TV

Shrinking returns with a second season this week.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Under-the-radar TV show balances funnies and pathos

Shrinking shares some of its creative team with Ted Lasso so it’s not a huge surprise that it has a similar adroitness in blending comedy and pathos.

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George Negus has been described as a ‘giant of Australian journalism’.
TV
Peta Rasdien

Tributes flow for ‘giant of Australian journalism’ Negus

Praise for the veteran newsman is coming from all quarters — media, politics, sport and the public. 

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Felicity Ward in The Office Australia.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The Office’s Australian star knows how to ignore the haters

Felicity Ward didn’t hesitate for even a moment about taking on a role that was previously played by Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell.

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Adam Brody with Kristen Bell in Nobody Wants This.
TV
Wenlei Ma

We’re getting more of Nobody Wants This

We watched them fall in love and now we’ll get to see more of Joanna and Noah’s landmine-filled romantic journey because Nobody Wants This is coming back for a second season. Huzzah!

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Emily in Paris has sparked an international diplomatic incident.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Emily in Paris sparks international diplomatic spat

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, Emmanuel Macron starts feuding with the Rome mayor over, what else, Emily in Paris. WARNING: Contains spoilers

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Police are searching for a man spotted carrying a bag inside a suburban Sydney bank. (Supplied/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Alex Mitchell

Bluey coin theft breakthrough, police release new CCTV images

CCTV imagery has been released as police search for more suspects who might be involved in the theft of 63,000 limited-edition Bluey coins.

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Disclaimer is written and directed by five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Cate Blanchett leads mass of top talent in lush thriller

When it comes to impressive names in one project, few can attract this many Oscar winners than filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron to his first streaming series.

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The Acolyte’s Amandla Stenberg was the target of racist bullying.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Disney lashed for not condemning Star Wars’ racist fanboys

Many fandoms have toxic fans, but there is something particularly pernicious and persistent about Star Wars fanboys.

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Video
The Office US star Jenna Fischer has revealed she had battled breast cancer.
TV
Georgie Kearney

Beloved The Office star announces ‘aggressive’ diagnosis

‘I never thought I’d be making an announcement like this but here we are ...’

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Pamela Anderson has detailed her personal struggles, revealing she has battled depression for “a couple of decades” and barely remembers parts of her life.
Culture
Staff Writers

‘I don’t know what happened’: Pamela Anderson shares personal struggle

Actress Pamela Anderson has given a rare personal update, revealing she has struggled for ‘a couple of decades’ and barely remembers parts of her life.

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The Franchise mocks superhero movies.
review
TV
Wenlei Ma

Superhero movies mocked in funny satire from Veep creator

WENLEI MA: The very funny Armando Iannucci is an executive producer on this series that seeks to demystify and poke fun of the most ubiquitous genre at the cinemas: the comic book movie.

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Alan Sunderland, right, has been charged with finding out what went so badly wrong when the ABC made the decision to air false allegations.
Opinion
Liam Bartlett

Inside the bid for truth about fake war crimes footage

LIAM BARTLETT: There is nothing ‘innocent’ about this scandal. The ABC has adopted the ludicrous position that an ‘editing error’ was to blame — but this is a lot more sinister than a simple error. 

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Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Adam Brody has always been the internet’s best boyfriend

You can draw a line from Dave Rygalski through Seth Cohen to Noah from Nobody Wants This, and that’s all thanks to Adam Brody’s charm.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden in season one of Citadel.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Citadel wasn’t a hit, but its ambitions are bolder than that

Citadel didn’t blow up pop culture the way its massive budget suggested it should, but it has its eyes on a larger prize.

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Lyle and Erik Menendez, aged 21 and 18, killed their wealthy parents in a salvo of shotgun blasts.
World
Lisa Richwine

Bombshell in Menendez brothers murder case amid new evidence

Los Angeles authorities are reviewing new evidence that could lead to the release or a new trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the Beverly Hills brothers convicted of killing their parents three decades ago.

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