For Annie Dillard, the sonic intensity of poetry was critical to every form of writing she published throughout her life.
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The first woman judge on the High Court shaped Australian legal history and was an inspiration to many.
Blanche d'Alpuget had a long and successful career as a writer, but it was her stunning biography of Bob Hawke that brought her fame – and influence.
The journalist, author and activist has died aged 92. She spent more than 60 years setting feminist torches alight the world over.
Retrospectives on Yayoi Kusama often point to mental illness as the source of her inspiration. But before she made it big, she was a young girl inspired by traveling the world for the first time.
Tim Curry built a career out of charismatic villains and unforgettable characters. His greatest talent, though, may have been making himself disappear inside them.
John Iliffe was interested in evidence and interpretation, not theoretical abstraction.
Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
Bosnia remains a country divided by contrasting histories and narratives about the war. Mladić is a symbolic reminder of this.
Dolly Parton’s chart history tells a pointed story of an artist who built her independence one song at a time.
The Japanese artist, acclaimed for infinity mirror rooms, sprawling seas of polka dots, and dancing pumpkins, has died at 97.
Best known for his role in the Rocky Horror Show, Curry’s career of more than five decades was defined by extraordinary range and theatricality.
The biggest legacy Dolly Parton leaves is her songwriting, and three songs define her more than any others.
Dolly Parton’s first hit was titled ‘Dumb Blonde’. The country music legend, who has died at 80, was anything but that.
Johnny Young has died at 79. He made a major impact on this country’s musical and television landscape.
The Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash at 56.
Sam Neill has died at 78. He was an actor who chose restraint and reason, embellishing his characters with a feeling of genuine realism.
Larger than life, likeable and untroubled by journalistic ethics, Hinch will be remembered for his heartfelt convictions.
The Fed chair who served under five US presidents was more practical and less ideological than his detractors claimed.
Scolyer captured the world’s attention when he volunteered for a world-first experimental treatment for brain cancer. He died on Sunday night, aged 59.
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