It's systematic. It's certainly hackneyed. Why, it's Greased Lightening. Again. And with a cast that, frankly, doesn't do much to revive the '70s stage favourite.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra tackles a big theme in a big way in an audio-visual spectacular at the Sydney Opera House.
Germaine Greer spoke in Melbourne last night without mentioning female emancipation or even women. She's now a crusading conservationist, a second-wave version of herself. Crikey was there.
Popular author Tim Winton reckons the shackles of social class are becoming heavier in Australia -- but that no one's allowed to talk about it. He broke this taboo in Melbourne on Monday in a speech to "comrades".
Lou Reed was an outsider, and those who listen to the Velvet Underground on their Bose sound systems on their quarter-acre blocks will never understand.
Australia's becoming a nation of singletons -- a topic eight playwrights tackle with aplomb, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.
The Cinematic Orchestra played for one magical night during the Melbourne Festival, with every member brought something dazzling to the stage of Hamer Hall.
University administrators created brutalist spaces to discourage students from gathering and protesting, right? Freelance writer Mel Campbell looks into some myths that have long lived in students' imaginations.
Singled Out is a heroic undertaking which deserves more than cynicism and lip-service. And what a coup to remind us of one of the great actors still in our midst who should never have been off our radar. Or producers' radars.
Want to learn how to live simply? What better way than to hop on a bike and ride from Melbourne to Cairns on a pedal powered fact-finding mission? We talk to Greg Foyster about the trip and the book it inspired.
