Arts

Paul McCartney Performs At The O2 Arena, London

Paul McCartney back in the Australian top 10

Prolific former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane has debuted on the Australian ARIA charts at number 5. This marks 83-year-old Sir Paul’s 18th

Half of Australia’s bookstores have closed in a decade

By Katherine Day, Bec Kavanagh and Matthew Holden In the past year alone, at least 13 independent bookshops have closed in Australia. Some have operated for decades

Melbourne’s curious obsession with black clothing

By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne and Jye Marshall Anna Wintour, former editor in chief of Vogue, once said she would “never ever wear head-to-toe black”. It’s not a

A century-old piano mystery has finally been solved

A long-standing debate in music circles on the impact of touch on a piano’s sound appears to have been settled. According to the Japan-based NeuroPiano Institute,

Brisbane artist Justene Williams to exhibit at QAGOMA

Three decades of work from Brisbane installation artist Justene Williams will be on display at the Queensland Art Gallery in a new exhibition opening on October 3,

Resurgent Pokémon comes with profits and crime

By Tets Kimura In 1973, Japanese food company Calbee started attaching free collectable baseball player cards to its potato chip packets (and continues to do so

Drake scores three top 10 albums in the same week

Canadian artist Drake has become the first artist to have three new top 10 albums in the Australian charts in the same week. Iceman debuted at number one, Maid Of Honour

Beetlejuice the Musical on sale for Brisbane 2026 season

Beetlejuice the Musical returns to Brisbane in 2026, with tickets still available for the show which runs from June 7 to August 2 at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC. Based on

Courtney Stewart to leave La Boite role

La Boite Theatre Artistic Director and CEO Courtney Stewart has announced she will leave the theatre next month after four years at the helm. In a statement, La Boite

AI-generated actors and films banned from Oscars

By Daniel Binns and Meg Thomas The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has adjusted the eligibility criteria for films vying for Oscars from 2027 onward. Films

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