Four for the weekend: Apex, Margo's Got Money Troubles and massaman curry
By Dan Condon, Nicola Heath, Jo Joyce, and Velvet Winter
What to watch, read, listen to and eat this weekend, according to our culture and food teams.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-02/what-to-watch-read-and-listen-to-this-weekend/106442106
#Entertainment #Movies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Television #PopularCulture #Books #DanCondon #NicolaHeath #JoJoyce # #VelvetWinter
A guide to the six books vying for the $60,000 Stella Prize
By Nicola Heath, Declan Fry, Katherine Smyrk, Kate Evans, and Claire Nichols
A memoir by Geraldine Brooks and a historical novel by actor-turned-author Tasma Walton are among the eclectic works up for one of Australia's most prestigious literary awards.
#AwardsandPrizes #Books #Author #Novel #Fiction #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #NicolaHeath #DeclanFry #KatherineSmyrk #KateEvans # #ClaireNichols
Australian screen industry as 'intergenerational' as housing
By Velvet Winter
Now in its 40th year, the annual Screen Forever conference attracts hundreds of industry leaders to look at the past, present and future of Australian screen content.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/screen-forever-40-gold-coast-industry/106629446
#TelevisionIndustry #FilmIndustry #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Movies #Television #VelvetWinter
Is the new Foo Fighters the best album of April?
By Dan Condon
Come for Dave Grohl and co's latest. Stay for club-facing collabs, lush disco, homegrown releases and a pair of Québécois aliens making left-field instrumental jams.
#Music #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #DanceMusic #IndieMusic #Pop #FolkMusic #DanCondon
20 years after the original, The Devil Wears Prada 2 has something to say
By Jamie Tram
The Devil Wears Prada 2 drops the beloved (or loathed) characters from 20 years ago into a very different media environment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/devil-wears-prada-2-review-meryl-streep/106623792
#Movies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #ComedyMovies #JamieTram
Portrait of Jacob Collins wins Archibald Packing Room Prize
By Hannah Story and Nicola Heath
Sean Layh has won the $3,000 Packing Room Prize at this year's Archibald Prize for his portrait of Jacob Collins, titled The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke.
#VisualArt #Art #Painting #ContemporaryArt #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #HannahStory #NicolaHeath
'A rom-com until it isn't': Australian Open-set show tackles big issues
By Rudi Bremer
What starts as a rom-com set at the Australian Open turns into a searing indictment of race relations in Australia in the new show Game. Set. Match.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-29/game-set-match-play-malthouse-theatre-megan-wilding/106612368
#Theatre #PerformingArts #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Art #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #RudiBremer
Warwick Thornton didn't believe in sequels, until now
By Stephen A Russell
Convinced to return to the story of the 2018 outback drama Sweet Country, Kaytetye filmmaker Warwick Thornton fell in love with the possibilities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-29/wolfram-interview-warwick-thornton-deborah-mailman/106574946
#Movies #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousCulture #DramaMovies #StephenARussell
12 billion plastic sushi fish later, is it time for a sustainable soy sauce option?
By Nicola Heath
Shoyu-tai, the single-use plastic soy sauce fish that accompany takeaway sushi, are an eco-nightmare — but a local designer has a solution.
#Design #Environment #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #NicolaHeath
Two Marios behind a Melbourne institution celebrate its 40th birthday
By Larissa Ham
It may have once denied Jerry Seinfield a booking, but this Fitzroy cafe has won no shortage of fans during its four decades.
#HospitalityIndustry #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #CommunityandSociety #HumanInterest #LarissaHam
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