The Drawing Room

Imagine being apart from your husband or your wife for seventeen years.

Who would they be when you met them again? Who would you be?

That's the idea behind Farewell Amor, the new film by Ekwa Msangi.

The best poets can take love and heartache, war and peace, the self or the other and reflect it back to us, just a little more perfect than it was before, so what are they making of 2020?

For a time, Laurel Canyon in California was home to the most iconic bands in America: the likes of The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, and Buffalo Springfield all lived in the hills.

Musicians could wander over to each other's houses to jam, and to party, and the music that arrived out of that scene would help to define folk and rock for generations.

Andrew Slater's documentary, Echo in the Canyon, celebrates that sound and follows Jakob Dylan as he puts together a tribute concert featuring some of the modern stars of indie music.

Maths is at the heart of modern life.

Every search engine result, every online store recommendation, every report on the coronavirus reproduction rate is possible because of maths.

In his new book, Stefan Buijsman examines why we should understand how the numbers are being used, even if we can't always understand the formulas involved.

They've got classic albums, they're in the ARIA hall of fame, and they've influenced several generations of musicians: the Hoodoo Gurus are part of the bedrock of Australian rock.

And with their latest single, they're making an offer to President Trump: this is a song that he can finally use at his campaign events without the band complaining.

Somewhere, down an alley in Melbourne, is a very unusual cafe: the kind that serves ghosts.

Necrobarista, the debut release from Route 59 Games, is a 3D visual novel, which lets players step into The Terminal: a stopping point on the way to the hereafter, which also serves an ok cup of coffee.

From our newsrooms to our literary magazines, there are major conversations happening in Australia right now about racism and about representation.

But have those conversations actually travelled beyond the people who were already concerned?

And how is it possible to take these issues and effect concrete change instead of merely just talking about the problems?

Diversity Arts Australia have created a Creative Equity Toolkit to help organisations figure out the answers.

After charming audiences on Master Chef and DJing for Justin Bieber, Khanh Ong was pretty much obliged to release a recipe book.

In the Drawing Room, Khanh gives his tips on how to cook solo meals and shares what he has learned from talking to his mother

From ten-year-old pirates to magical treehouses, the world of children's books is full of adventure, fantasy, and fun.

But what stories get told when children begin writing the books themselves?

The Littlescribe mini-writing festival is encouraging them to do just that: pairing established authors with primary school students to help them build their own stories.

Australian country star Jasmine Rae first grabbed the industry's attention in 2008 when she won the Road to Tamworth contest on her first attempt.

Over the next decade Rae released several albums, resulting in number one singles, industry awards, and tours across Australia and America.

Then, in 2018, Rae was the target of severe abuse on social media when her co-writers sued Ed Sheeran for plagiarism, and it left her questioning whether she wanted to keep releasing music.

But she never stopped writing new tracks and now Rae's back, with a new album, Lion Side.