Pop Culture

The wait is finally over — this week we’ll FINALLY get the first four episodes of the final season of Stranger Things. Before you dive in, here are four things to know ahead of this Thursday’s release.

You’re not imagining it. Korean and Japanese culture really are everywhere. Some of the most successful titles of the year come not out of Hollywood but Asia, and 2025 is shaping up to be an inflection point.

‘His mom and sister can’t help worrying what it will do to him.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Mission: Impossible star used his honorary Oscar speech to once again spearhead his other big movie mission: ‘to protect what makes cinema powerful’.

THE WASHINGTON POST: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the perfect prosperity-gospel, purity-culture, Project 2025 distillation of femininity in the current bull market era of evangelical America.

‘Every time I feel like I’m a step ahead something happens’.

The fate of some of Summer Bay’s most loved faces will be left hanging as Home And Away wraps up with an epic season finale on Wednesday.

Streaming services know you’re on your phone while you watch their content. A Netflix insider reveals how the writing room has changed to combat your distraction.

WATCH: Ariana Grande looked terrified as an Australian ‘mega fan’ ambushed her at a Wicked premiere, with co-star Cynthia Erivo springing into action.

The career of Sydney Sweeney seems like a foretaste of a shallow future. From jeans to memes, Sweeney is a big cultural presence but her films continue to have little cultural impact.

Kris Jenner marked her 70th birthday with a lavish, star-studded celebration that brought together some of the world’s biggest names in entertainment, business and even royalty.

Yes, argues a provocative new book. It is half right.

The full story of how A-ha emerged from the Norwegian tundra with the ultimate ’80s pop song, and its unexpected afterlife.

Taylor Momsen and Jim Carrey, who co-starred in the 2000 holiday film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, have reunited for the first time in 25 years.