Michael Lallo

Melbourne

Senior Writer, Culture at Sydney Morning Herald

Senior Writer, Culture at The Age

Senior Writer, Culture @TheAge+@smh [email protected]

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Articles

As a Wiggle, he brought joy to millions, but privately, he was in pain

Nov 4, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Somewhere inside Sydney’s Hot Potato Studios, which also serves as the Wiggles’ corporate headquarters, is a portrait of founding member Anthony Field – which he keeps hidden under a blanket.
Real-life ‘death on staircase’ TV experiment leaves jurors in tears

Oct 28, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michael Lallo

This landmark true crime series takes viewers inside the deliberation room, revealing what happens when 12 strangers determine the fate of an accused killer. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. These are the established facts of a real manslaughter trial that occurred in Sydney some years ago: a male couple, living in an inner-suburban terrace, had an argument.
Sick of feeling ‘invisible’, Jo Stanley launches her own radio network for women

Oct 22, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Almost two decades ago, I sat in the boardroom of a commercial radio network and listened to an executive – a bloke with spiky hair and a bomber jacket – explain “what men want” and “what females want”. (In the charmingly taxonomic style of the time, women were often referred to as “females”.)Sport, humour and rock were the preserve of men.
How the top-selling pop star became an award-winning gardener

Sep 26, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If you peek into the garden of Kim Wilde’s Hertfordshire home, there’s a good chance you’ll find the English pop star turning her compost heap or ripping out weeds – while looking like she’s just stepped off the set of a music video.
Alison Moyet on her new album, Key, and her upcoming tour of Australia

Sep 3, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. You might assume that the early 1980s were a time of giddy excitement for Alison Moyet: after releasing two major synth-pop albums with Yazoo bandmate Vince Clarke, she found herself in a bidding war between record labels Virgin and CBS.
Controversial ex-ABC broadcasters Antoinette Lattouf and Josh Szeps set to debate identity politics

Aug 20, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

Antoinette Lattouf and Josh Szeps abruptly left the ABC within days of each other. Now they’re discussing one of the thorniest subjects in media. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
The young, black moderate who argues that 'anti-racism' is racist

Aug 19, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michael Lallo

A curious thing happened to Coleman Hughes in 2023. The American writer, intellectual and podcast host gave a speech, " A case for colour blindness", at the annual TED Conference in Vancouver. The author of The End of Race Politics defended what he believes is the misunderstood and maligned concept of colour-blindness: the idea that we should treat people without regard to race in public policy and our personal lives. This puts him at odds with peers such as Ibram X.
How 'the most pointless TV show ever' became an Aussie hit

Aug 6, 2024 | smh.com.au | Michael Lallo

To say that viewers were sceptical of Gogglebox Australia before its 2015 debut is an understatement. "Will this be the most pointless TV show ever?" asked one Reddit user. "An incredible lazy format," scoffed another. But the most common objection was this: "Why would anyone watch a TV program about other people watching TV?"David McDonald, head of comedy at Endemol Shine Australia, had a similar reaction when the concept was pitched to him.
Gogglebox Australia’s 20th season: How ‘the most pointless TV show ever’ became an Aussie hit

Aug 6, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

Dismissed as ‘uninspired’ before it even began, Gogglebox proved the nasysayers wrong. , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To say that viewers were sceptical of Gogglebox Australia before its 2015 debut is an understatement. “Will this be the most pointless TV show ever?” asked one Reddit user. “An incredible lazy format,” scoffed another.
How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics in WA

Jul 25, 2024 | theage.com.au | Michael Lallo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the residents of Sydney’s Olympic village snapped up all 70,000 condoms on offer, forcing organisers to hurriedly replenish supplies, much snickering ensued. But the real story is more nuanced.