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Rivals is returning to Disney Plus and it’s a satisfyingly ridiculous watch.
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Clare Rigden

Pure escapist joy: why Rivals is the best kind of bonkers TV

This week our Screen Queen Clare is diving back into the outlandish world of Rivals, revisiting Austin, cringing with Cunk and discovering new music through the ARIAs.

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The Thomas Crown Affair is due in cinemas on March 4.

Why does this new movie trailer feel so familiar?

Film
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I Love Boosters.

Boosters doesn’t want you to care, it wants you to act

Film
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Elizabeth Holmes in You Can See Everything.
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The movie of the year is finally here - and it’s a mindwarp

Film
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What does a You’ve Got Mail reboot even look like in the current era?

Why a reboot for this iconic 90s movie can’t work

Film
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TV

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Rivals is returning to Disney Plus and it’s a satisfyingly ridiculous watch.
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Pure escapist joy: why Rivals is the best kind of bonkers TV

TV
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Colleen Egan in a scene from her four-part true-crime documentary series.

What’s worth watching this week on TV

TV
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Cupertino.

The legal drama you’ve been crying out for

TV
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Netflix has announced its documentary on Russell Brand will air on Friday.

Netflix reveals Russell Brand documentary set to air Friday

Culture
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Music

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Death Cab for Cutie playing at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney in November, 2026.

This is no excuse for this gig act - do better

Music
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Sienna Spiro

HUGE UK star cancels ARIA Awards performance last minute

Music
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Lauren Bennett, best known for her vocals on LMFAO’s global smash Party Rock Anthem, died by suicide aged 36, according to findings delivered at Kent and Medway Coroners’ Court.

Star’s tragic final months before her shock death at 36

Music
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Armin van Buuren.

Major Aussie music festival cancelled weeks before event

Australia
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Pop culture

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Rivals is returning to Disney Plus and it’s a satisfyingly ridiculous watch.
review

Pure escapist joy: why Rivals is the best kind of bonkers TV

TV
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Colleen Egan in a scene from her four-part true-crime documentary series.

What’s worth watching this week on TV

TV
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Hugh Jackman was seen emerging from the Bondi surf this week.

Hugh Jackman emerges ripped and topless from Bondi surf

Pop Culture
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Matt Damon says filming The Odyssey took a toll on every middle aged cast member. (AP PHOTO)

The classics are enduring - and they’re free

Pop Culture
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Visual arts

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Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi.

Best-selling author and Oscar trailblazer dead at 56

Culture
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Archibald Prize 2026 winner. Portrait of Iluwanti Ken by Richard Lewer.

Richard Lewer wins Archibald with life-size portrait

Visual Arts
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‘Flying Rodent’ was the winning image.

Wildlife photographer crowned for ‘rarest wild cat’ image

World
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Authorities have recovered the 18th-century Portrait of a Lady looted by the Nazis during WWII. (AP PHOTO)

Couple charged for hiding with nazi-looted painting

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Gaming

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Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19.

Controversial blockbuster game is back after 13-year absence

Gaming
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Netflix game Unhinged.

Netflix’s new horror release signals gaming ambitions

Gaming
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Vince Zampella has died, aged 55.
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Grim video of crash that killed Call of Duty creator emerges

World
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The top 10 video games of 2025 spotlight artistic indies, nostalgia and mysteries amid chaotic times in the real world.

The 10 best video games of 2025 revealed

Gaming
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Radio

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For the past three months, former radio king Alan Jones has sat in the front row of courtroom 3.1 in the Downing Centre Court complex in Sydney’s CBD, flanked by his solicitors and three barristers.

Inside the case against talkback king Alan Jones

Australia
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Chrissie Swan has revealed a medical emergency left her hospitalised for weeks as she continues to recover off air.

Medical emergency forces popular Nova host off-air

Radio
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Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little have announced the shock end to their drive radio show live on-air, after almost ten years of partnership on national radio.

Carrie and Tommy make shock announcement on air

Radio
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Radio star Jackie O Henderson and her best friend and manager Gemma O’Neill have tuned in online as Henderson’s multimillion-dollar legal battle with ARN returned to the Federal Court today.

Jackie O’s texts reveal shock decision after Kyle clash

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Books

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Reading fiction comes with unique benefits.

Surprising benefit of reading (or hearing) a fictional book

Wellbeing
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The Love Hypothesis.
opinion

The movie is mid, but the backstory is far more interesting

Pop Culture
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Bruno Cremer in the Maigret TV series.

Under-appreciated detective is due for a renaissance

Books
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Writer Anna Funder swore she wasn’t doing her kid’s uni assignment. 

Why we need to hold thieving tech bros to account

Books
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The Best Australian Yarn

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South Australia has confirmed a case of H5 bird flu.

‘Touched it’: Surfer details run-in with flu-infected bird

South Australia
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Winner: Anson Cameron.

Melbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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Anson Cameronhas taken out the $50,000 first prize in The Best Australian Yarn competition.

Anson Cameron wins $50k prize at Best Australian Yarn awards

The Best Australian Yarn
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After a twenty-year departure from the short story format, critically acclaimed author Anson Cameron has made an emphatic return, securing a coveted spot on the longlist for The Best Australian Yarn, the world’s most lucrative short story competition.

Anson Cameron makes short story comeback for $50k prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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