Hello from sunny Melbourne, where Formula One fever has well and truly set in ahead of this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix at Albert Park. Don't worry, you didn't accidentally open the TDA Sport newsletter, but Drive to Survive has turned pit lane drama into prestige television, and F1's cultural crossover shows no signs of slowing down.

Case in point: TDA asked Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson (a talented singer and guitarist himself) to put together the ultimate F1 boy band. Here's his lineup: "Charles [Leclerc] has gotta be in there because he's good on the piano. Lewis [Hamilton] has very good music knowledge… he's even done some producing stuff, and he can play as well. Daniel [Ricciardo] would be in there for the vibes. Even some vocals."

Frontman? Lawson, obviously.

“If you want to know someone who’s never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy. The guy knows nothing about what he’s talking about, and he’s making a ton of money on a grotesque display of someone else’s life.”
Jack Schlossberg (the grandson of John F. Kennedy) has criticised Love Story in an interview with CBS. The new Disney+ drama about JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette’s relationship was created by Connor Hines, but executive-produced by Ryan Murphy. Schlossberg is the son of Caroline Kennedy and nephew of the late JFK Jr. He is currently running for Congress.

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The minimum number of films Paramount is promising to release in cinemas annually, as part of its new deal with Warner Bros.

Harry Styles performed his new single Aperture on stage at the 2026 BRIT Awards. The singer is preparing to perform his fourth studio album – Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally – live in Manchester on Friday. The full show will be available to stream globally on Netflix just a few days later. For Australian audiences, that means early Monday morning.

The 32nd annual Actor Awards, formerly the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, were held this week.

As the only major film and television honours voted on exclusively by actors, the ceremony can be one of the most reliable Oscars predictors.

Here’s what you might have missed.

The night’s biggest shock came when Michael B. Jordan won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his dual roles as twins Smoke and Stack in Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller Sinners. Viola Davis presented the award to a visibly emotional Jordan.

Many pundits had predicted Timothée Chalamet would take the prize for Marty Supreme, making Jordan’s win a potential shake-up in the Oscar race. It came at a crucial time, with voting for this year’s Oscars closing tomorrow (local time).

Actors make up the largest voting bloc for the Oscars, but all members of the Academy can vote on Jordan and Chalamet’s category.

Sinners also claimed the gong for the best ensemble in a film, making Coogler the first director to helm two ensemble winners. He previously won for Black Panther.

Jessie Buckley won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor for Hamnet, while Sean Penn and Amy Madigan collected the supporting role awards for One Battle After Another and Weapons, respectively.

The Pitt and The Studio picked up awards for their ensembles and leading men, Noah Wyle and Seth Rogen.

Keri Russell won for The Diplomat, her third nomination and first win.

In the limited series categories, Michelle Williams won for Dying for Sex, edging out awards-season favourite Erin Doherty from Adolescence. However, the UK hit didn’t go home empty-handed, with16-year-old star Owen Cooper winning his category over his on-screen father Stephen Graham.

Each year, the ceremony opens with actors sharing stories from their careers, ending with their names and the phrase “and I’m an actor.” This year featured Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991. Fox used his moment to reflect on being both a father and an actor before receiving a standing ovation.

Another poignant moment came when Catherine O'Hara won Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series for The Studio. O’Hara died aged 71 in January following a brief illness.

Rogen accepted on her behalf, telling the audience: “We were lucky that we got to live in a world where she so generously shared her talents with us.”

Later, Harrison Ford received the Life Achievement Award. Ford thanked his fellow performers before deadpanning that he was there “to receive a prize for being alive.”

The next and final stop of awards season is the Oscars in less than two weeks. In next week’s newsletter, we’ll bring you an explainer of how voting for the Oscars actually works, and who is expected to walk away with the gold statuettes.

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

New to Shakespeare? Start with the original political thriller

Bell Shakespeare’s production of Julius Caesar directed by Peter Evans proves that 400-year-old drama is still relevant.

Rome’s on edge. Caesar’s fresh off a military win, and the word “king” is getting thrown around a little too comfortably. He’s offered the crown three times – and each “no” feels less and less convincing.

Brutus and Cassius decide to intervene. One very famous murder later, the republic unravels.

It’s sharp, fast, and genuinely gripping – the perfect night out if you’re ready to swap your usual binge watch for something live (and way more dramatic).

Showing in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, get tickets now.

Australia's most-listened-to radio show, the Kyle and Jackie O Show, has been taken off air.

A seven-minute argument brought the 25-year partnership to an abrupt end, ultimately leading host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson to walk away from the show.

A statement from broadcast ARN to the ASX on Tuesday said: “The KIIS breakfast show will be taken off-air effective immediately.”

The statement said that Jackie O has told the network she “cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands”.

Sandilands and Henderson signed a 10-year contract reportedly worth $200 million.

Kyle and Jackie O first started broadcasting together in 2000, building the country's most-listened-to radio show.

The pair became the highest-paid media personalities in Australian history. In November 2023, they signed a multi-million dollar deal, locking them in with KIIS until 2034.

Their show has a lengthy history of controversies.

Over the years, the hosts faced multiple advertiser boycotts and several investigations by Australia's communications regulator, which found the show had breached decency standards on many occasions.

Those incidents included an on-air discussion involving the mpox outbreak, a segment about the Virgin Mary, and subjecting a 14-year-old girl to a live lie detector test about her sexual history, during which she revealed she had been assaulted.

On 20 February, the duo were discussing the recent arrest of former Prince Andrew on air.

When Henderson mentioned she wanted to consult Andrew’s astrology chart, Sandilands told her that her "fixation" on astrology had made her "almost unworkable" and that she had been "off with the fairies."

The exchange escalated into a seven-minute argument, with Sandilands claiming people at the station had been complaining about Henderson.

She responded that she would never speak to him the way he speaks to her.

Henderson did not return to the show following the incident, taking the following week off to "gather her thoughts".

She was due to return to the show this week. Instead, her leave was extended, and on Tuesday night, it was announced she was leaving the show entirely.

In its statement to the ASX, ARN (which owns 58 radio stations across Australia), said Henderson had told the network she "cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands," and that the KIIS breakfast show would be "taken off-air effective immediately."

ARN also declared that Sandilands had breached his contract during the on-air argument, calling his behaviour "an act of serious misconduct."

Sandilands has been given 14 days to remedy the breach, or his contract will be cancelled.

In the meantime, he has been taken off air, with fill-in host Smallzy stepping in on Wednesday.

ARN said it has offered Henderson "the possibility of an alternative show on the ARN network."

Brooklyn Ross, longtime newsreader of the Kyle and Jackie O show, said it was "hard to describe how important Kyle and Jackie O have been in [his] life".

In a post to Instagram, Ross wrote, "They built a life-changing radio show for so many people, and I am incredibly grateful to have spent the past 12 years by their side".

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for ARN to terminate Sandilands’ contract.

"For years, Kyle Sandilands has made millions off misogynistic, racist, and plain vile content... History has shown he does not care about being sanctioned, or counselled, and will not change... He is unfit to have a public platform, and he should be sacked.”

She added, “Why is it always the woman that has to leave?”