Australia
Mad Max: blasts into Comic-Con, eats two-headed lizard
Mad Max shakes fans to their toes, could reboot entire genre.
Opera world mourns the death of Carlo Bergonzi
Considered the foremost Verdi tenor of his age, the Italian opera singer has died aged 90.
Mary, Queen of Scots was a poet – and you should know it
Some 39 poems have been attributed to the ill-fated Mary I of Scotland - so why do we know so…
Peter and Michael Spierig: Predestination
Predestination, starring Ethan Hawke, is the Opening Night film at the Melbourne International Film Festival this year.
Entertainment world mourns Elaine Stritch
Adored by Stephen Sondheim and Noel Coward, the veteran Broadway star has died aged 89.
Is this the exhibition of the future…or just a web page?
How Vegemite-loving flies prompted the thong dress is just one of the stories in the NFSA’s first online exhibition.
Collecting street art
Australia's largest street art collectors first had to convince the artists that they were not undercover cops.
Are festivals 'fundamentally unjustifiable'?
Perth International Arts Festival’s Jonathan Holloway gave delegates at the recent APACA conference a frank insight into arts festivals with…
Art is worth less in the age of Spotify – and not just financially
When the consumer can delete at the push of a button royalties are drastically reduced and artistic worth is liquified.
Should Rolf Harris's art be removed?
Does condemning Rolf Harris as a sexual predator require expurgating his art from public collections?