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The best pop culture of 2025 (so far, and to come)
Halfway through the year, here’s what pop culture delivered – and what’s on the way.
- Melanie Kembrey, Robert Moran and The Visual Stories Team
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Glastonbury 2025: Lewis Capaldi’s epic return, Aussie stars and the death of brat
The annual festival has come to its close, with a heavy dose of controversy, surprise and homegrown talent.
- Nick Newling
‘I felt uncomfortable the whole time’: Inside Lorde’s raw and risky return
Lorde leans into vulnerability on her raw new album, Virgin.
- Jules LeFevre
Superstar Lorde crashes her own theme party at Sydney nightclub
The venue was hosting a night devoted to Lorde’s music – then the star herself turned up.
- Hannah Kennelly
I dated a friend. After we broke up, we found a way to be mates again
Musician Marlon Williams is weighing up marriage and children with his current partner, who he’s been dating for a year.
- Jane Rocca
Lorde asked fans to join her in a New York park. Police quickly moved in
Fans were hoping for an impromptu live show ahead of the Kiwi superstar’s first album in four years.
- Annie Aguiar and Ed Shanahan
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They ‘see’ music, smell colours, feel flavour. What’s it like to have synaesthesia?
Zinia is a composer who literally sees her music take shape. But it’s not just artists who experience this rare “crossover of the senses”. How does it work?
- Jackson Graham
Taylor, Lana, Lorde: How Jack Antonoff became a generation’s greatest pop producer
Is he ruining or revolutionising pop music? Everyone has an opinion on Jack Antonoff.
- Brodie Lancaster
‘I’m very sure of who I am’: Lorde’s little sister spreads her wings
Singer Indy Yelich says she is not concerned about comparisons with her famous relative.
- Jules LeFevre
Are you game enough for this four-hour adaptation of A Little Life?
Hanya Yanagihara’s acclaimed novel adapted for the stage, Lorde’s return and Belarus Free Theatre are just a few highlights of a stunning Adelaide Festival.
- Kerrie O'Brien
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