Films about incompetent, inspirational flops are popular at present. These strange heroes embody the mantra of our self-help culture: never give up and embrace willpower over talent.
- Senior Lecturer School of Architecture & Urban Design, RMIT University
Barbie has a forgotten history of changing in response to market pressures. Are her multiple new bodies ushering in an era of ethical body inclusiveness, or is Mattel just shifting deckchairs on the Titanic?
The Hateful Eight has been praised as a violent but optimistic story of men working to come together – but it’s also been derided as a thinly veiled exercise in misogynistic violence.
President Obama’s recent condemnation of the Confederate battleflag mirrors the current and rapidly-changing public mood on this artefact. But attitudes to the flag have deeper roots.
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