Sydney baptism part of Nicole's Urban renewal
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are planning a baptism ceremony in
Sydney for their as yet unborn child.
Rise and rise of the pansexual
Take your average husband, make him listen to a few show tunes,
stick enough sequins on him to rival a Kerri-Anne Kennerley Logies
frock.
VIDEOS
Pick Of The Flicks
Screwball superhero flick Hancock and true tale Children Of The Silk Road open today. How do they stack up?
Family and friends gather for Ledger's dark finale
Heath Ledger will make his Australian debut as the Joker in The
Dark Knight in Sydney this week, with close colleagues and friends
in the audience.
- The Joker: To hell with the good guy
- Two-Face: 'A mirror of our times'
- Batman: Bat out of hell
- The Dark Knight trailer
Message Sticks
Aboriginal filmakers and their stories come to town for a weekend
of free films.
Style, with benefit of Hinze-sight
She's one of the most sought after supermodels on the planet and
soon will be the host of Australia's newest fashion reality series,
Project Runway.
DIY ads carve a slice of media
Advertising used to be about aspiration. Ads featured glamorous
people making the most prosaic of products or services sexy.
TV REVIEWS
Ingrid Bergman Movie Double
Catch one of Ingrid Bergman's earliest Hollywood films, 1942's
Casablanca, followed by Indiscreet.
Lipstick Jungle
What's missing is the mix of the aspirational and the likeable;
colourful characters and colourful clothes.
Girl group a meal ticket for Laura
Sydney performer Laura New has beaten thousands of hopefuls to
become a member of an American girl group sponsored by fast food
giant McDonald's.
No strings attached
For her new album, Aimee Mann has ditched the guitars.
- Bernard Zuel: Music to think and drink to
- The sound of distant tundra
- Club Metro: Bjorn innocent
- Noise Pollution: Drunk rock
- Rolf Harris inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame
- Bang that turned the Beatles off
- FULL MUSIC COVERAGE
GIG PREVIEWS
CD REVIEWS
Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum
What Sigur Ros have at their best is an emotional wellspring, a
genuine sense of an interior journey within the songs, matched by
the ability to arouse a similar response in the listener.
So far, sew good: life after Archibald
Del Kathryn Barton's work has taken a new direction since her big
win, writes Louise Schwartzkoff.
Oh, how we laughed
Julia Morris has enjoyed her share of ignominy but nothing rattles
her.
ARTS PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Don't Say The Words
The excellent cast rises to the script's intricate rhythms and
rapid-fire assaults.
Dralion
The Olympics and national gymnastic championships provide unique
headhunting opportunities for Cirque du Soleil agents and talent
scouts. The show opens in Sydney this week.
Crime and publishing
Strange things can happen if you bump into an FBI profiler on the
road.
A future shaped by the past
Looking back to understand her family's history inspired talented
exile Chiew-Siah Tei.
BOOK REVIEWS
Armageddon In Retrospect
Authors should be judged by their best work, not their worst.
The Pages
Search the world for meaning or stoically stay put and do your
duty? What's best?
Give them a chance
These tiny yet much-feared cabbages just need to be cooked with
care.
Recipes for leaving home
Don't spoil your children - teach them how to cook the basics,
writes Robin Powell.
- Simple recipes: My top 10
- Foodie forum: Share your dining disaster story
- Homecook Hero: That's a wrap
- Off The Shelf: Go on, give in
- Three Of A Kind: Moussaka
- Native menus: Tucker tricks
- Venison farming: The deer punters
- Seasonal Cook: Into thin fare
- FULL GOOD LIVING COVERAGE
BAR REVIEWS
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
South End
Two hospitable sisters have devised an artfully spiced menu and a
cosy, creative space.
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