Art & Culture
The “Art & Culture” category typically includes various topics related to visual arts, performing arts, literature, music, and cultural heritage. It covers a wide array of subjects such as art history, famous artists and their works, different art movements, the evolution of various art forms, cultural traditions, music genres, literature genres, and significant literary works.
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Is democracy the worst form of government – apart from all the others? We asked 5 experts
James Ley, The Conversation Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the…
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Teens discover books on social media. What will the under-16s ban do to their reading?
Bec Kavanagh, The University of Melbourne In a video address to the nation, timed with Australia’s world-first teen social media…
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It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Christiane Kehoe, The University of Melbourne Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters.…
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Celia Paul and Stephanie Radok have devoted their lives to making art – and writing about it
Carol Lefevre, University of Adelaide Women artists have always struggled to maintain an art practice as the primary focus of…
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Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in…
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What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
David Slucki, Monash University; Idan Dershowitz, Monash University, and Yaffa Bart, Monash University Last night, two gunmen fired on a…
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Zadie Smith and Anne Enright help us make sense of troubling times
Belinda Castles, University of Sydney Essay collections gather a writer’s thoughts over time and can be read as an oblique…
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How can parents talk to their kids about the Bondi terror attack?
Vanessa Cobham, The University of Queensland As the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi…
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Olivia Nuzzi didn’t report what she knew about RFK Jr – could she have stopped his rise?
Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland In the ten months since his confirmation as United States Health Secretary, Robert F.…
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Terror, androgyny and benevolence: a brief history of angels in Christianity
Philip C. Almond, The University of Queensland Christianity began with the appearance of an angel. In the gospel of Luke,…
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Masks do block coronavirus, but not completely: Study finds
Mask Representational Image Source: Markus Winkler on Unsplash Japanese researchers have shown that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles, but…
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Useful New Year Gifts People Actually Appreciate
A new year always brings hope and fresh energy. Everyone wants to start the year in a good way. So,…
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Pandit Ravi Shankar: Maestro of the Sitar
Pandit Ravi Shankar (7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian musician, sitar player, composer, and founder of…
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Celebrating life and legacy of Raghuvir Sahay
Raghuvir Sahay (9 December 1929 – 30 December 1990) was an Indian Hindi poet, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, translator,…
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Manglesh Dabral: Crafting Poetry from the Soul of India
Manglesh Dabral (16 May 1948 – 9 December 2020) was an Indian Hindi poet and journalist. In 2000, he received…
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