Cultural History

Politics & Society

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Analysis

Historical accuracy matters more than ever in our polarised world

From Comfort Women memorials to researchers facing court battles, telling difficult histories is becoming a complex balancing act

Sciences & Technology

After 250 years, Mount Vesuvius exhibit erupts back into life

A model of Mount Vesuvius erupting, designed in 1775, has been rebuilt by engineering students for a new exhibition at the University of Melbourne

Arts & Culture

After 50 years, why Stephen King is still relevant

Carrie, Pennywise and other Stephen King horrors endure because his stories are grounded in an authentic depiction of suburbia

Arts & Culture

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Quiz

Quiz: 100 years of Disney vs Warner Bros.

As two giants of Hollywood’s culture-defining studios turn 100 this year – Warner Bros. and Disney – test your knowledge about their creative history

Arts & Culture

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Quiz

Think you know your Ancient History?

Can you tell Minoan from Mycenaean? Or recall Nero’s dying words? Test yourself in our Classics quiz

Arts & Culture

The hidden stories in Australia’s cultural data

Digitised cultural databases are a treasure house of information that are telling us the missing stories in Australia’s cultural history