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UpdatedPremiumMeghan behind Prince Harry’s ‘spoiled brat’ comments

Prince Harry has trashed Prince Charles for an upbringing of “suffering” and compared royal life to being in a zoo, admitting that Meghan Markle has enabled this view.

The Sun

BASSINTHEGRASSPremiumTotally addicted to BASS: 14,000-strong music festival a huge success

In the early afternoon of a perfect dry season day, Darwin’s Mindil Beach precinct was already buzzing with festival goers – but it would only be a fraction of the 14,000 punters who turned out for this year’s BASSINTHEGRASS festival.

SARAH MATTHEWS

Opera liveElijah from adversity to the stars

Mendelssohn’s Elijah at UWA Winthrop Hall triumphs over adversity after baritone Lachlann Lawton steps into West Australian Opera principal James Clayton’s formidable shoes.

David Cusworth

Get in quickPremiumPre-sale tickets already on sale for BASSINTHEGRASS 2022

Punters who enjoyed Saturday’s BASSINTHEGRASS festival are already able to snap up tickets for next year’s festival with early bird tickets now on sale.

SARAH MATTHEWS

EntertainmentHong Kong DJ departs after 70 years on air

A Hong Kong DJ has bid farewell to his listeners after more than seven decades in radio including a 50-year run of his easy listening show.

Alice Fung

MoviesPremiumRise of the female superhero

A cultural researcher says more superhero stories are female-led as studios realise the changing tastes of audiences — and he’s called for a woman to be cast in a major vacant role.

Duncan Lay

MusicPremiumFULL LIST: Aussie music stars go bush for more gigs

With international borders closed, Aussie artists and festivals are bringing more gigs to the bush and the coast. See where they are going.

Kathy McCabe

EntertainmentJanet Jackson's jacket sells for $104k

A sale of Janet Jackson memorabilia has seen the military-style jacket she wore for her 1990 Rhythm Nation tour go for more than 20 times the expected price.

AAP

EntertainmentEx-CBS boss won't get $154m severance

Former CBS boss Les Moonves has missed out on $US120 million in severance after settling a dispute over his 2018 ouster due to a sexual harassment scandal.

AAP

Film ReviewPremiumAngelina Jolie fails to pull off her latest action role

Those Who Wish Me Dead sees Angelina Jolie battling flames, demons and father-and-son assassins played by Aidan Gillen and Nicholas Hoult in a functional but unconvincing film by Taylor Sheridan

Ben O'Shea

EntertainmentReporter quits amid Diana interview probe

British journalist Martin Bashir has left the BBC due to health issues amid an investigation into his controversial 1995 interview with Princess Diana.

Alex Green

Book reviewPremiumSound of loss

Limiting self and social attitudes to deafness are explored by Australian author Fiona Murphy in The Shape of Sound, her compelling and insightful debut memoir.

Gemma Nisbet

Street artCommentsPremiumSky’s the limit

WA street artist has graduated from sketching on skateboards to painting an entire helicopter for his new, edgy exhibition, Chaos Rising.

Belle Taylor

Style starPremiumEmma’s role in Wiggles’ multimillion-dollar empire

Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins is one of the most recognisable entertainers in Australia but beyond the skivvy is a smart, fashion-loving, ballet-dancing role model.

Nadia Salemme

TVPremiumWhat’s next for Ellen and where she went wrong

Ellen DeGeneres was America’s most beloved talk show host, but was derailed by a workplace scandal. We look at what her future holds.

Tiffany Bakker

Pieces of historyCommentsPremiumUnearthed photos offer candid glimpse of Noongar life

Dallas Phillips didn’t think much of handing over her mother’s negatives — kept for decades in a chocolate tin — to the State Library of WA. Now she has finally been able to see what was on them.

Rangi Hirini

Encore performancePremiumHandful of BASS artists to perform at Sunday’s Mindil Markets

If you missed out on a coveted ticket to the Territory’s largest festival – BASSINTHEGRASS – you can catch some of the artists tomorrow at the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets.

JUDITH AISTHORPE, judith.aisthorpe@news.com.au

Huge crowds expectedPremium‘Biggest BASS ever’: 14,000 to pack out Mindil Beach for the NT’s largest music festival today

Mindil Beach has been transformed and is set to be packed with 14,000 people today to see some of the biggest Australian musos take to the stage for BASSINTHEGRASS.

JUDITH AISTHORPE

MusicPremiumFemale artists shine on APIA Good Times tour

The pop sisters outnumber their rock brothers for the first time on the APIA Good Times tour which is back on the road after last year’s concert shutdowns.

Kathy McCabe

Party strip to go offPremiumMitchell Street venues ready for big weekend of BASS revelry

Mitchell Street pubs have ordered extra booze and glasses and put on more staff in anticipation that many of the 14,000 BASSINTHEGRASS revellers will kick on after the festival in Darwin’s main party strip.

JUDITH AISTHORPE, judith.aisthorpe@news.com.au

EntertainmentRussian actor to film movie in space

Russian actor Yulia Peresild and filmmaker Klim Shipenko will fly to the International Space Station to film scenes for the first movie to be shot in space.

AAP

EntertainmentPicasso painting sells for $133 million

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting Femme Assise Pres d'Une Fenetre (Marie-Therese) has been sold for an eye-watering $133.8 million at auction.

AAP

ConfidentialPremiumBeers at 10am: Inside Matt Damon’s Brisbane visit

Before attending a Brisbane charity lunch last Friday, Hollywood star Matt Damon dropped into an iconic Brisbane pub for a punt and a Great Northern at 10am.

Amy Price

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