How J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were inspired by Medieval poems of 'northern bravery'

Sep 04, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Entertainment

In a moment of distraction from the laborious work of marking an enormous pile of examination papers, J.R.R. Tolkien flipped to a blank page on a student essay and scribbled, in a hole in the ground there lived a...

The interactive art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: psychic resonance, surveillance and a murmuration of lights

Aug 22, 2023 04:24 am UTC| Entertainment

They stole my face, shouts a ten-year-old boy into a microphone, before stomping away. We are in the Rafael Lozano-Hemmer exhibition Atmospheric Memory at the Powerhouse in Sydney. The boys photograph was taken as soon...

Taylor Swift tickets are pricey, but fans get a blockbuster show and intimate connection with their idol

Aug 10, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Entertainment

The ticket scramble for Taylor Swifts latest tour has caused such a furore that even the likes of Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman have weighed in on it. The shows on the Eras tour, which runs until August...

Oppenheimer has an epic, layered soundtrack – but its real power is in the silence

Aug 10, 2023 08:17 am UTC| Entertainment

Christopher Nolans biopic on the theoretical scientist Robert Oppenheimer, who became known as the father of the atomic bomb, has an epic soundtrack. We follow Oppenheimers early work in Europe, establishing the Los...

Barbie isn't just a movie star now — she's also a virtual social media influencer

Jul 18, 2023 08:00 am UTC| Entertainment

The explosive public response to the upcoming Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling demonstrates the sheer power of nostalgic marketing for contemporary consumers. The Barbie movie made headlines last...

What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?

Jul 05, 2023 03:38 am UTC| Entertainment

The new Barbie film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is set for imminent release. But according to Vietnams state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper the films release has been barred. The head of the Department of Cinema, a...

An unlikely hero: American Born Chinese challenges the model minority myth

Jun 28, 2023 15:30 pm UTC| Entertainment

Theres trouble brewing in Heaven. This has implications for an average teenage boy Jin Wang (Ben Wang), the protagonist of the Disney+ series American Born Chinese (2023). The series is an adaptation of Gene Luen Yangs...