Popular Culture

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Analysis

The unseen environmental cost of a fleeting film set

As climate concerns grow, the film and television industry is trialling new sustainable practices, with one new series focusing on eco-friendly materials to reduce carbon footprint

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Analysis

Heated Rivalry is everywhere (except it's not)

The queer Canadian hockey romance has dominated social media and cultural conversation this summer, but viewing figures tell a very different story about who's actually watching

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Analysis

Please don’t let us down with this ending, Stranger Things

The final season has arrived. So, have the Duffer Brothers orchestrated an ending that satisfies our nostalgia for the '80s, the fragility of adolescence and the power of friendship?

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Analysis

K-Pop Demon Hunters’ continued domination redefines streaming

Unlike other shows, the idols in K-Pop Demon Hunters are not only glossy but highly relatable, messy and human. This may help explain why it's become the most-watched Netflix movie of all time

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Book extract

Taylor Swift is filling a ‘blank space’ in academic research

A new book explores how Swift studies is bringing the cultural phenomena of Taylor Swift into academia

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Opinion

Navigate MIFF without losing your mind – or missing a masterpiece

The Melbourne International Film Festival program can be overwhelming, so here’s a few tips to help you find your way through Australia’s premier film fortnight

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Research

Yes, there’s such a thing as zombie porn

The porn industry has been smuttying up pop culture for decades, and zombie porn just reflects our weird appetites

Politics & Society

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Analysis

The one-two punch threatening to knock out the Australian film industry

A 100 per cent tariff on films and a streaming market saturated with overseas content threatens not only Australia’s film industry, but also our unique film culture

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Analysis

By filming in a single shot, Adolescence is choreographed with the precision of live theatre

Each one-hour episode of Netflix’s Adolescence is realised in a single, unbroken take. No edits. No resets.

Arts & Culture

Have you been taken by the Korean Wave yet?

What big data tells us about the rising popularity of South Korean ‘Hallyu’ culture around the world