Culture
TV & radio
Ten’s new pitch: Go woke or (maybe) go broke
Ten has positioned itself as the safest place for advertisers wishing to avoid the storm of social media backlash.
- by Karl Quinn
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★★★★
Review
Now grapevine! Can aerobics save your twisted life?
Rose Byrne dons a leotard to play a tortured woman on a quest for self discovery in Physical, a new streaming comedy.
- by Michael Idato
Katie Thurston is looking for love on The Bachelorette US
There will be tears, tantrums and fireworks between her and the suitors on Season 17 of the dating show.
Is West Cork one of the greatest true crime podcasts since Serial?
The podcast of the moment investigates the killing that still haunts an Irish village 25 years later. TV series are on the way.
- by Barry Divola
From the Archives, 1986: The soap and bubbles of daytime TV
In 1986, long before it was possible to binge-watch programs on streaming services Australian viewers had more limited fare available on daytime television.
- by John Schauble
Rose Matafeo’s romcom Starstruck is another triumph for Kiwi comedy
The 29-year-old comic channelled two of her obsessions into her warm and very funny show; a love of romantic comedies and a fascination with celebrity culture.
- by Ben Pobjie
★★★★
Review
Loki is a genre-bending buddy-cop show – and it works brilliantly
Tom Hiddleston as superhero Loki and Owen Wilson, playing a grizzled detective, are a hoot in this latest instalment of the Marvel franchise.
- by Brad Newsome
The Republic of Sarah trailer
Sarah and her community must build their own country after a tactic to stop a mining company gives their town independence from the US.
★★★½
China relations
Stan Grant valiantly attempts to unpack a cultural and political divide in China Tonight
Stan Grant’s new ABC series makes the China debate accessible to more Australians.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
