One of the biggest films of the year has just come out in North America, but Australians will have to wait a month. Today, Sian Cain talks us through the You Can See Everything buzz
10 chaotic questions with Anthony LaPaglia: ‘There is not a role I didn’t get that I ever gave more than four hours of grievance to – even Tony Soprano’
The moment I knew: I admitted I had a crush on her. She replied, ‘Well, that’s good. Isn’t it?’
Leading questions: A financially comfortable friend has set up a GoFundMe for vet bills. Is this socially acceptable?
A job that changed me: On midnight shifts as a Subway ‘sandwich artist’, I served clubbers, cops and sailors
What to watch | Australian author Diana Reid’s Austenian leanings have been apparent ever since she titled her first novel Love and Virtue. Now she has turned her hand to a full period piece, writing the script for Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. With the film in cinemas now, we spoke to Reid about the sisterly love at the centre of the story and learning to speak in Regency English.
What to read | Australian journalist Richard Cooke has turned his considerable research skills and incisive tone towards a subject so big, he says “writing an ‘exhaustive’ book on it is impossible”: Wikipedia. His new book The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia looks at the people behind the sprawling encyclopedia and finds a committed and wholesome (if sometimes fractious) community of ingenious weirdos.
What to see | Bondi’s beloved art trail Sculpture by the Sea has just turned 30, and this year’s sculptures range from playful pop art to a powerful protest against intimate partner violence. If you don’t live in Sydney, you can take a gander at our lovely gallery of the exhibition.
What to cook | Benjamina Ebuehi’s roast pineapple with coconut brittle has everything you’d want from a dessert – crunchy, caramelisation, yielding pineapple and a little salt for balance. Best of all, it is in season and it’s not too sweet.
What to book | The national Garage Sale Trail is coming up on the weekends of 7 and 8 November and 14 and 15 November. There are more than 8,000 sales registered so far. It’s a fun chance to snoop through other people’s stuff if you’re nosy, or if you have your own stuff to get rid of, you can register to take part.
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