Culture

Politics & Society

The real cost of paying for a bride

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

Politics & Society

Growing a feeling of home in a new city

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

Politics & Society

Is this the world’s coolest street? Or is the system rigged?

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?

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

Gendered labour in the Australian arts

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

Arts & Culture

Building intercultural engagement through music

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

Education

AI means a rethink of teaching foreign languages

Machines are better than most human foreign language learners at translation, so teaching languages should now focus on global competence

Arts & Culture

Translating data into soft power

Understanding the power of raw data for cultural institutions to create compelling stories has become easier with a new data mapping app

Arts & Culture

Did Charles Dickens invent Christmas?

While the Victorian author didn’t actually invent Christmas, he did renew – and redefine – its generous spirit

Arts & Culture

Conserving the world’s oldest processional dragon

For the last year, Grimwade Conservation Services has been conserving Loong 龍, the oldest intact Imperial processional dragon in the world