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Not sure what to visit at this year's Biennale of Sydney? We've got you covered. #biennaleofsydney #21bos

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At the height of her Hollywood career in the early 20th century, Australian silent movie star Louise Lovely was receiving up to 1,000 fan letters a week.

The National Film and Sound Archive acquires photos and a letter sent to fans by silent movie star Louise Lovely.
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German artist Katharina Grosse has made a mammoth rainbow-hued installation in the foyer of Sydney's Carriageworks.

It's open to the public until this Sunday, so if you haven't popped in yet, now's the time!

In this installation walking on the art is not just permitted — it's unavoidable.
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"Usually we think we can't sing because there's going to be ridicule of our voices because they're all different. But here there's no ridicule; it's a non-judgmental space."

A new Canberra choir just for teenage boys is offering a safe space for them to sing as their voices change.
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Ever wanted to taste seed cake from The Hobbit, soup from The Book Thief or crumpets from Rebecca? Then this cookbook is for you.

What if Russia orchestrated the Brexit vote? That's the question at the heart of Stanley Johnson's satiric, and sometimes prescient novel, Kompromat. Also, literary meals with Kate Young, what it takes to become a book critic, and the winners of the Aurealis Awards for speculative fiction.
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Which contemporary Aussie musicals will still be performed in a decade's time? #TheMixABC panel of experts weighs in.

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The Barkindji Dance Group is reviving culture and giving a creative outlet to young men in far-west New South Wales.

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Chair of the NSW Heritage Council, Stephen Davies, described the listing as "very unusual".

The Sydney Harbour outlook Brett Whiteley captured in some of his most famous paintings will be added to the state's heritage register.
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Love, Simon is being hailed as the first teenage drama with a gay protagonist to have the backing of a major movie studio.

Love, Simon is the first teenage drama with a gay protagonist to have the backing of a major movie studio. It's about time, says Becky Albertalli, who wrote the book on which the film is based.
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"Masterpieces of this calibre travel separately and they're brought by air to Australia under the strictest conditions."

Bodyguards, chauffeurs, first-class travel and VIP treatment — it turns out that being an impressionist painting is a fairly lavish affair.
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After 45 years, The Basement will close its doors, in what many industry figures see as a huge blow to Sydney's already struggling nightlife.

The oldest licensed music venue in Sydney, The Basement, will close its doors in less than a week. But the building owner denies claims the space will be converted into offices.
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Fantasy is integral to the work of fashion stylist Kelvin Harries. #TheArtOfTheStylist

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"We are often massively derelict in taking responsibility for the young men in our lives," says novelist Tim Winton.

On the release of his latest novel, the four-time winner of the Miles Franklin expresses his dismay at the narrow model of masculinity offered to boys and men.
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How much do touring comedians have to change their jokes for local audiences?

How much do internationally touring comedians have to change their jokes for local audiences?
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Last year's same-sex marriage survey inspired artist Phil Ferguson to take his work beyond Instagram and into the outside world.

The social media crochet-hat making sensation is now expanding to outfits and finally wearing his creations out and about.
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Adelaide City Council has commissioned artist Marina Amaral to add waves of colour to a series of vintage black and white photos for a special exhibition in Rundle Mall.

Vintage photographs of Adelaide's Beehive Corner in 1909, Elder Hall in 1899, and a department store fire in 1901 are transformed from black and white to colour.
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"Ready Player One is a moral tale with a kids-these-days streak of condescension, not half as interested in its subjects as it is in lecturing to them."

Ready Player One is a tender tribute to gamers from a filmmaker who doesn't really appear to understand or empathise with them. writes Jason Di Rosso.
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In memory of Cambodian singer-songwriter Kak Channthy, we're re-airing documentary The Cambodian Space Project on ABC iview.

Australian musician Julien Poulson and Cambodian singer Srey Thy fell in love and formed The Cambodian Space Project. This intimate portrait of cross-cultural romance is set to the driving beat of Cambodian rock.
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There are calls for streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music to commit to putting a minimum 25 per cent Australian music in the playlists they curate - the same figure that bounds commercial radio stations.

Commercial radio stations have to program a certain amount of Australian music, but no such rules apply to the popular playlists platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music curate.
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