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‘At first, it’s fun’: could a night in Sydney’s ‘mushroom’ tower make me lucid dream?
The Commercial Travellers’ Association Club has been transformed into a retro hotel, complete with a soundscape that encourages lucid dreaming. Kate Hennessy checks in
Kate Hennessy
09, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
The artist ‘most likely to change the world’? Tomás Saraceno on making art from dust, webs and pollution
Inside Tasmania’s Mona, the Argentinian artist is using spiders, soil and a floating backpack to encourage awareness of nature and sustainability in ‘the Capitalocene’
Kate Hennessy
19, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
‘You can’t escape danger’: the artist making ‘risky’ playgrounds – and splitting opinions
New Zealand engineer Mike Hewson has raised eyebrows with his ‘risky play park’ in Melbourne. But the kids are voting with their feet
Kate Hennessy
13, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
A birdwatching trip back in time: ‘What pre-mammal New Zealand would’ve been like’
Just outside Dunedin, kākā chatter, ancient lizards hatch their eggs, and baby kiwis fatten up to fighting weight in a predator-free sanctuary
Kate Hennessy
30, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
Walk this way: Australia’s urban tours find their feet by going niche
Once the pedestrian equivalent of a double-decker tourist bus, the new breed of walking tours can be genuinely revealing – even if you’re a local
Kate Hennessy
12, Mar, 2022 @7:00 PM
A gentle hidden gem: a visitor’s guide to the NSW far south coast
Eat oysters for breakfast or find solitude among the Martian rocks and hidden beaches – the region around Merimbula and Pambula is a different type of Australian coast
Kate Hennessy
07, Jan, 2022 @7:00 PM
An underwater concert with pool noodle seats: drippy idea or splashy fun?
British DJ Leon Vynehall’s Floors Of Heaven: Submersive Study sees ambient music pumped into the waters of Sydney’s Boy Charlton pool
Kate Hennessy
07, Jan, 2022 @7:00 PM
‘An inscrutable and open-ended riddle’: the life and art of Jeffrey Smart
To mark a century since the birth of the late Adelaide-born artist, the National Gallery of Australia is showing 125 of his works
Kate Hennessy
10, Dec, 2021 @7:00 PM
Trekking the Great Ocean Walk: ‘Stand with no land mass between your sweaty skin and Antarctica’
Far less famous than its driving counterpart, this multi-day hike is no less rich for its relative obscurity – besides, you won’t spot carnivorous snails from a car
Kate Hennessy
20, Nov, 2021 @7:00 PM
No, it’s not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’. It still threatens us all | Kate Hennessy
After a heart bypass Dad was in ICU for four days and in hospital for seven, and I reached peak dread
Kate Hennessy
03, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM
First Nations photography, reframed: ‘This is who we really are’
A new exhibition is correcting the record in Queensland, contrasting staged historical photography with the vibrant present
Kate Hennessy
06, Sep, 2021 @5:30 PM
Teens getting the AstraZeneca vaccine: ‘They want a light at the end of the tunnel’
When I heard my 18-year-old nephews had received their first jab, it was like sunshine slicing through the clouds
Kate Hennessy
27, Jul, 2021 @5:30 PM
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