The Latest Breaking News from Montaigne

Kathryn Heyman’s novel about dying and difficult families resists easy consolations

Michel de Montaigne advised that we dull death’s novelty and strangeness by imagining it daily. Kathryn Heyman’s Circle of Wonders takes that counsel seriously, returning again and again to the ordinary, awkward, sometimes comic ways people live alongside the experience of dying.

The Conversation · May 18

Disco Elysium's Harry Du Bois is brat

Brat girl summer has evolved into Harry Du Bois autumn: Its final form and progenitor both.

PC Gamer · Sep 10, 2024

Spinning around: record stores stand the test of time

Video may have killed the radio star but it seems nothing can stop records spinning, with vinyl enthusiasts gearing up to gather at stores across the country.

AAP · Apr 19, 2024

Afternoon Update: inflation to decline faster than predicted; author Gabrielle Carey dies; and King Charles’s unnecessary coronation

Australia’s near-term inflation should decline faster than previously predicted as wage growth ‘momentum’ eases and economy slows, RBA says

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023

Julia Gutman wins Archibald with Montaigne portrait

Julia Gutman has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in Australian art.

The New Daily · May 5, 2023

Julia Gutman wins Archibald Prize for portrait of Montaigne

The first-time finalist's win caps a record-breaking year for women finalists, who outnumbered men for the first time in the award's 102-year-history.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Archibald prize 2023: Julia Gutman wins $100,000 for portrait of Montaigne

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 6 May

The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023

Hilltop Hoods still hottest with the kids

Two decades on Triple J listeners can't get enough.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 10, 2023

Queering the Iliad: the Brisbane show bringing big spectacle – and big love – to an ancient story

Two of Australia’s most visually inventive companies are reclaiming the romance between Achilles and Patroclus that’s been sidelined by history

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

Alex the Astronaut, Spacey Jane and the Whitlams: Australia’s best new music for June

Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2022