Pop culture
Need cheering up? Here’s some comfort culture to binge on
For those enduring lockdown, there’s a swathe of pop culture pickings to while away the days. And for the rest of us, well who wants to go outside right now anyway?
- by Robert Moran
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‘I’m kinda daffy-happy right now’: Rickie Lee Jones gets a second chance
The hurt over her split with Tom Waits was just one of the things that gave way as ‘The Duchess of Cool’ wrote her memoir.
- by Michael Dwyer
Hollywood’s latest trend? Salvaging projects from ‘cancelled’ stars
How do you save a multimillion-dollar production and countless industry jobs from the box office poison of a cancelled star? Hollywood’s trying to figure that out.
- by Robert Moran
Queen Bea of Irish comedy strikes out on her own
Irish stand-up Aisling Bea’s new comedy-drama is joyously funny, gut-wrenchingly serious and achingly personal.
- by Ben Pobjie
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A shocking twist isn’t the only reason Mare of Easttown was a hit
The HBO thriller delivered a finale that few saw coming, it also provided a “beautiful reflection” on how communities deal with loss, death, love and mercy.
- by Emily Yahr
Driven by vinyl and streaming, album cover art is having a renaissance
Eye-catching album art is essential for music to stand out among such a saturated landscape.
- by Robert Moran
There won’t be a Friends reboot and that’s a huge relief
Friends: The Reunion was a chance to rediscover the sitcom’s delights but it also proved that lightning doesn’t strike twice.
- by Debi Enker
Full of heart and nostalgia, the Friends reunion is a ton of fun
It has laughter, it has tears. It wheels out more surprise appearances than a rerun of This Is Your Life. So, did it live up to the expectations?
- by Michael Idato
Seven questions that Friends: The Reunion must answer
Why doesn’t Joey share food? Who is Ugly Naked Guy? And Smelly Cat, Smelly Cat, what are they feeding you?
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘It’s so raw’: Australian rock royalty revisit a controversial Beatles album
Five decades since one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous albums was released, an Australian group pays tribute to Let It Be.
- by Martin Boulton
Che spettacolo! Italy wins Eurovision 2021
Finishing with a dramatic four-way race between Italy, France, Switzerland and Malta, Italy’s lead at this year’s Eurovision proved unassailable.
- by Michael Idato