Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Culture

‘The uprisings opened up the door’: the TV cop shows confronting a harmful legacy

There’s a moment of police harassment in the pilot of ABC’s cop drama The Rookie, which premiered in fall 2018, that’s so tangential to the plot you could easily miss it.Three Mexican gardeners honk at the cruiser of an...

‘Do something’: an intimate look at the personal lives of climate activists

Early in the morning on 2 September 2014, Abby Brockway left her home in Seattle and, along with two dozen other climate activists, drove about a half hour north to a railyard in Everett, Washington. The group erected a...

Winston Marshall on break from Mumford & Sons after praising rightwing writer

Winston Marshall, the banjo player and lead guitarist with Mumford & Sons, has said he is “taking time away from the band” after his praise for far-right agitator Andy Ngo prompted a backlash.On 7 March, Marshall tweeted of Ngo’s...

Frasier returns: Kelsey Grammer's comeback is loaded with risk

Already standing high in the tiny line of spinoff shows that at least equal the longevity and legend of the parent, Frasier (NBC, 1993-2004) – born out of Cheers (NBC, 1982-93) – will aim for a place on an...

Behind Her Eyes review – who knew threesomes could be so dull?

Last night I dreamt I went to Parminster again … That’s where Doctor Foster lived with her terrible husband, remember? Before he ran off with Jodie Comer. Such twisty psychological thrillers set in enviable bourgeois domesticity don’t always bag...

Crime Scene: the Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel review – not spooky, just desperately sad

What is the point of true-crime documentaries? This is the uncomfortable question that those of us who consume them by the bucketload must sooner or later confront. If it’s just someone else’s suffering dressed up as diverting entertainment, then...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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