Howard’s Heir: On Scott Morrison and his suburban aspirations
How the PM’s ‘Quiet Australians’ echoes Howard’s battlers and Menzies’ ‘Forgotten People’
In light of recent events
Senator Matt Canavan or Yowie?
Oslo Davis is an illustrator and artist.
All Tomorrow’s Parties
The life and death of Spiro Boursinos, impresario of rave culture’s pioneering event Earthcore
Mansuasion
Jane Austen as reviewed by men on Goodreads
Our largest sexual organ: Amee Baird’s ‘Sex in the Brain’
We know surprisingly little about how our brains orchestrate our sex lives
The mess around: ‘Clean’
Lachlan McLeod’s absorbing documentary about trauma cleaner Sandra Pankhurst considers how traumatic experiences leave their mark
Adjust your expectations: ‘Indian Matchmaking’
While it’s refreshing compared to other reality dating shows, the second season following matchmaker Sima from Mumbai and her clients is less satisfying than the first
Was that it: ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’
This loving portrait of the indie scene of the early 2000s will likely mean little to those who weren’t there
Forecasting the future
What is humanity’s destiny in the Anthropocene era?
