A magical-realist show about the origins of life on earth.

A concert scene with lots of bright lights and backdrop. Four figures in cream can be seen on stage and a back up band behind them.
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Performance review: Björn Again, West Gippsland Arts Centre

The ABBA tribute band are back on a country-wide tour.

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