For women in war zones, heritage sites can go beyond worship and history. They are places of gendered socialising.
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Catholic nuns and religious sisters are gaining new visibility in digital spaces. These contemporary self-representations are connected to a complicated history.
Netflix’s three-part documentary about Kylie Minogue covers her nearly 40 year career, as Minogue sits in her archive room going through slides and mementos.
Before the end of the year, dating app Bumble will be getting rid of the swipe and introducing an AI powered dating assistant.
The film is a portrait of a highly dysfunctional family fighting over generational wealth – a familiar story for many.
A finding of anti-competitive behaviour by US industry giant Live Nation raises questions about New Zealand’s heavily consolidated music market.
Michelin’s international expansion has increasingly involved public tourism funding and destination partnerships.
The Tasmanian government has apologised for body parts being collected and displayed without consent. This is not the first time this has happened in Australia.
The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, but also grief and deception.
Leah Purcell has told the story of The Drover’s Wife across play, novel, film and now opera. Each form has extended its political and emotional reach.
New research suggests more investment in community radio could help recover some of this losses faced by the music industries.
The Academy has decided to ban AI actors and scripts from the Oscars. But machine learning systems are actually used in cinema more often than most people realise.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was marked by great music, and by continuing controversy over Israel’s participation.
Theatre can model new possibilities, transform thinking and centre the rights and needs of children.
What did Thucydides really say on this? And what’s Athens and Sparta got to do with the current state of US-China relations?
70 years on, Eurovision voters are driven by identity, politics and national alliances – and the juries and public often don’t agree.
This clear-eyed adaptation makes the most of its literary roots while also piecing together a unique theatrical language.
Dataland will be a ‘living museum’. But behind its futuristic facade and the fleeting cultural landscapes hosted inside, the museum has much deeper historical roots.
From the 750s on, the Vikings’ advanced shipbuilding technology helped give them the edge.
For migrants living with dementia, memory loss weakens links between language, culture and expression. Music can help.
Although Jimmy Donaldson might have you think otherwise, exploiting people for entertainment can’t be morally offset by doing good elsewhere.
These groundbreaking films by Iranian women directors explain the deep-rooted origins of the Iranian feminist movement.
Melbourne Theatre Company’s version of Tennessee Williams’ play invites real experimentation back into the Melbourne main stage conversation.
It is perhaps the way Ken is brought forward by the bright yellow ochre background that gives the work its greatest sense of presence.
The term Fenian can’t be untangled from a dark history of anti-Irish racism. That’s why Kneecap chose it.