Michael Sun

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Steph Harmon |Michael Sun |Alyx Gorman |Sian Cain |Beejay Silcox |Fiona Wright | +3 more

Salvage by Jennifer MillsScience fiction, Pan Macmillan, $34.99What does it mean to build a new world from the wreckage of a broken one? This question lies at the heart of Jennifer Mills’ mesmerising new novel, Salvage, which tracks the fortunes of two estranged sisters: gruff, defensive Jude and spectral Celeste. This is a work of speculative fiction, set in a near-future ravaged by war and climate crisis. To survive the chaos, Jude is convinced she needs to shed her past and avoid attachments.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Michael Sun

Lorde crashed a Lorde-themed party in Sydney on Sunday night, surprising a room full of unsuspecting fans attending a club night dedicated to her music. The event, held at Mary’s Underground, was described as a celebration of “our true Lorde and saviour” – but the New Zealand pop star snuck on to the dancefloor incognito and began shaking hands with fans before the crowd erupted in recognition, sending a wave of cheers and phone flashlights through the room.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Michael Sun

The Who’s drummer Zak Starkey has been fired from the band for a second time, just one month after he was fired then quickly reinstated. In an Instagram post on Monday, the group’s guitarist, Pete Townshend, announced that Starkey was no longer part of the band, just months shy of their farewell tour across North America. “After many years of great work on drums from Zak the time has come for a change,” Townshend’s post read. “A poignant time.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Steph Harmon |Sian Cain |Michael Sun |Lucy Clark |Celina Ribeiro |Alyx Gorman | +3 more

I Want Everything by Dominic AmerenaFiction, Simon & Schuster, $34.99This debut novel luxuriates in the lies it weaves. Dominic Amerena is a confident storyteller, jumping between the novel’s two narrators with ease. One, a down-on-his-luck writer searching for a story. The other, a reclusive Australian novelist who disappeared from the public eye at the height of her career.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Michael Sun

A Simple Favor is a patently deranged film. The 2018 mystery caper is, on paper, about a mummy vlogger (Anna Kendrick) investigating the disappearance of her enigmatic frenemy (Blake Lively). But it also brims with non-sequiturs and loose ends; line readings so stilted they feel beamed in from an alternate dimension where movies have never existed. Fast facts for Another Simple FavourWhat: The equally unhinged sequel to Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively’s pulpy murder mystery.