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Features / Arts
Jack Whitehall Is Obsessed With Cricket And The Great Emu War Of 1932
English comedian Jack Whitehall teaches Hannah Story everything he knows about emus.
Features / Music
Mona Foma Forced Us Out Of Our Comfort Zone – And It Was Totally Revelatory
Our Arts Editor Hannah Story spent the weekend at Mona Foma in Tasmania, where she found herself challenged by what music and art can be – and by how she responded to it.
Features / Arts
Photo by Caroline Bader.
‘I'm Not Some Acid Head’: We Get A Glimpse Of The Real Tim & Eric
Cult comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim talk to Hannah Story about how their often absurd work is less "anti-comedy" than "anti-traditional comedy".
News / Film & TV
'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' Is Our Film Of The Year 'Cause We Froth Tarantino
Yet again, we polled 'The Music' team and contributors to pick out the best of the year 2019. Hollywood smash hits overran critical darlings for the Film Of The Year.
Features / Arts
We Finally Have A Comedy Landscape That 'Looks & Sounds More Like Australia'
Hannah Story asked a slew of Australian comics, including Tom Ballard, Pauly Fenech, Heath Franklin, Geraldine Hickey, Nazeem Hussain, Bev Killick and Matt Okine, to reflect on the last decade in Australian comedy, and what they hope to see in the future.
Features / Film & TV
Surprise, Surprise - The Best Shows Of 2019 Came From Streaming Services
Yet again, we polled The Music team and contributors to pick out the best of the year 2019. The TV Show Of The Year picks were dominated by streaming services.
Features / Music
The Music 2019 Writers Poll: Hannah Story
Here's what The Music's writers rated in 2019…
News / Music
I'mma Let You Finish But... Taylor Swift's Pop Masterpiece '1989' Is The Album Of The Decade
Our Arts Editor Hannah Story would like to passionately advocate for Taylor Swift's '1989' as the album of the decade – mostly because it scored her drunken house parties.
Features / Arts
Subversive Contemporary Artist Grayson Perry: "I Have A Deep Aversion To Bullshit"
British ceramic and sculptural artist Grayson Perry talks to Hannah Story about the titillation of crossdressing, how high art is like granola, and the joy of "a good, guilty evening at the theatre".
Features / Film & TV
The 'Flower That Came Out Of The Shit' Of Tim Minchin's Failed DreamWorks Project
Gagging For It is a reminder, in a world that is literally burning, that laughter can unite us. This week Hannah Story speaks to Tim Minchin.
Features / Film & TV
“No One’s Fighting Anybody”: Matt Okine’s Comedy Punches Neither Up Or Down
Gagging For It is a way to unpack how we use humour in our everyday lives, in our careers, and to grapple with difficult situations. This week, Hannah Story speaks to Matt Okine.
Features / Film & TV
Myf Warhurst Says You Shouldn't Try To Be Funny If You Want To Get Laughs On 'Spicks & Specks'
‘Gagging For It’ is how Hannah Story justifies laughing at fart jokes. This week, she talks to TV presenter and broadcaster Myf Warhurst.