Long reads that gripped us in 2022
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Long reads that gripped us in 2022

We’ve written more than 8500 long reads in 2022 on the issues and people you want to know more about. Here are some news features you couldn’t stop reading.

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Rodger Corser dives in at the deep end as Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris

Rodger Corser dives in at the deep end as Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris

He’s amputated legs and pulled bodies out of cars,but the Australian actor had to take a deep breath - literally - in Netflix’s six-part series about the trapped boys.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
What happened to the romcom? How a favourite genre keeps reinventing itself

What happened to the romcom? How a favourite genre keeps reinventing itself

Pitched young,old and rainbow,the romantic comedy lives on as the most versatile genre of them all - and one that delivers on a universal aspiration.

  • byPaul Byrnes
‘A storm is gathering’:Balance of power shifts between China and Taiwan

‘A storm is gathering’:Balance of power shifts between China and Taiwan

China has gone from being an impoverished nation unable to repel Taiwan’s propaganda missions to posing the greatest threat to peace in Asia in generations.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘It was guerrilla warfare’:Inside the fight for the future of the Australian Club

‘It was guerrilla warfare’:Inside the fight for the future of the Australian Club

A Machiavellian plan to stop women joining the elite all-male club has led to broken friendships,high-profile resignations and divisions that have rippled across legal,business and political circles.

  • byAnne Hyland
The transgressive rom-com that echoes how we all felt in lockdown

The transgressive rom-com that echoes how we all felt in lockdown

Shot over 10 days,Together tracks a couple’s disintegrating relationship over the course of one year - and was unusually close to home for star Sharon Horgan.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
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Never mind 45 years,punk icons Buzzcocks still rage with new music

Never mind 45 years,punk icons Buzzcocks still rage with new music

With a new album and a bonus EP up their sleeves,age has certainly not wearied the legendary Manchester band.

  • byCat Woods
Is Cyrano a catfisher or literary superhero? ‘It’s not a blame game,’ says Peter Dinklage

Is Cyrano a catfisher or literary superhero? ‘It’s not a blame game,’ says Peter Dinklage

The Game of Thrones star tackles the lovelorn letter writer Cyrano de Bergerac for the third time in this musical adaptation of the classic story.

  • byCraig Mathieson
From shark attacks to quokka bites,life as a Rotto nurse means being ready for anything

From shark attacks to quokka bites,life as a Rotto nurse means being ready for anything

It sounds like the dream gig. A chance to work and live at one of WA’s most popular tourist hotspots. But nursing at Rottnest Island can be wilder than on the mainland and anyone who does it requires grit.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘This is my Gary’:The real-life friendships at the heart of Licorice Pizza

‘This is my Gary’:The real-life friendships at the heart of Licorice Pizza

Director Paul Thomas Anderson didn’t have to look far when casting Licorice Pizza - the stars were (practically) family.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
‘I had a lot to draw on’:How a superhero story hit home for Shang-Chi’s star

‘I had a lot to draw on’:How a superhero story hit home for Shang-Chi’s star

Simu Liu looked to his immigrant background for inspiration when he took on the lead role Marvel’s 25th outing,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

  • byMichael Idato