Pop's new wonder boys
Melbourne is the last stop on MGMT's tour, writes Andrew Murfett.
CD & GIG REVIEWS
Leonard Cohen
Paola Totaro in London is swept away by the humanity and
unrivalled power of a living legend of song.
High jinks in High School
Not all things Disney are sweetness and light, Jim Schembri
discovers.
Look back in anger
Spike Lee still retains the ferocity of youth, writes Craig
Mathieson.
FILM REVIEWS
It's a free world
At age 72, director Ken Loach's cinematic eye is only
getting sharper.
DVD REVIEWS
The Band's Visit
Almost note-perfect and an ensemble cast of wry, touching
performances,
Nicole Kidman takes Sunday Rose to Paris
Sunday Rose Urban Kidman was treated to a little culture this week
in Paris.
Former gridiron star 'threatened' Sharapova
A former gridiron college player is charged with making threats
against Maria Sharapova and her family in profanity-laced telephone
messages to his former coach.
MULTIMEDIA
Nothing up my sleeve
Melbourne has always loved a bit of hocus pocus. A new exhibition
celebrates our magic side.
British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize
British artist Mark Leckey has been named the winner of this year's
Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award.
ARTS REVIEWS
Right note for wronged wife
Simone Warne gets a positive spin in a musical, writes Fiona
Scott-Norman.
The bold and the comical
The world's most-watched soap brings melodramatic mayhem to prime
time.
Dishing up the dirt on teens
Whether they're rich or poor, the voice of youth is curiously
consistent, says Stephanie Savage, executive producer and co-writer
of Gossip Girl.
TV REVIEWS
TV highlights, December 6
Lanky white guys and fat-bottomed ladies fight to see whose
moonwalk, robot or bus stop is the most "fly".
Fabled French fare
The gastronomic pleasures of a restored medieval village in
provincial France are many and luscious.
Masterchef: Adam Rasmussen
Adam Rasmussen is a self-taught chef. Growing up in Ballarat he
watched his mum, a skilled cook, in the family kitchen.
BAR REVIEWS
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Match Bar & Grill
Music and can-do staff are highlights of this Collingwood
restaurant.
Ticking all the white boxes
A blog-cum-book listing 'what white people like' is liked by white
people.
Like a river, Ackroyd keeps rolling along
Tom Adair seeks out the real Peter Ackroyd, with snappy results.
- An agent of disclosure
- Turning Pages Stories of shame and cruelty
- Bookmarks Rights and wrongs of copyright
- Fabulous tosh
- FULL BOOKS COVERAGE
BOOK REVIEWS
Clean and green or out of steam?
The great plus of Thomas Friedman's call to action is his research,
but there is still a question mark around the solutions he
suggests, says Michael Gawenda.










