Entertainment & Culture

• Why this award-winning author's philosophy is 'write like you're dead'

  • ABC Arts

  • Topic:Books

  

  Michael Mohammed Ahmad, author of The Lebs, marks turning 40 with the publication of his most confronting novel yet.

• Two Hollywood stars, one unconventional family and the talks they never had

  Topic:Human Interest

  

• Four decades since Crocodile Dundee, NT films ride new wave of popularity

  Topic:Feel Good

  

• 'Hate has been given an outlet': Why Jack Thorne made a new Lord of the Flies

  Topic:Television

  

• 'A perfect moment in time': Musical couple reflect on 10 years working together

  Topic:Classical Music

  

• The Muppet 50th birthday special makes the case for a new season

  Topic:Television

  

• From new life to grief, this Australian music for orchestra is rooted in love

  Topic:Classical Music

  

• Nation's second oldest literary journal rescued by Queensland university

  Topic:Books

  

• Baker Boy on racism, mud crab and reshaping his positive persona

  Topic:Music

  

• Robbie and Elordi sizzle, but Wuthering Heights isn't quite the full Brontë

  Topic:Movies

  

TV & Movies

• Another Sunday. Another chance to embarrass yourself. Let's play, HARD!

  • Quiz

  • Topic:Comedy

  

  I admire your courage for giving the quiz another go. Just kidding, I never feel that way.

• James Van Der Beek will always be Dawson Leery. He embraced it with humour

  Topic:Celebrities

  

• James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson's Creek, dies aged 48

  Topic:Celebrities

  

• Today's quiz is noice, it's different, it's unusual

  Topic:Comedy

  

• Blood clot revealed as cause of Catherine O'Hara's death

  Topic:Celebrities

  

• Why Wuthering Heights is one of the year's most controversial adaptations

  Topic:Movies

  

Arts

• Divisive public artwork is years past its use-by date, designer says

  • By Toby Hussey

  • Topic:Local Government

  

  A Melbourne council unveiled a lucrative competition to replace Southbank's much-derided red stairs. But a year after it was due to start, the plan appears to have gone nowhere.

• Statues unveiled of opera star who succeeded before Melba

  Topic:Opera and Musical Theatre

  

• 'Nobody is safe' from watchful gaze of Bald Archies satirical art prize

  Topic:Art

  

• Jon Kudelka's take on Rudd v Gillard one of his best, says Insiders host

  Topic:Profile

  

• Jon Kudelka, cartoonist and 'national treasure', dies aged 53

  Topic:Media

  

• The three exhibitions you shouldn't miss around Australia this summer

  Topic:Visual Art

  

Books

• Chicken behaviour the recipe for understanding human social dynamics

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    By Amal Wehbe

  • Topic:Autism Spectrum Disorder

  

  While growing up, people didn't make much sense to Summer, but chickens always did. Now, Summer is using what they learnt to help other children with autism understand human interactions.

• Children's author jailed over 'predatory' sexual messages to minors

  Topic:Courts

  

• They were told kids 'didn't read' in this town, they opened a bookshop anyway

  Topic:Books

  

• Adelaide Writers' Week saga 'probably was preventable', festival director says

  Topic:Carnivals and Festivals

  

• 'The eyes and ears of the Australian government' just wrote a novel

  Topic:Books

  

• Author Craig Silvey has bail conditions changed after 'media attention'

  Topic:Courts

  

Music

• Leading Australian musicians share how this competition boosted their careers

  • By Ria Andriani

  • ABC Classic

  

  The ABC Young Performers Awards have launched the careers of some of Australia's most successful musicians. Here are some of their stories.

• 'World first' bill aims to revitalise Sydney's music scene

  Topic:Music Industry

  

• Environmentalists outraged by south-east Qld music festival site approval

  Topic:Music

  

• 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold dies after cancer battle

  Topic:Music

  

• The Super Bowl half-time shows that became controversial flashpoints

  Topic:American Football

  

• From campfire songs to a stadium‑size solo show: Xavier Rudd levels up

  Topic:Music

  

Pop Culture

• 'Untenable': Roblox on notice after child grooming reports

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    By Holly Tregenza

  • Topic:Social Media

  

  The government puts popular social gaming site Roblox on notice following media reports of children being approached and groomed by predators on the platform.

• What the Beckham family feud reveals about who controls the narrative now

  Topic:Social Media

  

• Tyra Banks's 'hot ice cream' went viral. Don't expect to see it called that anymore

  Topic:Food and Drink

  

• Everything you need to know about triple j's Hottest 100 of 2025

  Topic:Music

  

• David Beckham breaks silence after son Brooklyn cuts ties

  Topic:Popular Culture

  

• Brooklyn Beckham has cut ties with his famous parents. What can we learn from it?

  Topic:Explainer