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You can trace your summer treat all the way back to the ‘ice pits’ developed in the Persian desert in 550 BCE.
The ancient Greeks had a reputation for holding wild parties. But that’s not the only way to party like an ancient Greek.
Persian and other Islamic literature celebrated male homoerotic love as a form of divine longing – until Western moral codes entered the region.
The actor, singer, fashion icon and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died at 91.
This December marks Daphne Oram’s centenary. She was a visionary and a key influence in the history of electronic music.
I recently underwent an urgent surgery to have a cancerous growth removed – but this wasn’t enough of a reason for me to get a refund to a music festival.
Wellness culture is an intoxicating cocktail, blending evolved social preferences for health, fertility and social status with the signalling power of social media.
Every day of broadcasting has a story to tell. What were Australians watching on Christmas Eve 65 years ago? And why does it still matter today?
A century on, Battleship Potemkin’s vision of oppression, courage and collective resistance still crackles with an energy that reminds us why cinema matters.
Hallyu! at the National Museum of Australia comes from London’s V&A. What a pity we’re not focusing more on the history of Korean–Australian cultural exchange.
Rock art images show Songlines reached from Murujuga beside the Indian Ocean to the eastern Simpson Desert, 2,300 kilometers away.
For five decades, the image was attributed to Associate Press photographer Nick Út. But a documentary recently released on Netflix is challenging this.
Rob Reiner, the celebrated Hollywood director whose diverse filmography was loved by a broad array of audiences, has died at 78.
From Australia and around the world, here are the podcast gems of 2025.
Released in the Year of The Snake, and with clear nods to East Asian culture, Disney’s latest animated feature has smashed box office records in China.
A merger would also have consequences for the New Zealand screen industry if it reduces the number of big-spending foreign productions.
Heat is a sprawling, epic crime thriller that profoundly shaped contemporary Hollywood action cinema. Much imitated, it has never been surpassed.
’Tis the season for tabletop games – bringing people together since 2500 BCE.
Netflix has announced its planned acquisition of Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion. What will this mean for filmgoing?
Can (or will) Spotify be held legally accountable for hosting AI knockoffs of real bands? An expert explains.
A tiny Scottish village brings porridge to the world stage in this new documentary by Constantine Costi.
Research has shown gendered marketing in toys can shape kids’ future aspirations.
In the play Cowbois, rugged individuality and hyper masculinity are challenged and eventually replaced by joy, freedom and resistance.
After the Rain, curated by Tony Albert, celebrates the resurgence of Australian Indigenous cultures in the aftermath of the loss of the referendum