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Lunch with Eddie Izzard keeps you on your toes.

Shakespeare, trans politics and tigers: Lunch with Eddie Izzard is a dizzying business

The British comedian/actor/runner/political aspirant has some left-of-field stories to tell.

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Got your coven covered

That’s why they call it a spirit ditch.

The Mandalorian and Grogu.

Jon Favreau was nine when Star Wars took his breath away. Can his new film do the same?

The Mandalorian and Grogu director is mindful of the ‘very high bar’ set by George Lucas.

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Authors worry about the implications - both legal and ethical - of AI-generated books for children.

Big tech is waking up to the idea that human nature may be worth saving. Too late?

Maybe the lords of the cloud are feeling guilty as it becomes apparent that AI is going to subsume us.

  • Maureen Dowd
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score.

In traumatic times, this psychiatrist has some advice for you

The work of trauma expert Dr Bessel van der Kolk has become a cultural sensation.

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Moor drama, please

We’re not reaching any new heights.

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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s latest novel is The School of Night.

‘Devastatingly brilliant’: The irresistible power of Knausgaard’s new novel

The School of Night is a haunting, meticulous masterpiece that confirms the writer status as a major literary force.

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The social media ban began on Wednesday.

Parents shirk the task of enforcing social media ban

Adults who turn a blind eye to any form of lawbreaking by their children send the wrong message.

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Skipping the queue at the bottle-o

And a blooper at Belvoir.

Yao Xiao from St Aloysius’ College topped thestate in English extension 2 in the 2025 HSC.

Yao topped HSC English. This is what he wrote

It’s Shakespeare, but not like you have ever encountered it before.

  • Yao Xiao