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Dick Van Dyke says turning 100 is no reason to stop living, and he'll just keep on going. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentStill dancing: celebrations as Dick Van Dyke turns 100

America - and indeed the world - is celebrating Dick Van Dyke, as the beloved entertainment icon reaches his 100th birthday.

Hannah Roberts

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is streaming on Netflix.

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We are HERE for the pettiness of new Sean Combs Netflix doco

This week our Screen Queen is pulling out her bandana and popping on the new Puff Daddy doco, checking out Fallout season two, revisiting Emily In Paris and rediscovering The Good Wife.

Clare Rigden

Troye Sivan is reissuing his Blue Neighbourhood album ten years after its release.

STM LOVES A few of our favourite things from this week

Our tips include a reissue of a Perth favourite’s debut album, a new restaurant at an iconic site, a familiar face fronting a major campaign, a fun tee for a good cause and a delicious calendar collab.

Jade Jurewicz, Megan French and Katherine Fleming

Nat Barr has a very special festive season planned.

TVCommentsNat Barr reveals everything she has planned for her WA Xmas

Sunrise host Natalie Barr is headed West for Christmas again this year. But not before stepping in to host this year’s The Salvation Army’s Carols in the Domain.

Clare Rigden

“Stop, stop,” Lady Gaga said as the dancer slid off the stage. X@MayhemBallTour

NewsFans shocked as star stops Sydney show

Lady Gaga was forced to stop the music after a dramatic incident unfolded halfway through her concert in Sydney on Saturday.

Alexandra Feiam

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Emily (Lily Collins) is back living her best life in Rome.

TVCommentsEverything worth watching on TV this week

Emily In Paris, Fallout, Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Networks, A (Very) Musical Christmas and Born To Be Wild: here’s what we’re watching on TV this week.

Clare Rigden

Christmas on the Green.

Your Week What’s on this week in Perth

Gearing up for Christmas or heading out to see some music, there are some great options this week in Perth.

Belle Taylor

Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Joe Alwyn as Bartholomew in director Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet.

Summer filmsPremiumThe movies to catch this summer

As the temperature rises, there aren’t too many things better than sitting in a darkened cinema, choc bomb in hand. PLAY movie critic Ben O’Shea gives a run-down on the best new films coming to cinemas soon.

Ben O’Shea

Escapologist Andrew Basso is one of the Four Horsemen in Now You See Me Live.

StagePremiumFour Horsemen magic bound for Perth

Keeping audiences on the edge of their seats with extra elements of danger is all part of what Italian escapologist Andrew Basso refers to as “the Tom Cruise Mission: Impossible” aspect of his job.

Tanya MacNaughton

AGWA Director Colin Walker pictured with Studio interior by Bernard Hall from the exhibition Attachment Styles: Modes of Belonging in Modern and Contemporary Art. Ian Munro

Iconic art PremiumIconic WA art goes on new display

They have been safely in storage for a time to allow some of the gallery’s more than 18,000 other works space to shine

Malcolm Quekett

K-Pop music, along with Korean films and innovations are being featured at the National Museum. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

EntertainmentKorean culture wave crashes onto Australian shores

An exhibit of South Korean pop culture has gone on display in the nation's capital, showcasing some of the biggest names from Korean film, TV and music.

Zac de Silva

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Pets On A Train

Reel TalkPremiumPets On A Train no match for Zootopia 2

If you are really desperate to entertain the kids these school holidays, you may just find yourself watching Pets On A Train. We feel for you.

Ben O’Shea

Taylor Swift for her album Folklore.

MusicCommentsPremiumFrom bangers to breakdowns: Why hit songs are getting sadder

Pop music is getting sadder, sharper and far more simple… and it’s been heading that way for 50 years.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Kate Winslet has opened up on why now is the right time to make her directional debut.

EntertainmentCommentsPremiumKate Winslet on why now is right time to start directing

Kate Winslet has had a long and decorated career as an actress, but she’s recently opened up on why now is the perfect time to make her directional debut.

Amy Cavender

A painting for the 1977 movie Star Wars has been described as a piece of US history by an expert. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentPainting that introduced Star Wars fetches $US3.9m

An original painting for the 1977 film, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, has sold at auction for $US3.87 million.

Audrey McAvoy

Comedian Andy Dick.

World NewsComedian collapses, admits taking drugs from stranger

In a new video, Comedian Andy Dick has detailed what happened moments before he collapsed on a Hollywood street.

Kimberley Braddish

The new Bluey video games is now live on the App Store.

GamesCommentsBluey video game launches: How much parents need to pay

Australia’s most popular animated Blue Heeler Bluey is off on a new adventure, with a video game launched exclusively on Thursday for one platform.

Max Corstorphan

Iceland will join Spain, the Netherlands, ?Ireland and Slovenia in boycotting Eurovision. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentIceland joins Eurovision boycott in protest over Israel

Icelandic broadcaster RUV says it will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest because of discord over Israel's participation.

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Noongar artist Boox Kid, whose real name is Jarred Wall, said he was overjoyed to be chosen as this year’s main prize winner. 

EntertainmentCommentsNoongar electronic artist wins coveted $25k support package

Indie electronic pop act Boox Kid has some big plans in store after taking home the Limelight music support fund package valued at $25,000.

Claire Sadler

Trumpeter Adrian Kelly.

StageAn afternoon inside the heart of musical theatre

Melody Speaks - The Heart Of Musical Theatre grew from trumpeter Adrian Kelly’s desire to take some of the most powerful songs from the musical theatre canon and put them in a more intimate, jazz club setting.

Tanya MacNaughton

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says Italian "cuisine is not just food or a collection of recipes". (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentItalian cooking and its rituals get UNESCO designation

The preparation and consumption of Italian cuisine has officially joined UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

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Sophie Kinsella's best-selling books include Can You Keep A Secret? and The Undomestic Goddess. (AP PHOTO)

EntertainmentShopaholic series author Kinsella dies at age 55

Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, has died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

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