The middle of nowhere
Australia’s political leaders have lost their bearings in a changed world
In light of recent events
Dot-to-dot puzzle of the challenge beyond our Pentecostal PM’s thoughts and prayers
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
Damascene subversion: Christos Tsiolkas’s ‘Damascus’
The literary storyteller’s latest novel wrestles with the mythology of Christianity’s founder, Paul the Apostle
Cap in hand
An unprecedented twist in the Walkley Award–winning story of the David Eastman murder case![Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’ [detail]](https://www.themonthly.com.au/sites/default/files/styles/panel_image_small/public/Lohrey_1140x700_v2.jpg?itok=BCUIHHKL "Cover of Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This Is Not Propaganda’")
Agents of chaos: Peter Pomerantsev’s ‘This is Not Propaganda’
The Russian expat journalist wonders if democracy can survive the internet, as social media is used to promote feelings over facts
Is elder abuse avoidable?
Our current aged-care system makes it difficult to deliver care in its truest sense
Julian Barnes’s playfully incisive ‘The Man in the Red Coat’
This biography of a suave Belle Époque physician doubles as a literary response to Brexit
Mati Diop’s haunting ‘Atlantics’
The French-Senegalese director channels ancient fables and contemporary nightmares in this ghostly love story
‘I’m with the Band: Nasty Cherry’
This Netflix series pays lip service to female empowerment in the music industry, but ultimately reinforces its limits