Culture
Celebrity
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Find Tom Cruise
The secretive film star makes high-wattage red carpet appearances to promote his new films, but rarely gives in-depth interviews. Nobody even knows where he lives. Or do they?
- by Caity Weaver
Latest
‘It’s just so tacky now’: Nadia Fairfax to quit influencer career
“Instafamous” darling Nadia Fairfax was the reigning queen of the luxury fashion set, showered in expensive baubles and significant sums of money. But every party comes to an end.
- by Andrew Hornery
Boy George: ‘Mum was terrified people would attack me when I dressed up’
“She thought I’d grow out of this phase but she became my collaborator and started making my clothes. She could copy patterns by famous designers to perfection.”
- by Jane Rocca
‘Drama seems to follow me’: Offers roll in for Logies red carpet crasher
Logies gatecrasher Suzan Mutesi said she felt like Cinderella going to the ball but “now it appears I have really upset the ugly sisters”.
- by Andrew Hornery
Opinion
Taylor Swift
If Tay Tay can pay pay $84 million in staff bonuses, why can’t other rich bosses?
Taylor Swift’s generosity is admirable. But it is truly sad that sharing profits with staff is so extraordinary.
- by Kerri Sackville
Laughter in the face of death: The unsung story of Sinead O’Connor and a dying fan
Their friendship started with a phone call out of the blue. It grew into a year of laughter, matching buzz cuts and the best week in Louise Woolcock’s short life.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Opinion
Private Sydney
Fun police take shine away from a once glittering Logies
This year the media is banned from attending the awards and after parties, relegated to only covering the red carpet parade of wannabe soapie stars and reality TV try-hards. Yawn.
- by Andrew Hornery
Cosette too close for comfort for those whose castles are built on social media cloud
Claims of designer bags costing several thousand dollars arriving with suspicious odour and labelling have created a public relations nightmare for the store.
- by Andrew Hornery
Opinion
Vale
When I met Sinead O’Connor, she looked like a monk who smoked Marlboro Lights
She wanted to rescue God from the church; she sang of healing and compassion and spoke for the voiceless. I loved her.
- by Julia Baird
Jury acquits Kevin Spacey of all nine sexual offence charges in London trial
The 64-year-old actor was found not guilty by a jury at a London court of committing historical sex offences against four men.
- by Brian Melley
Opinion
Social media
Beware, your social media influencer identity could eat you alive
Once influencers build a following around their crafted persona, it can quickly become a beast they are no longer in control of. Just ask Nikokado Avocado.
- by Vicki Kyriakakis