How Loss Shapes a Life: Matt Okine on Grief, Comedy and Second Chances
Matt Okine was just a child when his mother died. Two decades later, he's learning to transform that pain into art—and purpose.
Ella Sullivan Culture
Arts, entertainment, media, and lifestyle
Ella Sullivan 
Streamer Departs Talent Agency Amid Controversy Over Geopolitical Comments
Content creator Zack Hoyt has parted ways with Mythic Talent, the streaming talent agency he co-founded, as the agency faces multiple claims of mismanagement.
Grace Okonkwo 
Inside the Mitchell Library's bronze doors: When good intentions met colonialism
An investigation into the Mitchell Library's bronze doors has uncovered troubling paternalism and inaccuracies in their 1942 creation. The doors now prompt uncomfortable conversations about institutional values.
Sarah Cheng 
When Censorship Nearly Killed Horror Cinema: The Bride of Frankenstein's Narrow Escape
At 90 years old, Bride of Frankenstein remains a masterclass in how artists navigate institutional constraint. The film's legacy speaks to a timeless tension between creative freedom and social oversight.
Oliver Pemberton 
Jamie Dunn, voice of Agro, dies at 75
Jamie Dunn, the puppeteer and voice artist behind the beloved character Agro, has died at his home on the Sunshine Coast. He dominated Australian children's television and radio for decades.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Two Films, Two Visions: The AI Doc's Struggle to Bridge an Unbridgeable Divide
New documentaries featuring AI leaders and safety experts reveal a fundamental impasse in how society frames the risks and rewards of advanced technology development.
Priya Narayanan 
Building a fantasy world: The craft behind Ted's Dungeons & Dragons episode
Episode 3 of Ted Season 2 transports the show's raunchy family sitcom into a full D&D adventure. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew explain how MacFarlane insisted on doing it right.
Megan Torres 
Manga's Greatest Secret Sinks 651 Metres Below the Sea
To celebrate 600 million copies sold, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has written the manga's central mystery on paper and sealed it inside a pressure-resistant capsule 651 metres below sea level. Fans are already hunting for its location.
Samantha Blake 
Star Wars enters new era as Filoni takes charge and Mandalorian film approaches
Lucasfilm's new leadership under Dave Filoni promises a strategic pivot for Star Wars, with The Mandalorian and Grogu arriving in May 2026 after seven years without theatrical releases.
Oliver Pemberton 
The End of an Unlikely Empire: Kyle and Jackie O's 22-Year Run Collapses
Jackie O Henderson has quit the Kyle and Jackie O Show after 22 years, following an on-air confrontation with co-host Kyle Sandilands over astrology, workplace conduct allegations and long-simmering tensions.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Frakes on the Modern Fan: How Star Trek Trolling Got Worse
Jonathan Frakes says fan hatred of Star Trek today is 'dimensionally more painful' than it was in the Next Generation era, despite being an eternal optimist about the franchise.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Sydney Morning Herald's New Editor Charts Course on Trust and Accountability
The Sydney Morning Herald's incoming editor reaffirms the publication's founding commitment to candour, honesty and honour as the newsroom navigates an era of digital disruption and declining trust in media institutions.
Zara Mitchell 
The Streets Deliver Raw Emotional Truth in St Kilda's Open Air
The Streets brought their landmark album to life at Palace Foreshore, delivering a masterclass in how music can move from commercial success to genuine cultural resonance.
Yuki Tamura 
Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Launches June 3 on Prime Video
The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 arrives June 3, 2026, on Prime Video with a three-episode weekly rollout. The season reunites separated heroes to face a cataclysmic threat.
Mitchell Tan 
Pencil, Memory, and a Burmese Prison: How One Cartoonist Turned Captivity into Comics
New Yorker cartoonist Amy Kurzweil has transformed her cousin's six-month imprisonment in Myanmar into a long-form interactive comic, raising questions about craft, storytelling, and press freedom.
Priya Narayanan 
Why Moomba Still Hits Different for the People Who Make It Run
Moomba returns to Melbourne's Yarra River from 5–9 March 2026. The people who actually make it happen say it's about far more than free rides.
Jake Nguyen 
Kyle Sandilands Has 14 Days to Save a $100 Million Career
ARN Media has issued Kyle Sandilands a formal breach notice over 'serious misconduct', giving him 14 days to save his contract or face the sack from KIIS FM.
Sarah Cheng 
The Dark Carnival: Helen Pitt's Luna Park History Digs Up Sydney's Buried Secrets
Award-winning journalist Helen Pitt traces Luna Park's turbulent history from Depression-era construction to the still-unsolved 1979 Ghost Train fire.
Yuki Tamura 
From Melbourne to Dublin: Milligan's Shellybanks Haunts in All the Right Ways
Louise Milligan's Shellybanks takes her Melbourne journalist protagonist to Dublin, weaving personal trauma with Ireland's dark institutional histories.
Kate Morrison 
Francis Packer, the reluctant heir who chose art over empire, found dead in Sydney
Francis Packer, cousin to James and once seen as heir apparent to the Packer fortune, has been found dead in Sydney, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Daniel Kovac