Did Miranda July just write ‘the first great perimenopause novel’?

Did Miranda July just write ‘the first great perimenopause novel’?

The writer,director and actor has achieved the impossible and made middle age sexy.

  • byMelanie Kembrey

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What does it say about fashion when Taylor Swift isn’t enough to save a brand?

What does it say about fashion when Taylor Swift isn’t enough to save a brand?

Is a celebrity endorsement enough to drive sales? The recent shuttering of two high-profile fashion brands suggests not.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco

US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco

Live Nation’s controversial merger with Ticketmaster has been under the microscope since fans struggled to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.

  • byTony Romm andPerry Stein
New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians

New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians

The Australian music industry has united in a campaign to help boost the struggling live scene.

  • byThomas Mitchell
This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift,but is she too big to fail?

This album is a rare misstep for Taylor Swift,but is she too big to fail?

For the first time in a long time,critics aren’t loving a new Taylor Swift album. Does it even matter?

  • byNell Geraets
Australian fans stunned as Taylor Swift announces surprise second album

Australian fans stunned as Taylor Swift announces surprise second album

Just two hours after releasing her highly anticipated 11th album,Swift stunned fans who had gathered to hear her new songs by releasing a second new album.

  • byNell Geraets
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Gold,gold,gold:Precious yellow metal makes shares sing

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears top ASX runner is … Dalaroo Metals. Its stock rose more than 182 per cent to join Nimy Resources,Adherium and Firebrick Pharma.

  • byHelen Barling
Taylor Swift’s new album is here,and it’s proof she needs to take a break

Taylor Swift’s new album is here,and it’s proof she needs to take a break

The megastar exorcises her past relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy on an album likely to divide fans.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
To apostrophe,or not to apostrophe … Taylor Swift’s new album is dividing internet pedants
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To apostrophe,or not to apostrophe … Taylor Swift’s new album is dividing internet pedants

As someone who herds words for a living,I never expected to weigh in on a discussion over a decision made by Taylor Swift,but I feel duty-bound to dip into the debate that’s emerged over the title of her new album,The Tortured Poets Department. Note the lack of an apostrophe.

  • byJoanne Anderson
Read it and weep:The Forbes billionaires just got a lot richer
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Read it and weep:The Forbes billionaires just got a lot richer

Billionaires now account for $US14.2 trillion of the world’s wealth. To put this into perspective,this is larger than the gross domestic product of any country other than the US and China.

  • byElizabeth Knight
The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again

While other cities and states struggle with new stadiums,the MCG remains the gold standard despite having been demolished and rebuilt several times over. And there’s more renewal on the way.

  • byTom Cowie