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Reviews | arts
Film | Crazy, crude and courageous
The Dictator is a return to form for death-defying comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
Society | The year the world broke in two
1922 has been called the annus mirabilis of literary modernism, but the wonders didn’t end – or begin – with literature.
Property
Suburb profile | Watermans Bay, Perth
Beach and bushland make the city’s smallest suburb a highly desirable address.
Top 5 sales by region
This week’s highest price property sales around the country included an apartment in Sydney that sold for $4.9 million.
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Executive property
The top properties on show this week include a meticulously upgraded house with harbour views in Sydney’s Vaucluse.
Many shades of inspiration
What constitutes design is the focus of a very different festival at International Design Week from May 21 to 25.
Travel
Whittle away your holiday
Discover your inner artist while relaxing in far-flung corners of the world.
Something to celebrate
Head to Darwin, Kununurra or Broome to see The Reef - a unique collaboration by Tura New Music and the ACO.
Traveller | Rodd Cunico
The chief executive of Dimension Data Australia is a regular visitor to Johannesburg.
British ballet on tour
The English National Ballet, directed and choreographed by Wayne Eagling, is performing an exclusive season in Sydney.
Food & wine
A Spanish seduction
Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz, protege of Ferran Adria, understands comfort food but loves to take diners outside their comfort zone.
London Olympics special | Food
The city’s restaurants have reinvented their menus – from regional specialities to classics with twist.
Hobby farmer par excellence
A winemaker of note has turned his hand to livestock for the perfect complement.
Restaurant ramble
The Sweet Cycle is a 25km culinary bicycle cruise through Rutherglen as part of Victoria’s High Country Harvest.
Fashion and design
What’s on | Australian Symbolism
An exhibition exploring the symbolist movement’s influence on 19th century Australian art is on at the Art Gallery of NSW.
London Olympics special | Fashion
The secret to looking like one of the cool crowd is to be edgy and irreverent.
Designer of the year
When it comes to furnishing our homes, Australians usually opt for DIY - yet a professional eye can make all the difference.
Reviews | technology
Baby BMW was born to dazzle
It’s not just the colour that’s intense in BMW’s new 1 Series M Coupe, the fun factor is as well.
High speed glamour revs up
It’s the festival of the car as the exclusive principality of Monaco revs ups for the formula one Grand Prix.
LG gives gamers the whole picture
An ingenious twist on LG’s excellent passive 3D technology, Dual Play lets two gamers playing on a split-screen see two completely separate full-screen views on the one TV screen.
Who is buying luxury boats these days?
An unlikely source is keeping the marine leisure sector buoyant – the cashed-up mining industry, with miners splashing out on power boats on which to live between stints at the mines.
Sport
London Olympics special | To the richest, the spoils
The greater spending power of some nations could upset Australia’s medal hopes.
Pedal power | Matthew Toms
The chief operating officer for Asian Pacific Group and Art Series Hotel Group rides at least 120 kilometres a week.
