Popular hockey shows are imagining a more inclusive sport. But recent controversies show how difficult it is to change hockey culture.
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60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.
The best modern coaches combine high support with high expectations. But they also speak openly about vulnerability and empathy – and it works.
Stories about young queer people coming of age and finding love have touched people across age and identity, bringing healing after the AIDS crisis and harsh upbringings.
A good finale can be a sweet sendoff for viewers after years of investment. A bad one, however, can leave a bitter taste.
Hunger is setting in for Alone Australia contestants. Here’s what’s going on in the body and the mind.
As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood. But she’s closer to a prophet, warning viewers about what a work-obsessed future holds.
People often talk about reality TV in terms of how ‘trashy’ it is, and how it might be considered ‘guilty’ viewing. But is there any evidence of harm taking place?
The Buffy reboot faces a problem: what to do about visibly older cast members who play ageless vampires?
This PR crisis management comedy will take you on a riveting exploration of marketing, language and the state of Australian media.
Real ‘split brain’ patients have existed since the 1940s.
There’s plenty of new shows and films to stream as we near the end of 2024.
The series tries to tackle the twisted case of the Menéndez brothers who murdered their parents, but it ends up turning a family tragedy into a cheap spectacle.
A funny spy thriller, a classic album, a blockbuster feminist exhibition, a good book about a bad childhood and the end of our summer of sport
Step aside Bandit. With Father’s Day around the corner, it’s time to recognise Daddy Pig for the great father he is.
Kaos is a thrilling romp about gods and mortals vying for power and influence over the cosmos.
No matter how often you think of Ancient Rome, there is a good chance TV producers are doing so even more often.
In medieval Europe, vigilantism was rampant. Though there were rudimentary efforts to develop legal frameworks, the precepts could be bizarre, with justice sporadic and unevenly applied.
As an ex-Bachelor contestant framed as an ‘undercover spy’, and an author who has written a novel on the subject, the two of us are intimately familiar with reality TV ‘villains’.
Despite the series retaining elements of the novel that frustrated me, this time, I saw things a bit differently.
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