Bard times
In trying to be realistic, The Gap of Time: The Winter’s Tale Retold drains the original story of its poetry
Two serious ladies
The final instalment of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet, The Story of the Lost Child, combines a striking approach to narrative with being a real page-turner
Hitler’s émigrés
German-speaking emigres like Frank Auerbach dragged British culture into the 20th century. But that didn't go down well in Stepney or Stevenage
Speech impediment
It might interest GCSE first-timers but as psychodrama the film’s a bit rock vid - all flames, flashbacks and slo-mos. And is that Bananarama I see before me?
Lady killer
Plus: I can take immersion. But washing up? The Barbican’s ‘mindfulness opera’ Lost in Thought reviewed
Gutted!
The showstopping artistry of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo highlights the lack of ballerina wattage at the Royal Ballet
Real life
But I am still reluctant to cancel my Being a Cool Person insurance in case I suffer an instant collapse in my looks and fortune
2231: On the side
Unclued lights (three of two words; ignore one apostrophe) may be grouped to form a related triad. Across …
To 2228: Unfair
GRASSHOPPERS (9) of ZURICH (30) is a team that plays football — not cricket, as indicated by corrections of misprints…
The vision of Steve Jobs
Danny Boyle's new film reveals the splinter of ice in the Apple founder's heart
Give Robshaw a break
The England captain is being pilloried for a wise decision, even if it didn’t work out right
Through gritted teeth
Many questions remain in the wash-up of the House of Cards style coup in which Malcolm ‘FU’ Turnbull plotted over…
Consider this…
How many lives has climate science saved? As PM Turnbull wings his way to Paris for the 21st yearly session…
Australian diary
When I signed up to work for the Catholic Church, I was delighted to see a clause in my contract…
The Last of the Conservatives
Has the poll-driven Turnbull coup put paid to conservative economic reform in Australia?
Recognise we’re right and you’re wrong
The taxpayer-funded Recognition movement has trouble accepting diversity of opinion
10 steps to solving the refugee crisis
Calls to solve the Middle East refugee crisis have been loud but vague; so here’s my guide to dealing with…
Culture buff
1989 saw the establishment by Paul Dyer of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with the assistance of Bruce Applebaum as General…
Not so splendid chappies
The schools chaplaincy program pits government funding against religious freedom
Aussie royals
If the issue of Australia becoming a republic is a marathon rather than a sprint, the republicans never had a…
