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This war on festivals will decimate culture
The NSW government's hasty response to tragic drug deaths at music festivals is a flawed document. It needs to do better.
- by Julius Grafton
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Ryan Adams dangled success. Women say they paid a price
Seven women, including Adams' ex-wife Mandy Moore, have accused the alt-country star of abuse, harassment and stalling their careers.
- by Joe Coscarelli and Melena Ryzik
Dictators
Kim Jong-un's cultural revolution: K-pop and fancy sneakers
Dancers in hot pants. Factories pumping out Air Jordan lookalikes. TV dramas that are actually fun to watch.
- by Eric Talmadge
Hottest 100
Is our pop culture taste worse than ever?
Double J's attempt at re-staging the 1998 Hottest 100 should've seen The Offspring's Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) brushed off the top spot. It didn't happen.
- by Robert Moran
Pop culture
'Full Asian': Specialty dessert stores hit sweet spot in Melbourne
Bingsu, matcha-flavoured ice-cream and cheesy Japanese tarts are attracting crowds across the city. But which specialty Asian dessert stores will survive the hype?
- by Charlotte Grieve
Justin Bieber
'It got pretty dark': Justin Bieber opens up about 'promiscuous' life before marriage
The pop star, with wife Hailey, opened up about their "effing hard" marriage in a new Vogue article.
- by Erin Jensen
The best and worst movie trailers from the Super Bowl
The on-field action may have been anti-climactic, but the pop culture attractions in the ad breaks more or less scored.
- by Robert Moran
'I will only stand for love': Jussie Smollett speaks out in first appearance since attack
"In times of trauma or hurt or grief, we still have a responsibility to lead with love," the Empire actor said.
- by Travis M. Andrews
John Legend's 'swimming goals', and other celebrity examples we can follow
It's not often we can look to the rich and revered for some worthwhile life inspiration, but there are sometimes welcome exceptions.
- by Robert Moran
Matthew McConaughey
'Serenity' is so bad that its film company gave up on promoting it
After watching the critical dud Serenity, we were left with a number of questions, but most importantly: why did two Academy Award winners agree to star in this?
- by Sonia Rao
Even Marie Kondo doesn't stress about mess all the time
The Japanese decluttering queen talks about what the patented KonMari method really means.
- by Isabel Reynolds & Lisa Du