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UNCOVERED: Montaigne - The Untold Story

Kathryn Heyman’s novel about dying and difficult families resists easy consolations

Michel de Montaigne advised that we dull death’s novelty and strangeness by imagining it daily. Kathryn Heyman’s Circle of Wonders takes that counsel seriously, returning again and again to the ordinary, awkward, sometimes comic ways people live alongside the experience of dying.

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Disco Elysium's Harry Du Bois is brat

Brat girl summer has evolved into Harry Du Bois autumn: Its final form and progenitor both.

PC Gamer

Spinning around: record stores stand the test of time

Video may have killed the radio star but it seems nothing can stop records spinning, with vinyl enthusiasts gearing up to gather at stores across the country.

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Mantel pieces that shine with honesty and wit

Gore Vidal argued essays will outlast novels as a literary form. Hilary Mantel's essays, which explore her personal journey and struggles, suggest fiction and journalism have their own rewards. Vidal may or may not have agreed, but his own novels haven't aged as well as his essays.

The Hindu

Gabor Maté: the most interesting voice on the human mind since Sigmund Freud

Gabor Maté is the physician and trauma expert whose interview with Prince Harry made him a star. He talks therapy, pain, our toxic culture and his latest seminal book, The Myth of Normal, with Evgeny Lebedev

Evening Standard

Soundtrack stars in Stray Gods video game experiment

Australian gaming outfit Summerfall Studios is getting rave reviews for its musical roleplay release Stray Gods, which features music from Tripod and Montaigne.

AAP

As Julia Gutman’s maverick collage wins the Archibald prize, the award is truly in the hands of a new generation

Julia Gutman’s Archibald-winning portrait of the singer Montaigne and Zaachariaha Fielding’s winning entry, Inma, in the Wynne Prize have more in common than their youth – although it is worth noting they both represent a new generation of artists, a changing of the guard at the Art Gallery of NSW’s…

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Afternoon Update: inflation to decline faster than predicted; author Gabrielle Carey dies; and King Charles’s unnecessary coronation

Australia’s near-term inflation should decline faster than previously predicted as wage growth ‘momentum’ eases and economy slows, RBA says

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Julia Gutman wins Archibald with Montaigne portrait

Julia Gutman has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in Australian art.

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Julia Gutman wins Archibald Prize for portrait of Montaigne

The first-time finalist's win caps a record-breaking year for women finalists, who outnumbered men for the first time in the award's 102-year-history.

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Archibald prize 2023: Julia Gutman wins $100,000 for portrait of Montaigne

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 6 May

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Hilltop Hoods still hottest with the kids

Two decades on Triple J listeners can't get enough.

Newcastle Herald

Queering the Iliad: the Brisbane show bringing big spectacle – and big love – to an ancient story

Two of Australia’s most visually inventive companies are reclaiming the romance between Achilles and Patroclus that’s been sidelined by history

The Guardian - AU

Alex the Astronaut, Spacey Jane and the Whitlams: Australia’s best new music for June

Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

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GALLERY: Maitland Groovin the Moo festival 2022

From Middle Kids to Montaigne, Spiderbait to Sycco, GTM had something on offer for most music-lovers.

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David Byrne on leaving Spotify and turning 70: ‘I think I am more optimistic now’

Talking Heads frontman speaks about his new song with Australian musician Montaigne, the bravery of Taylor Swift and why he feels hopeful for the future

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