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If you think of Dumbo when you think of the circus, prepare to have your expectations smashed. Circa is taking on Swan Lake, and purists aren’t going to be scandalised.

With the final season of the hit fantasy/horror series crashing the streaming platform on its release day, it’s timely to consider one question: what is Netflix without Stranger Things?

‘That’s embarrassing Hugh! We used to think you were cool, what a disappointment.’

Celebrity contestants Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Dylan Efron, Elaine Hendrix and Jordan Chiles battled it out on the dance floor for the coveted mirror ball trophy. SEE WHO WON

Irwin, 21 is hitting the stage against Alix Earle, Dylan Efron, Jordan Chiles and Elaine Hendrix, but his partner Witney Carson says the pair have been pushed to their limits.

Updates on his condition are scarce, and the family continues to fiercely protect his privacy.

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.