Popular Culture
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Arts & Culture
The Decameron: Medieval lockdown project or ‘wine-soaked sex romp’?
Boccaccio’s fourteenth-century masterpiece, now a Netflix series, shows the universality of human responses to a pandemic (along with some sex)
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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
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Arts & Culture
Opinion
Is K-Pop going K-aput?
The Korean Wave is a global phenomenon, but there’s a dark side to South Korea’s soft-power strategy that we need to talk about
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Arts & Culture
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
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Arts & Culture
These five films are a ‘must see’ at MIFF 2023
There’s no need to be overwhelmed by the movie schedule at the Melbourne International Film Festival with these hot tips
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Arts & Culture
Succession: Ten reasons why you’ll (re)watch this modern TV masterpiece
Now that it’s over, let’s discuss why it’s so good
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Arts & Culture
How popular culture helps with the business of death
The staging of the musical ‘Fun Home’ in Melbourne is part of a broader embrace of issues around how we deal with death
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Arts & Culture
Reframing the ‘Australian Ugliness’
This year celebrates the 100 year anniversary of architect Robin Boyd’s birth. He was well-known for his scathing assessment of Australian popular architecture and design, but did Boyd eventually change his mind?
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Politics & Society
Get with the (political) programming
If real-life politics is getting you down, these fictional political TV power players might inspire your interest instead
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Arts & Culture
Putting the real in fantasy superheroes
Stan Lee’s superheroes are grounded in an emotional reality and optimism that we can still save the world