The aftermath of Baby Reindeer shows we’ve lost the plot on armchair sleuthing

The aftermath of Baby Reindeer shows we’ve lost the plot on armchair sleuthing

Viewers,it’s time for a reality check.

  • bySarah Thomas

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How Anya Taylor-Joy took over Australian cinema’s most iconic franchise

How Anya Taylor-Joy took over Australian cinema’s most iconic franchise

The Hollywood star spent more than six months in Sydney ensconced in George Miller’s dystopian Mad Max universe,and lived to tell the tale.

  • byRobert Moran
While his band was away on tour,a military coup erupted at home

While his band was away on tour,a military coup erupted at home

On new album Funeral for Justice,Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar lets rip ferocious riffs steeped in urgent anti-colonialism.

  • byNick Buckley
These two art exhibitions take contrary approaches to depicting history

These two art exhibitions take contrary approaches to depicting history

Where the works of William Kentridge only asks questions,the Sydney Biennale provides ready-made answers.

  • byJohn McDonald
I signed up for a one-way ticket to hell and (somehow) came out transformed
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I signed up for a one-way ticket to hell and (somehow) came out transformed

Group fitness:the term is a combination of two of my least favourite things.

  • byJames Colley
My recent crossword sparked beef. Was my food clue a trifle fishy?
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My recent crossword sparked beef. Was my food clue a trifle fishy?

With words always gaining new meanings,setting crosswords is no piece of cake.

  • byDavid Astle
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A glorious debut novel with shades of Zadie Smith and George Saunders

A glorious debut novel with shades of Zadie Smith and George Saunders

After winning the 2016 Vogel’s Literary Award with a collection of short stories,Murray Middleton spent eight years on his first novel.

  • byHelen Elliott
The letters between two great writers revealing their hidden stories

The letters between two great writers revealing their hidden stories

Years of correspondence between Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower reveal much about their unusual friendship.

  • byGail Jones
This book takes you on the run across colonial NSW. Danger lurks at every corner

This book takes you on the run across colonial NSW. Danger lurks at every corner

In the sequel to her novel Benevolence,Julie Janson has produced a gothic historical novel that does justice both to the sorrow and the story of what Aboriginal Australia suffered in the 19th century.

  • byEddie Hampson
Hacks returns for a third delicious season – and does not disappoint
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Hacks returns for a third delicious season – and does not disappoint

Deborah and Ava are reunited in the comedy-drama’s new season and it’s a thrill to see both their characters evolve (but not too much).

  • byKylie Northover
Better than the Beatles? Pop’s most precocious siblings make their case

Better than the Beatles? Pop’s most precocious siblings make their case

On their naggingly catchy new album,the Lemon Twigs still sound like they’re living in an eternal 1968.

  • byAnnabel Ross andBarry Divola