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This is the best thing to happen to romcoms in 20 years
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, take a bow.
- by Robert Moran
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Is Neil deGrasse Tyson the smartest man on TikTok?
The world’s most famous scientist has a sincere personal fascination with everything. He’s also very funny.
- by Michael Dwyer
Barry Humphries’ state funeral to be held in Sydney
Legendary comic Barry Humphries will be honoured with a state funeral in Sydney, after his family declined an offer from the Victorian government.
- by Nell Geraets
Opinion
Private Sydney
Moving on with MasterChef, under the dark cloud of Zonfrillo’s death
In the cold commercial reality of network television, the impact of the host’s death is fast becoming abundantly clear.
- by Andrew Hornery
Love the art, loathe the artist: What to do with the work of monsters?
From Woody Allen to R. Kelly, a creator’s behaviour stains the films, songs and artworks we once loved. But is cancellation the only answer?
- by Claire Dederer
Props to you: Humphries hallowed haul of costumes comes out of the closet
From Dame Edna’s sequined gowns to Sir Les Patterson’ s artfully stained suits, what the future holds for much of Humphries’s memorabilia remains unclear.
- by Andrew Hornery
From the Archives, 1958: Spike Milligan didn’t ‘fall in the water’
On this day in 1958 Spike Milligan arrived in Melbourne on his first trip to Australia. Over the years he returned so often that he became known as Woy Woy’s most famous adopted son.
- by Staff reporter
Opinion
Private Sydney
Why I’m hooked on this guiltiest of TV pleasures
Kerrie-Anne Kennerley has bid a teary – and early farewell – to I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! after a foray into the “celebrity humiliation television” sub-genre of reality TV.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Private Sydney
I do, Kyle style: PM and premier top guest list for radio star’s wedding
It’s a case of having friends in high places for the radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands who is marrying his former assistant on Saturday.
- by Andrew Hornery
PM, premier to attend Sandilands’ wedding despite colourful guest list
Anthony Albanese and Chris Minns will be at the wedding of Kyle Sandilands, whose wedding party includes Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim, for starters.
- by Andrew Hornery
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
At its peak, The Jerry Springer Show was a ratings powerhouse and a US cultural pariah, synonymous with lurid drama.
- by Dan Sewell