The Exorcist: Believer – double the trouble and twice the twisted terror
When the creators of the original The Exorcist made the proclamation it was “the scariest movie of all time”, they weren’t kidding. Despite it obviously falling…
AI-generated hidden messages are running rampant on the internet
Optical illusions on the internet are nothing new. I’ve often found myself mid-scroll on Facebook staring at an image to see if I can spot the…
Daft Punk to release a ‘drumless edition’ of seminal LP ‘Random Access Memories’
When you think of the music of Daft Punk, you think hooky beats that lock you into the groove. But how would an album of Daft…
Gaming expo PAX 2023 packed with awesome and awe-inspiring stuff; fresh announcements
Annual gaming expo PAX is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, but rather than looking back in celebration, the event is putting the ‘pro’ into progressive…
Embracing the Madness: an interview with Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy has been making music for close to 30 years. And it is music that has alway, always stood out from the common crowd. Cream…
Games without frontiers: Powerhouse Museum to celebrate all manner of gaming for one night only
Powerhouse Museum is bringing together the games community for one night only with its mammoth event Powerhouse Late: Gaming – celebrating Australian game innovation via live…
Henry Winkler announces tour of Australia; chatting about making pictures, and life’s ups and downs between takes
Henry Winkler is well-known for his pose of two-thumbs-up followed by an ‘Eyyyyy’, but his legacy in pop culture will show much more than that. Winkler’s…
‘Mary Poppins’ more than just a musical: part magic show, part circus, even part fever dream
Musicals can often come across as twee, especially when the subject is syrupy, and while you might assume a musical version of the childhood classic Mary…
‘Guinness World Records 2024’ packed with fascinating facts and surprising finds; WIN one of 10 copies!
Some people require a lot of incentive to practise being good at something – be it in sport, entertainment and especially career, money and status are…
Bertie Beetle turns 60 this year… so why are there no Bertie Beetle bags at this year’s Perth Royal Show?
Australian chocolate favourite Bertie Beetle turns 60 this year, the chocolate initially created in 1963 from leftover bits of Violet Crumble to result in a crispy, crunchy,…
How McDonald’s has conveniently removed the shame from obvious product placement in television and film
Do you remember the days of blatant product placement in film and TV? You’d see a can of Pepsi in a scene, strategically placed on the…
Why you’re possibly about to encounter a lot of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ on your browser…
Last year, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill was featured in Stranger Things: Season 4, inadvertently spawning a global re-appreciation of the song, and seeing it…
Ministry of Sound’s Classical concert series touring Australia in October and December
Ministry of Sound’s acclaimed orchestral concert series Classical will be touring Australia from October to December 2023. Having recently thrilled Australian and New Zealand fans through…
