October 2024
ABBA, Radiohead members join 10,500 artists in AI data-grab protest
An open letter from musicians, Hollywood actors and a Nobel-prize winner call unlicensed data scraping a threat to their livelihood.
March 2024
Oppenheimer sweeps Oscars, Emma Stone wins best actress
Protest and politics intruded on the Academy Awards ceremony, as director Christopher Nolan’s three-hour biopic won seven awards, including for Best Picture.
July 2023
Why chewing gum just isn’t cool any more
For previous generations, the product was a bit edgy, but today’s popular culture has new symbols of teen insubordination.
March 2023
An ode to Samsung’s brilliant new Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung’s latest productivity phone would be perfect if not for one, curly detail.
February 2023
Cranky Bing chatbot scolds users, offers puzzling responses
Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, powered by artificial intelligence, has been offering an array of inaccurate and at times bizarre responses to some users.
January 2023
First vinyl, now cassette tapes are making a comeback
Much to the bemusement of Boomers, audio cassettes, which peaked in popularity in 1989, are staging a revival, and it’s young people who are buying them.
April 2022
Rodrigo, Batiste, Silk Sonic steal the Grammys as Zelensky beams in
A veteran of the High School Musical series, Rodrigo became the breakout music star of 2021.
September 2021
The most glamorous looks from the Met Gala
Billie Eilish went full glam in a huge peach ball gown at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala on Monday night, alongside strong looks from hosts Amanda Gorman and Timothée Chalamet.
November 2020
ARIA readies for night of nights like no other
The ARIA awards will round off the Great Southern Nights series of gigs, in which 2500 artists have performed at 1100 COVIDsafe gigs across 130 towns in NSW.