Culture

Hwei Loke (in the centre wearing white) with onscreen talent.
TV
Wenlei Ma

The new normal in streaming is all about the hub

Customers want consolidation so they don’t have to pay for as many streaming services. The industry isn’t there yet, but now it’s all about the middle ground: the hub.

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That's not his wife.
review
TV
Wenlei Ma

Notorious novel’s bawdy sexcapades bought to small screen

Disney is the last media company you’d expect to release a series with full frontal penis shots, orgies and generous droppings of the C-bomb.

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Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Duggal Greenhouse on October 15, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York.
Culture
Max Corstorphan

Victoria’s Secret returns with stunning star-studded event

The Victoria’s Secret fashion show has returned after a six-year hiatus, giving the world a star-studded event filled with the brand’s signature lingerie and iconic angel wings. 

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A trial date of May 5 has been set for US hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.
USA
Staff Writers

Diddy lawyers want accusers named as home detention request denied

Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have requested the names of his accusers be disclosed to prepare for trial as their request for home detention is denied.

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A new tell-all book on Fleetwood Mac claims there have been “at least four” versions of the band since 1967.
Music
The Washington Post

New tell-all book proves once again Fleetwood Mac is forever

A new tell-all book delves into the band’s tumultuous history and I couldn’t be more excited, writes David Kirby.

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Video
Paul Mescal dons a kilt in his photoshoot to promote Gladiator II.
Culture
Grant Tucker

Kilty as charged: Gladiator star gives it a bit of leg in GQ

Irish actor Paul Mescal swapped his Roman duds for a kilt as he told the mag that he opted against approaching Russell Crowe for advice on handling the sequel to the 2000 blockbuster.

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Slow Horses has scored a season six renewal.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Slow Horses’ rare victory in fickle streaming age

Slow Horses has been graced with an early renewal for a sixth season in a streaming landscape littered with shows that rarely go beyond three years.

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Video
Taylor Swift announces career move after The Eras Tour wraps.
Culture
Georgie Kearney

Taylor Swift announces career move as The Eras Tour wraps

The singer said she was ‘excited’ to make the announcement ahead of kicking off the final leg of her The Eras Tour.

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Shrinking returns with a second season this week.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Under-the-radar TV show balances funnies and pathos

Shrinking shares some of its creative team with Ted Lasso so it’s not a huge surprise that it has a similar adroitness in blending comedy and pathos.

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George Negus has been described as a ‘giant of Australian journalism’.
TV
Peta Rasdien

Tributes flow for ‘giant of Australian journalism’ Negus

Praise for the veteran newsman is coming from all quarters — media, politics, sport and the public. 

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Adam Elliot's latest film is Memoir of a Snail
Film
Wenlei Ma

Light and dark of suburban Australia in Oscar winner’s film

Adam Elliot loves and hates Australian suburbs. It’s why they always feature so prominently in his work.

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US model Karlie Kloss walks the runway next to US singer Taylor Swift during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Earl's Court exhibition centre in London.
Fashion
Emily Cronin

Victoria’s Secret is back. How will 2024 view its Angels?

From 1995 to 2018, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was the nexus of pop culture, fashion, entertainment, and an all-American view of ‘sexiness’.  Then, abruptly, the party was over.

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Beatles '64 features never-before-seen footage of the band and a host of their young fans.
Music
Naomi Clarke

Martin Scorsese to release Beatles documentary with unseen footage

Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese is producing a Beatles documentary about the ‘Fab Four’ with never-before-seen footage.

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The Apprentice charts Donald Trump's early days in the New York business scene.
Film
Wenlei Ma

‘Fake’: Trump’s rant against biopic of his life

Donald Trump knows how to generate publicity so maybe he shouldn’t have drawn attention to The Apprentice, a movie he supposedly hates?

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Video
Footage of Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek went viral on TikTok.
Culture
Georgie Kearney

‘Don’t touch me’: Nicole Kidman goes viral for ‘awkward’ exchange with A-lister

An insider has since weighed in on the uncomfortable moment.

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