Tip of the pops: ‘This Is Pop’ and ‘Song Exploder’
Two Netflix documentary series only manage to skim the surface of pop music history
July 2014
Arts & Letters
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr
HarperCollins; $29.99
The back of the back of the queue
Young people have waited patiently through the government’s slow rollout, but it’s now killing them
Vaccine resistance
Despite historically high vaccination rates, Australia has developed a significant anti-vax movement in the middle of a global pandemic
Racing against time
The I-Kiribati Olympic sprinter hoping to draw attention to his nation’s climate catastrophe
Time remaining
New poetry from the award-winning writer and critic
Breathless spaces: ‘The House of Fragile Things’
James McAuley’s examination of four great art-collecting families and the French anti-Semitism that brought their downfall
Forebodings and a funeral: ‘Shiva Baby’
Emma Seligman’s funny but tense film is a triumph of writing and performance over spectacleTip of the pops: ‘This Is Pop’ and ‘Song Exploder’
Two Netflix documentary series only manage to skim the surface of pop music history
Goya: Drawings from the Prado Museum
Goya’s dark and difficult works exhibited at NGV remind us how little the world has moved on from past horrors
European Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
QAGOMA’s exhibition goes beyond the usual blockbuster bling to favour lesser known works of the masters
‘The Five Wounds’ by Kirstin Valdez Quade
A young down-and-out man in a New Mexico village seeks transcendence in a ceremonial role as Jesus, in this debut novel
‘Richard Bell: You Can Go Now’
The MCA’s retrospective of the influential activist-artist provides a fluent deconstruction of white supremacyVaccine resistance
Despite historically high vaccination rates, Australia has developed a significant anti-vax movement in the middle of a global pandemic
A rallying crime
For a country that loves invoking the virtues of wartime sacrifice, why have our leaders failed to appeal to the greater good during the pandemic?
Simultaneous persuasions: ‘Camille Henrot: Is Today Tomorrow’
Radical difference and radical proximity are hallmarks of the French-born artist’s NGV exhibition
Petty bourgeoisie: ‘The White Lotus’
Mike White’s scathing takedown of privilege leads July’s streaming highlights
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