Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
The Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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This creative and well-timed read will make you believe in a better world
Comics journalist Sam Wallman’s new graphic novel, Our Members be Unlimited, articulates the appeal of collective union action. → Read More
Women join forces for a memoir about the friendship that freed them
Runaways, a dual narrative memoir, is a good starting point for newcomers to the complexities of feminism and race but offers little to those already deeply immersed. → Read More
What to read this week: A beautiful novel about life after war
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Steven Carroll assess recent fiction and non-fiction. → Read More
From sexting to one-night stands, Send Nudes is a book of the moment
Our critics cast their eyes over eight new books to read, including Saba Sams’ short story collection and Kristy Campion’s history of extremism in Australia. → Read More
Music lovers spoilt for choice with these two near-perfect albums
The latest albums from Taylor Swift, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Elbow all receive rave reviews. → Read More
Zadie Smith’s new work and a novel ‘riddled with cliches’: books to hit and miss this week
Book reviewers have cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases. Here are their picks from the bunch. → Read More
Farming, Medusa and new work from Kaz Cooke: our book picks of the week
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Fiona Capp cast their eyes over recently released fiction and non-fiction → Read More
Get the tissues, Adele brings the feels in first new music in six years
The piano ballad, Easy on Me, is an enticing taste of her upcoming studio album 30. → Read More
A theatrical, grandiose listening experience: Halsey’s new album is an evolution
There’s a darkness to Halsey’s fourth record that befits the current times, as well as the artist’s own transitional life period. → Read More
Showy yet subtle, Kylie Minogue's Disco sparkles with hope
What stands out about the pop star's 15th album is its overwhelming feeling of optimism. → Read More
Music reviews: Jack White, Joan Baez, Guided By Voices, Jethro Pickett and more
Jack White's Boarding House Reach, Jethro Pickett's France, Joanna Wallfisch's Blood & Bone, Piotr Anderszewski's Mozart Piano Concertos, Guided By Voices' Space Gun and Joan Baez's Whistle Down the Wind. → Read More
Music reviews: The Breeders, Migos, Blair Dunlop, Camp Cope and more
The Breeders' All Nerve, Migos's Culture II, Blair Dunlop's Notes from an Island, Camp Cope's How to Socialise and Make Friends, Sally Whitwell's Philip Glass Complete Etudes for Solo Piano and Linsey Pollak and Lizzie O'Keefe's Dangerous Song - Blue → Read More
My conservative Vietnamese family from western Sydney voted 'yes' – stop blaming migrants
I am lucky to have a family whose views have changed over time, writes Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen. → Read More
Music reviews: Kelly Clarkson, John Maus, Fred Smith, Curtis Harding and more
Kelly Clarkson's Meaning of Life, John Maus' Screen Memories, Fred Smith's Great, Zoe Knighton and Ian Munro's Northern Cello, Curtis Harding's Face Your Fear and Last Leaves' Other Towns Than Ours. → Read More
Music Reviews: St Vincent, Van Morrison, Niall Horan, Zara McFarlane and more
St Vincent's Masseduction, Van Morrison's Roll with the Punches, Niall Horan's Flicker, Zara McFarlane's Arise, Destroyer's ken and Krystian Zimerman's Schubert Piano Sonatas → Read More
Music reviews: Pink, Burning Ghosts, Cults, David Crosby and more
Pink's Beautiful Trauma, Burning Ghosts' Reclamation, Cults' Offering, David Crosby's Sky Trails, Two Steps in the Water's Sword Song and Alister Spence Trio's Not Everything But Enough → Read More
Sexual harassment is all too common at gigs – even without artists like YG inciting it
Rapper YG's behaviour on the weekend was deplorable, but it is far from an isolated incident. → Read More
Music reviews: Snoop Dogg, Ella Fitzgerald, Sufjan Stevens, Ride
Los Angeles rap is already responsible for several of 2017's best albums thus far. Mark this as another. → Read More
Cooking Vietnamese food is like having my family here with me
This year I resolved to learn the dishes of my homeland, and my mother's lessons have been a gift. → Read More
A beast in feminist clothing
I have always loved Disney, and still do. But it's interesting what I now notice as I become more politically aware. → Read More