News & Views Progressive or futile? ‘Offensive’ words removed from Roald Dahl classics Roald Dahl’s books have been edited and rewritten to erase language deemed offensive in today’s social English vernacular.
News & Views New Aussie drama Bad Behaviour gives us a complex portrayal of girlhood and queer stories Bad Behaviour shows a disturbing side to teenage girlhood we don’t often see represented in such a brutal, truthful way.
Screen Classic or…? Is “Sister Act” the best queer film of the 90s? Jessie Tu is reviewing the classics of the 1990s to see how they stand up today. This week, she watches Sister Act from 1992.
Music Even Rihanna has to put up with unpaid labour, as a pregnant mother Rihanna’s performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday was immense, spectacular and visually extraordinary, but she wasn’t paid!
Tech Only 8 per cent of AI professionals depicted in film are women, new study finds Study finds 8 per cent of AI professionals depicted in film are women–researchers worry this is exacerbating existing gender inequality.
News & Views Australian media continues to lean heavily on the “male authority figure” Men make up 70 per cent of quoted sources in print media, a new study published today has found, proving a concerning gender imbalance.
Music Harry Styles dedicates his Brit Award to the five women who were not nominated Harry Styles took home Artist of the Year at the Brit Awards, though he dedicated his win to five female artists who were not nominated.
Life “Cunk on Earth” might be the funniest show you’ll watch this year In “Cunk on Earth” Philomena Cunk (played by British comedian Diane Morgan) is my latest pop culture obsession, at its streaming on Netflix.
News & Views Screentime & anxiety concerns: Parents & educators report worsening emotional wellbeing in children Camp Australia’s Child Impact Survey reveals children are more overwhelmed and more sensitive since schools returned to normal teaching.
Music Beyoncé set to become most awarded artist in Grammy history; Viola Davis secures EGOT Beyoncé prepares to become most Grammys winning artist, while Viola Davis becomes third ever EGOT winner with Grammys win
Screen The construct of love examined in a new age rom-com we’re all about Lily James plays a documentary maker examining love in Shekhar Kapur’s latest film, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”.
Screen Classic or Problematic? Reviewing the 1993 Mrs Doubtfire on its 30th anniversary What does Mrs Doubtfire really say about families, womanhood, fatherhood, and who gets to do what? Thirty years on.
