Review: Disgraced turns West-meets-Islam divisions into striking melodrama
May 03, 2016 06:55 am UTC| Entertainment
Ayad Akhtars Disgraced has arrived in Sydney from America on the back of international recognition. Akhtar has said he hopes, with this play, to connect viscerally with the audience, and to provide it with an access point...
Beyonce's Lemonade: tell all or fizzy, soap-operatic art object?
Apr 28, 2016 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Its no accident that so much energy has been poured into analysing Beyoncés latest offering, Lemonade. It was designed for this very purpose. Sure, its a video and an album and catnip for fans, but its also equal...
From generations of infidelity and pain, Beyoncé makes 'Lemonade'
Apr 27, 2016 22:51 pm UTC| Entertainment
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But apparently a woman scorned is also the foundation of a creative tour de force. On HBO this past Saturday in a time slot generally reserved for feature films Beyoncé...
Enthralled academics obsess over Game of Thrones – and it's serious fun for fans
Apr 25, 2016 23:34 pm UTC| Entertainment
If you think youre Game of Throness biggest fan, well, you may want to reconsider. For the past few years on The Conversation, academics have proved that they are a serious breed of superfan. We let them run riot and its...
Why it's tough to find Prince's songs online – and other musicians are thankful
Apr 25, 2016 01:11 am UTC| Entertainment Law
Legendary music icon Prince Rogers Nelson died unexpectedly on April 21, 2016, sending shock waves through the lives of many music lovers. With a career spanning nearly 40 years and even more albums, Prince was one of the...
Prince: a pop chameleon whose music contained multitudes
Apr 22, 2016 07:24 am UTC| Entertainment
Distilling the essence of Prince Rogers Nelson into a few hundred easily digested words is foolhardy, not to mention impossible. To encapsulate Prince-ness would be to describe a universe. Not only is there a vastness to...
Apr 22, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Entertainment
OMG Prince is dead … His publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said: It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence...
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