Culture

The best stories crackle with a kind of electricity, but why they grab us can be hard to articulate. A new podcast is trying to find the answer

Engaging in friendship can be an act of resistance, where we choose to create worlds together, instead of pursuing self-interest

The work of author Ian Hideo Levy, the first Westerner to write literature in Japanese, questions the links between language, nation and ethnicity

Feeling unsettled? We’re living through the consequences of a culture of disruption that’s been centuries in the making

Bride price is a valued traditional marriage practice of the South Sudanese people, but its moral, economic and human rights consequences mean we may need to move away from the practice in both South Sudan and Australia

Migrants to Port Vila from elsewhere in Vanuatu build connections with people and places using practices that relate to the land

Melbourne, Australia – or at least one of our streets – has topped yet another global ranking, but what does it mean to be officially ‘cool’ and who decides?

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

Researchers are using cultural data to highlight the obscured history of Australian women artists, revealing gender disparities and opportunities for positive change

A new framework aims to celebrate and generate opportunities for cultural exchange and the expression of new cultural identities through shared music