Scores for horror films and thrillers are all about creating the mood and the tension. To do that, you've probably got to watch some gruelling stuff — many, many times.

The story of Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 for killing a man who picked her up for sex, is spreading around the world after a number of high-profile celebrities campaign for her release.

Drawing inspiration during dull periods in a race against daily deadlines is the toughest part of the job for Australian Financial Review cartoonist David Rowe. But an increasingly volatile political landscape has left him rarely facing this challenge of late.

The boyhood home of country music icon Johnny Cash in a tiny Arkansas town is considered for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Meet Larissa MacFarlane, visual artist, disability advocate and lover of handstands. She wasn't always an artist — she only began making art after a car accident left her with a traumatic brain injury at age 29.