See & Do
The great Australian war stories that didn’t actually happen
In his new book, Mark Dapin demonstrates that the truth and war are uncomfortable partners.
- by Edmund Goldrick
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The best new shows to stream in July
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘There’s always a little bit of green in the hairline’
Wicked star Sheridan Adams pulls back the curtain on her journey from theatre usher to her dream musical role.
- by Elizabeth Flux
And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...
A new book celebrating 60 years since the Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Review
Master or monster: The artist equally loathed and revered
Call it charisma, presence or personal magnetism. Paul Gauguin had it in abundance.
- by John McDonald
His metal band was huge, his rock memoir tackles something bigger
Serj Tankian was frontman for System of a Down and his new memoir is already a bestseller. Don’t expect to read about the parties though: “I’m telling real stories here,” he says.
- by JP O'Malley
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Forget the macho men, Jodie Comer is the real star of The Bikeriders
Tom Hardy and Austin Butler bring the beef as members of a Chicago bikie gang but Comer supplies the narration and is the main reason to see the film.
- by Sandra Hall
‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos
The actors star in the ‘really weird’ Kinds of Kindness, which was made before the Oscar-winning Poor Things was even released.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
For this writer, inspiration struck in the unlikeliest of places
When the words wouldn’t come, author Ellen van Neerven changed their daily regime and came out of it with a play.
- by Helen Pitt
Ten great books we’re excited to read in July
From a highly anticipated poetry collection to a mind-bending debut, here are the books we’re looking forward to this month.
- by Melanie Kembrey