Culture

The Newcastle student won the youth prize at the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam with a poem about chatbots, loneliness and environmental concerns.

Both writers have books shortlisted for major prizes. Their shared work spans ideas, research and a screenplay adaptation of Boggs’s James Baldwin biography.

In a Guardian interview ahead of his memoir, the actor revisits Without a Trace, Lantana and the roles that got away, while voicing fears about unrest in the US.

The Guardian’s review finds a polished but brief campaign, refreshed multiplayer and an ambitious extraction mode whose future depends on building a player base.

In The Guardian, the German actor reflects on East Germany, political change and a year of films arriving all at once.

The Australian novelist’s adaptation centres Elinor and Marianne’s bond, with Reid arguing Jane Austen’s work belongs to anyone who finds meaning in it.

Michael Aboud told The Guardian he believed he was taking part in a documentary before appearing in staged scenes in Sacha Baron Cohen’s satire.

The Guardian review argues that the novelisation shifts attention from a teenage complainant to judge Jessica Parks, narrowing the play’s critique of rape culture and the justice system.

The comedian revisits diary entries from ages 14 to 17, pairing them with adult reflections on family, class and the years he describes as marked by growing isolation.

A Guardian Culture review reads the 2005 blockbuster as a challenge to military triumphalism and the assumption that some societies are beyond displacement or disaster.

The actor tells The Guardian that practical gore effects marked a vivid turn from DTF St Louis to the Friday the 13th prequel.

Richard Cooke’s Guardian Culture essay traces the people and ideas behind Wikipedia, and the AI pressures he says could unsettle its foundations.

The Guardian reports that the film has earned $37.7m so far, as questions grow around its costly production and hard-to-place pitch.

The Australian comedian told The Guardian that scans showed no cancer elsewhere as she prepared for a double mastectomy, while discussing burnout and her new book on wellness.

The Australian actor says Cruise would beat him, while suggesting oxygen before film stunts could help explain the difference.

Public donations to the Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition include crockery, clothing and souvenirs depicting Aboriginal people and designs.

The Guardian’s Culture critic calls the Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation sentimental and unsatisfying, questioning what it has to say about AI, love and grief.

The Guardian praises the detail in The Country Schoolmaster while questioning how fully it confronts schooling’s impact on Aboriginal families.

A Guardian opinion piece says the Irish author’s decision to direct royalties to Palestine Action could put her UK sales at risk, though no withdrawal is confirmed.

A Guardian gallery revisits selected works shown at the Bondi exhibition from 1997 to 2024, marking three decades since its first event.

The Guardian’s review finds Kate Wyler navigating a stolen missile, political brinkmanship and the strain of a marriage conducted in the corridors of power.

Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Andrew Rannells will return as the story resumes a decade after the 2017 finale.

The Guardian reports that Waddell’s decades-long screen career included vivid character roles and a final performance in The Survival of Kindness.

The Guardian praises the WandaVision spinoff’s genre play, while finding its dense plotting and wordy dialogue leave little room for emotional stakes.

Gary Kemp and Simon Halfon turn 404 entries in Epstein’s 1967 address book into an account of the people and pressures around the Beatles’ manager.

The Vancouver musician’s tongue-in-cheek debut title sits alongside a more complicated reality: she still wrestles with imposter syndrome.

Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money follows Gold Coast creators through conflicting ideas about content, the pressures of public attention and the effects of their work on personal lives.

A Guardian review argues that Aaron Sorkin’s film narrows Facebook’s harms to a familiar American crisis, leaving wider questions about social media largely out of view.

The Guardian calls the four-part documentary a “troubling hagiography”, criticising its treatment of the former champion’s conviction and past allegations.

Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson discuss how a revolving set and a new score bring the Stasi story closer to the audience.

The Guardian’s review of the band’s fifth album highlights Grian Chatten’s vocals, an expansive sound and a duet with Rosalía.

Officials say two flight attendants reported injuries after a Delta flight from Los Angeles landed at JFK. The FBI is investigating.

Mitte, who played Walter White Jr across 56 episodes, had cerebral palsy and advocated for disability representation.

The fifth Dolly Parton festival drew a reported record 1,600 ticket sales, bringing line dancing, local performers and a best-dressed contest to the regional town.

Anna Torv stars in Emma Freeman’s six-part Queensland drama, which The Guardian review says turns its attention from the mechanics of assault to the attitudes surrounding it.

In The Heights, DS Gillian Gish investigates a concierge’s murder among the wealthy residents of a Knightsbridge apartment building.

Ahead of their 31 October show at London’s O2, the band reflect on the scrutiny, lean years and reinventions behind a five-decade career.

In The Guardian interview, the British actor reflects on Dustfall, the lasting audience connection to Truly Madly Deeply and the rights she fears are being rolled back.

The platform’s deal with Jordan and Salish Matter reflects a broader shift towards YouTube-born entertainment, as parents weigh fast-paced formats against children’s growing awareness of online content.

Fourteen years in the making, Life Out of Order follows Alba, the time-travelling daughter of The Time Traveler’s Wife’s central couple, into a more politically charged future.

The 12-date Australian run began at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, where The Guardian praised the production and noted the sharp shifts between newer, melancholic songs and older favourites.

In The Lucky Son, the dancer and former Queensland Ballet leader revisits the years after Mao’s Last Dancer, from stockbroking to family life with Mary.

The sitcom follows three young adults facing work, friendship and uncertain futures, with UK and Australian premieres set for October.