Movies
'Obsession' isn't just about male entitlement – I recognise my destructive fantasies here too
While most reviews of hit film 'Obsession' focussed on male entitlement, Natalie Feliks found the non-gendered themes of the film most striking.
Culture
Analysis
The anti-ageing obsession is the new diet culture
The pressure on women to look young is playing out just like toxic 2000s diet culture, writes Crystal Andrews.
Analysis
Why Your Trusty Community Radio Station Is Key to Saving Aus Music
Cancelled your Spotify account? Try community radio instead.
Explainers
Underconsumption Core: This Trend Is Not About The Economy
Underconsumption videos are snippets of normal life. Just regular stuff.
Opinion
We Refuse to Be Conscripted Into the Generation Wars
I am exhausted by the meaningless generational beef we’re being force-fed.
Explainers
We're Tracking Good News in 2024 (For Our Sanity And Yours!)
Read this, it's good for you.
Explainers
TikTok vs Universal Music Group: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Artists?
The big corporations involved can afford to go back and forth on artists' livelihoods but the artists themselves cannot.
Explainers
Every Good News Story From 2023 Proving It Really Does Get Better
Read this, it's good for you.
Opinion
'Fam': The Melbourne Exhibition That Healed Some of My Immigrant Kid Guilt
Instead of focusing on how the world sees us, Fam looks at how immigrants and children of immigrants see ourselves.
Opinion
I Think Melbourne Cup Might Be Over For Real
The Melbourne Cup is no longer a cultural centrepiece of Australian society.
Explainers
Cosy Games Are Teaching Us The Big Life Lessons
There's more to the cosy games than escapism – the genre is quietly training us in the vital skills necessary for life in the 21st Century.
Opinion
Is Religion the Ultimate Test of Gen Z Acceptance and Inclusion?
"When I say 'I’m religious' to a new friend, their cultural reference points paint only one picture: that I’m being forced by my parents."