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Seinfeld tells activists they’re in the wrong place at his shows. Here’s why they persist

Stand-up comedy

Seinfeld tells activists they’re in the wrong place at his shows. Here’s why they persist

The comedian has become the target of pro-Palestinian protesters over what has been interpreted as his support for Israel’s response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

by Karl Quinn

Visiting cellist Nicolas Altstaedt

★★★★½

Sydney live reviews

A man possessed: The exhilarating genius of Nicolas Altstaedt

by Peter McCallum

The cast of Men Up, L-R: Steffan Rhodri, Paul Rhys, Iwan Rheon, Mark Lewis Jones, Phaldut Sharma.

Streaming

All rise for the incredible true story of Viagra’s first trials

by Michael Lallo

Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton as Penelope and Colin in Bridgerton.

Streaming

Did Bridgerton bring sexy back? Or did it prove we’re still uncomfortable with some sex on TV?

by Louise Rugendyke

Josh, left, and Sam Teskey enjoy the rarest of treats - a bit of time at home.

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Live music

How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road

by Karl Quinn

Movies

Emmanuelle Devos’ extraordinary performance in A Silence captures a desperate sense of losing control.

Cinema

His crime shocked France. This film reveals why his wife stayed silent

A Silence unpacks the complicity that allowed a celebrated lawyer to commit horrific acts. For its director, it was also a reckoning.

by Stephanie Bunbury

Exhibitions

We cross these roads every day, but what lies beneath the bitumen?

A new exhibition at ACMI follows long-hidden Indigenous pathways to create the ultimate Australian road movie.

by Andrew Stephens

Paola Cortellesi in There’s Still Tomorrow.

Film Festivals

‘Bigger than Barbie’ Italian movie wins Sydney Film Festival competition

by Garry Maddox

Adam Driver in Megalopolis.

Cinema

With Megalopolis, Coppola makes Baz Luhrmann seem like a shy introvert

by Garry Maddox

Movies of 2024: Inside Out 2, Hitman, Furiosa and The Way, My Way.

Box office

Moviegoers are vanishing. But where are they going?

by Karl Quinn

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TV & radio

TV Guide

The cast of Men Up, L-R: Steffan Rhodri, Paul Rhys, Iwan Rheon, Mark Lewis Jones, Phaldut Sharma.

Streaming

All rise for the incredible true story of Viagra’s first trials

In 1994, a group of Welshmen took part in a study for Viagra. But the little blue diamond was no magic pill.

by Michael Lallo

“In this story we’re giving Jane the opportunity to give herself a… better reality,” says Emily Bader who plays the short-lived Queen of England in My Lady Jane.

Streaming

Swashbuckling romp My Lady Jane is Succession in a 16th century alt-universe

With a cast including Emily Bader and Rob Brydon, this racy genre mash-up puts a new spin on the story of the woman who was queen of England for nine days.

by Benji Wilson

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar tries to break away from Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France last year.

Road cycling

Ahead of the Tour de France, here are the cycling shows you should watch

by Garry Maddox

Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton as Penelope and Colin in Bridgerton.

Streaming

Did Bridgerton bring sexy back? Or did it prove we’re still uncomfortable with some sex on TV?

by Louise Rugendyke

Opinion

Media & marketing

The public has voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock

by Antoinette Lattouf

Based on the best-selling novel by Heather Morris, the Stan Original Series The Tattooist of Auschwitz is now streaming.

Based on the best-selling novel by Heather Morris, the Stan Original Series The Tattooist of Auschwitz is now streaming.

The brand new season of the Emmy Award-Winning Series Hacks is now streaming, only on Stan.

Music

Josh, left, and Sam Teskey enjoy the rarest of treats - a bit of time at home.

Exclusive

Live music

How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road

by Karl Quinn

Rob and John Farnham, at the weekend wedding of the singer’s son.

John Farnham

John Farnham makes rare public appearance since cancer surgery

by Helen Pitt

Artists from the Elephant Traks label perform in their finale at the Sydney Opera House last month as part of Vivid.

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Performing arts

This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang

by Helen Pitt

Brat finds the now 31-year-old musing on fame, anxiety, insecurity and motherhood.

Review

Charli XCX’s late-night masterpiece Brat is her best album yet

by Jules LeFevre

The remarkable footage was captured by journalist Gil Wahlquist in 1964.

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Performing arts

Unseen for 60 years: Lost Beatles tape unearthed at secondhand market

by Michael Dwyer

Opinion

Review

Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia

by Tom Compagnoni

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Live reviews

Visiting cellist Nicolas Altstaedt

★★★★½

Sydney live reviews

A man possessed: The exhilarating genius of Nicolas Altstaedt

by Peter McCallum

Marlon Williams performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre, June 18. 2024.

★★★★★

Melbourne live reviews

There’s nowhere to hide in this beautiful meditation on loneliness

by Nadia Bailey, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew McClelland

Rising Festival 2024 Composite - clockwise from bottom left: Gurr Era Op, Counting and Cracking, Cadela Forca, 8/8/8 Rest

Rising Festival

Has Melbourne’s biggest arts festival finally taken off?

by Cameron Woodhead

Celebrity

North West is the epitome of “nepo baby”. It doesn’t seem to bother her in the slightest.

The Verdict

North West loves being a nepo baby. Others should too

by Nell Geraets

Pop culture 2024

Pop culture

The best books, TV, music and films of 2024 so far - and what’s to come

by Melanie Kembrey and Robert Moran

Nicki Minaj was reportedly arrested in Amsterdam.

Drugs

‘He doesn’t believe you’: Nicki Minaj reportedly arrested for possessing drugs in Amsterdam

by Avi Selk

Stage

Jerry Seinfeld has again been heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters on his Australian tour.

Stand-up comedy

Jerry Seinfeld tells activists they’re in the wrong place at his Australian shows. Here’s why they persist

by Karl Quinn

From left: Richard Coyle, Sir Ian McKellen and Toheeb Jimoh at the curtain call of “Player Kings” at London’s Noel Coward Theatre on April 11.

Performing arts

Actor Ian McKellen, 85, is in ‘good spirits’ and expected to recover from stage fall

Nikki Shiels, photographed at the Melbourne Tram Museum, revisits Blanche DuBois for the modern era in the MTC’s A Streetcar Named Desire.

Stage

This play is set in 1947. What it says about us will surprise you

by Lindy Percival

Jerry Seinfeld devoted more than two minutes of his routine to heckling the heckler.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Jerry Seinfeld and pro-Palestinian protester in heated exchange at Australian show

by Karl Quinn

Art & design

The near the Overseas Passenger Terminal after the Vivid drone show on June 8.

Arts

Bumper festival crowds prompt tourism rethink

by Linda Morris and Helen Pitt

Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros.

Art

Police escorts, angry drivers: Australia’s most expensive art commission has arrived

by Linda Morris

GIF: A new exhibition of the works of Peter Kingston.

City life

A ‘love letter’ to the man who helped save Sydney Harbour

by Helen Pitt

Jacob Elordi

Visual art

We had some questions about the Jacob Elordi portrait. The artist answered

by Melanie Kembrey

Books

The many shades of Franz Kafa.

Literature

One hundred years since his death, this author is a must-read more than ever

by David Free

Actor, writer and producer Griffin Dunne.

Review

Fame, glamour and tragedy: Griffin Dunne’s touching memoir

by Miriam Cosic

Heti’s diaries capturie moments of life with revelatory frankness and immediacy.

Review

Sheila Heti gets playful and philosophical in her scrambled diaries

by Jane Gleeson-White

Donald Trump’s mantra: Make America Great Again.

Review

America’s problems lie in its traumatic childhood, author argues

by Dennis Altman

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