Culture
Milli Vanilli, 30 years on from scandal: ‘I realised how mean human beings can be’
Paramount+’s new doco is compelling, even for those of us familiar with pop’s wildest – and most tragic – scandal.
- by Robert Moran
Zahra Newman’s transcendent tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday
- by Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
Movies
Murderous emus to slasher classics: What I learnt from a week of horror films
If you watched nothing but horror movies for a week, what would that do to you? Here are the four things I learnt from my marathon of terror.
- by Nell Geraets
★★★
Review
The smart money is on this real-life revenge-of-the-nerd story
Based on the GameStop short squeeze saga that gripped Wall Street in 2021, Dumb Money is funny, absorbing and often suspenseful.
- by Jake Wilson
TV & radio
Todd Bairstow explains how he was attacked by a three-metre crocodile
Mineworker Todd was enjoying a peaceful fishing trip when a crocodile attacked him on Savage Australia: Wild & Dangerous on 9Now.
Todd Bairstow explains how he survived a 30-minute crocodile attack
After fighting a crocodile in the riverbank for 30 minutes, Todd was saved by fellow mineworker Kevin on Savage Australia: Wild & Dangerous on 9Now.
Music
Live reviews
Zahra Newman’s transcendent tribute to jazz legend Billie Holiday
- by Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way
Celebrity
Stage
Art & design
Books
What to read: A meditation on grief and Dawn French’s life of mistakes
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp