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DAN ROOKWOOD ON WHEN THE CLASSICS TURN COLD • Can we still enjoy films from our childhood and yet reassess them with today’s context?
Back with a bang
A VERY MOTLEY CREW • IT’S BEEN A CASE OF ‘ALMOST MADE’ FOR OVER A DECADE. FINALLY, THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS ROCK BAND HAS THE BIOPIC THEIR SHENANIGANS DESERVE.
Netflix’s Hollywood bid
AUSTRALIA’S ARTIST • BEN QUILTY IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST RESPECTED ARTISTS. HIS CAREER RETROSPECTIVE, THEN, IS AN OCCASION NOT TO BE MISSED.
The war after Afghanistan
THE HAPPIEST SAD SONGWRITER • HAVING HIT HALF A BILLION STREAMS WITH ‘BE ALRIGHT’, DEAN LEWIS IS PREPARING TO BREAK THE INTERNET (AND HEARTS) ALL OVER AGAIN WITH HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FIRST ALBUM, A PLACE WE KNEW.
FASHION MONTH • WELL, UNOFFICIALLY. OUR GUIDE TO THE MOST STYLISH EVENTS AND LAUNCHES HAPPENING IN AUSTRALIA IN THE COMING WEEKS. SEE YOU THERE.
DAVID HARBOUR’S GUIDE TO BREAKING HOLLYWOOD
MICHELLE WOLF SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT • THE AMERICAN COMIC IS EN ROUTE TO AUSTRALIA. BUT SHE’S LEAVING HER TRADEMARK MATERIAL BEHIND.
Other sets to see • FOUR MORE COMICS HITTING THE STAGE IN MELBOURNE THIS MONTH
POST MALONE, EXPLAINED
THE CLASS OF 2019 • SIX AUSTRALIAN ACTORS ON HOW TO DREAM BIG – AND KEEP IT REAL.
David Hogg • IN UNDER A YEAR HE’S GONE FROM HIGH-SCHOOL SHOOTING SURVIVOR TO CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE MOST VOCAL AND ENGAGED AMERICAN YOUTH MOVEMENT SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR. STILL ONLY 18, WHAT’S NEXT FOR A YOUNG MAN TACKLING GUN REFORM ONE US STATE AT A TIME?
Palm Springs • There are postcard views and hiking trails to please even the most avid outdoors enthusiasts, but also culture, food, drink, arts and entertainment. In other words, choose your own adventure.
GETTING THERE
Know your roe • Looking for the new wave in seafood? You’ve come to the right place.
Where it comes from
Where to eat it
A NIGHT AT • MOXY TIMES SQUARE
TRÈ • Trè Samuels is on the brink of something special. The model-turned-musician takes a break from recording to showcase the new SS19 collections.
The trends • THE AUTUMN/WINTER 2019 COLLECTIONS STRUCK LONDON, MILAN AND PARIS WITH THE FEROCITY OF A EUROPEAN COLD SNAP. WE’VE HANDPICKED THE SEVEN TRENDS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT, AND CHOSEN A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SEASON’S SHOWS.
Gone platinum • IF IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ZAC EFRON, IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US. AND WHILE THIS LOOK IS NO AUTUMN FLING, THE EFFORT WILL PAY OFF. WE ASKED THE PROS HOW TO GET IT RIGHT.
What you need to know
Talking scents • With his eponymous brand, By Kilian, turning 12 this year, Kilian Hennesy is part rock star, part sensualist and all elegance. We catch up to discuss the future of fragrance.
VEGAN FRIENDLY • With a fresh influx of people embracing the plant-based lifestyle, grooming companies are quickly getting in on the act – and it’s about more than saving the planet.
WHAT WENT DOWN AT SIHH 2019 • For the past 12 months, the wizards of watchland have been busy dreaming up the bold, the bizarre and the Willy Wonka-inspired to land this year. We round up the most talked-about...