The arts community rallies around La Mama Theatre after a devastating fire, Peter Carey's 1981 novel Bliss adapted for the stage, playwright Alana Valentine outlines her creative process in Bowerbird, and Claudia Lawson reviews Sydney Dance Company's ab [intra].

The arts community rallies around La Mama Theatre after a devastating fire, Peter Carey's 1981 novel Bliss adapted for the stage, playwright Alana Valentine outlines her creative process in Bowerbird, and Claudia Lawson reviews Sydney Dance Company's ab [intra].

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe explains why she's so deep into the royal wedding, actor/Play School presenter/electronic music artist Zindzi Okenyo explains what it's like to be a "slashie" public personality working across demographics, Louisa Lim from the University of Melbourne on her Little Red Podcast and why she loves Storyline, and the hilarious Ali Wong's Hard Knock Wife.

Journalist and documentary filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe explains why she's so deep into the royal wedding, actor/Play School presenter/electronic music artist Zindzi Okenyo explains what it's like to be a "slashie" public personality working across demographics, Louisa Lim from the University of Melbourne on her Little Red Podcast and why she loves Storyline, and the hilarious Ali Wong's Hard Knock Wife.

Does a new biopic about Olivia Newton John deserve all the criticism it's getting? The bad boy of the Marvel universe is back! Director John Curran looks at a traumatic piece of Kennedy history in his new film Chappaquiddick, and we meet the creatives behind Australian zombie feature film Cargo.

We speak to two artists who use two very unusual materials: sculptor Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin who has traded clay for shortcrust pastry, and Leonardo Uribe who makes intricate sculptures from human hair. Fiona Gruber reviews Chinese contemporary art exhibition The Sleeper Awakes, and Andrew Hazewinkel's photographic response to a tragic historical drowning What the Sea Never Told. And we find out what our Clever Kids think of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Jane Harper discusses her enviable transition from journalist to bestselling novelist. Also, Emily Maguire on how we can relate to problematic literary heroes like Graham Greene, and Paul Lynch on the "Joycean epiphany" that inspired him to become a novelist.

Swooping Duck perform live ahead of their concert at Stonnington Jazz, Simone De Beauvoir inspires Jillian Murray and Suzanne Chaundy's new play De Stroyed, international theatre commentator Richard Jordan explains the influence of The Oliviers and The Tonys, and Lisa Maree Southgate on her "musical memoir" Beware of Boys at this year's Anywhere Theatre Festival.

Swooping Duck perform live ahead of their concert at Stonnington Jazz, Simone De Beauvoir inspires Jillian Murray and Suzanne Chaundy's new play De Stroyed, international theatre commentator Richard Jordan explains the influence of The Oliviers and The Tonys, and Lisa Maree Southgate on her "musical memoir" Beware of Boys at this year's Anywhere Theatre Festival.

We get a 101 on the revolutionary year of 1968 with Professor Simon Tormey and activist Sally Rugg, comedian Dilruk Jayasinha explains why he was obsessed with Friends growing up in Sri Lanka, Kellie Riordan from ABC Audio Studios on all-star podcast Sandra, and why were some people upset about this year's Met Gala?