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Solo travel is probably one of the hardest thing out there, people call it expensive therapy, soul searching, or for people with no friends, but let’s be real, solo travelling is for those who don’t want to miss out on life because their group chat cannot figure out a time and a place to hang out, it’s for those that… Read more: “Solo Travel = Memories. Group Travel = Compromise

Harley Reid is being overpaid. Yep, I said it. The funny thing is I go for the Eagles.

The Australian Football League is arguably one of the strangest and most bewildering sporting leagues to both follow and partake in, but there is no denying that it is electrifyingly thrilling and all consuming. One of the most exhilarating moments for a fan, however, is when you pick a team and declare yourself ride or die, with full support and… Read more: It’s Wharfie Time

Can we all just agree that denim is just denim? Sydney Sweeney’s canny “great jeans/genes” pun has drastically transformed the public into professional socioeconomic analysts, claiming that Sydney has failed the patriarchy. Talk about an overreaction. The ad in question showcased American Eagle’s new clothing line, which was based on the phrase “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” an intended light-hearted statement that… Read more: Sydney Sweeney’s Great Genes Has Stunned the Internet

If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you have heard of the teen show, The Summer I Turned Pretty. A three season show based on the book trilogy by author Jenny Han, streaming on Amazon prime the show has captured the hearts of teenagers and young adults all over the globe. Isabel (Belly) Conklin (Lola Tung) is caught… Read more: The Summer I Turned Pretty is the Comfort Show We All Needed.

Here’s the underlying truth that no one wants to admit because they are too excited about being able to exhaust yet another product of over-consumerism – Labubu’s are, in fact, evil. It’s time someone said it. Yes, the wide-eyed, sharp-toothed little vinyl toys that everyone insists are ‘cute’ are actually just nightmare creatures dressed up as collectibles. The craze around them feels less like a fandom and more like the first stage… Read more: Hot Take: Labubu’s Are Evil

It is unsettling and deeply aggravating that world-class artists are dropping mid-tier (at best) albums during world tours and force-feeding their setlist with their awful songs. Tyler, The Creator did it last week with ‘Don’t Tap That Glass’. Taylor Swift did it with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ at the Era’s tour. It’s starting to feel less like spontaneity and more… Read more: Setlist Sabotage: The Problem with mid-tour album releases

I’m not one to root for remakes, but shoot, the new HTTYD surprised me. The live-action How to Train Your Dragon (2025) is THE example of a remake done right. To prove my point, I’m dragging the infamous Snow White remake (2025) into the fray.  Both remakes run on the nostalgia and strengths of past films. So, why did DreamWorks… Read more: Did remake culture ruin How to Train Your Dragon?

“Welcome to Year 3, Class of 2035! Let’s begin with a roll call. Is Equestrian Raindrop Smith here? Perfect. Molasses Penny-Drop? Moonbeam Lollipop?”. This may seem far-fetched now, but at this rate, every baby born in the next decade will be named a conglomeration of random nouns that sound like verbal chaos. If I were a teacher in 10 years’… Read more: “Let’s Call Him X Æ A-12″: The Rise of Ridiculous Baby Names 

What is it with artists and being perfectionists? Why can’t they stop when something is good enough? Why do they keep adding and adding until it’s worse off than before? I should be able to answer these questions since I’m a perfectionist, but I can’t. But maybe Naughty Dog studios can. Why, oh why, did you go and make a… Read more: Has Naughty Dog lost their marbles, or is the newest Last of Us Part II update worthy of your time?

When K-pop Demon Hunters (KDH) crashed into the media landscape, it ripped a glaring, ugly hole in one of the flimsiest, recycled, and tired anti-BTS talking points. You know the classic excuse: “Their music is not for me”. And now pixel versions of K-pop groups are exposing their bluff.  KDH’s soundtrack is undeniably good, and I won’t deny its applause. But is it… Read more: BTS Hate Was Never About the Music – K-Pop Demon Hunters Just Proved It

One thing about Hailey Bieber is she is most definitely not another celebrity cashing out in the beauty space. We all know Rhode, the brand where she has brought to life a beauty platform no one else has. Where she’s transformed her personal aesthetic into a billion-dollar company. When Rhode launched it didn’t drop with the magnitude of products we… Read more: The Viral ‘Glazed Donut’ Wasn’t Just a Trend: Hailey Bieber Made it and Turned it into a Culture

Let’s face it: TikTok‘s fast-paced, dopamine-fueled algorithm has us all obsessed. “. If you spend five minutes on the app, you’ll see it … AI-generated videos of politicians “confessing” to crimes, fake news reporters announcing the next global conflict, and even AI voice-overs announcing the “end of the world“. They spread like wildfire across TikTok because they’re so eye-catching. The problem?… Read more: Fake News Is Addictive — And TikTok Knows It

According to MacRumors, Apple will announce the new iPhone this September as part of an annual convention. But let’s be honest, the excitement is gone. The rumoured iPhone 17 lineup feels more like a reshuffling of trendy features gone boring. Meanwhile, Samsung has innovated with devices like the Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7, which have improved from its… Read more: iPhone 17 release? It’s Time to Switch to Samsung

The loudest voices that defend dupes often say, “Poor people deserve nice things.” Of course affordability matters, but understanding that your position comes from geographic luck should shift your perspectives. That luck is simply not being born into conditions where exploited labour is the norm. Many of the people shouting this are not the ones in hardship but are instead… Read more: If You Can’t Buy It Ethically, Don’t Buy It At All

His performance was theatrical, oddly sincere, and just crazy enough to feel like something we concocted in a fever dream. To put it plainly, it was pure, uncut Glee energy. 

Dark Romance is the literary dumpster fire we keep dressing up as a candle. It’s not edgy. It’s not daring. It is abuse dipped in glitter and sold as “spice.” And if you need proof, look no further than Keeping Her Under by Miranda Grant. Within the past few weeks, Grant’s book has been a subject of various discourse amongst… Read more: Dark Romance: The Scum of Literature

You’ve seen it everywhere: all over social media, featured on the new menu at your local café, photographed in the hands of your favourite influencers – matcha. Once a deeply respected part of Japanese tea ceremonies, prepared with utmost care and intention, matcha is now a $9 latte served in a cute cup, perfect for your next Instagram post. Like… Read more: Matcha: It’s Just Avocado Toast in a Cup

July 14, start of filming of the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, with the release of the elected roles, the controversial voice appeared: “This is not the way they should look!” But I want to ask: your own perception of their appearance, should it be based on the original version or the version fed by the movie taken 10 years ago? This… Read more: Harry Potter Series Casting Backlash? Just Stuck in the Movies’ “Comfort Zone.”

Is Jubilee still creating meaningful conversations, or just staging spectacles for clicks? The digital media company has built its YouTube Channel on provoking understanding and empathy through debates, social experiments and storytelling, hoping to spark candid conversations regardless of political, cultural and personal boundaries. As an earlier viewer of theirs, their aim felt genuine as the channel provided a platform… Read more: Jubilee is Starting to Promote More Harm than Good

image credit: Inside Gamer I’m sure that I’m not the only one recently been made aware of the game that has been making massive waves online and in all of pop culture, DELTARUNE, which I know will not only win Game of the Year upon it’s full release, but will tear the internet and pop culture scene to shreds. DELTARUNE… Read more: Toby Fox’s DELTARUNE will shatter the Internet

By Adam Morolla  I’m not sure exactly when FIFA stopped being about football, but I do know it’s starting to feel less like a game and more like a digital poker table in disguise. FIFA (or EA FC now, for some reason) used to be about playing the beautiful game we all know and love. I would come home from… Read more: FIFA or Casino? Why FIFA Feels More Like Gambling Than Football

Taylor Swift’s teaser for her new album the showgirl is sending the world into a frenzy with ABC News stating she is a “marketing mastermind” like it’s breaking news. And sure, it’s working, but let’s not pretend this is a new ground-breaking strategy. It’s the same formula we’ve watched big-name artists use for years: calculated easter eggs, fan theories building… Read more: Taylor Swift Isn’t the Marketing Genius Everyone Says She Is

Moonbeam. If you have been on the internet for the last three months, no doubt your mind went to one place. Benson Boone’s popularity didn’t start with his new song, Mystical Magical, “Moonbeam Ice Cream”. An appearance on American Idol here, a backflip behind Lana Del Rey there, his top hit “Beautiful Things” playing hourly at your local Coles, he’s… Read more: Moonbeam Ice Cream – When Original Opinions melt

It’s been 23years since the release of Freaky Friday and someone convinced Disney we needed a sequel, hence the birth of Freakier Friday. Staying true to its initial plot, Freakier Friday follows a mother and daughter duo who switch bodies, once again, to better understand one another. Which in the early 2000s was deemed revolutionary but has been reiterated over… Read more: Revival, Reboot or Remake it all needs to be Re-leased from our lives

Congratulations, you’ve just “saved the planet”! Well, at least that is what the fast-fashion industry is making you believe, and you’re falling for it. Here is the ugly truth: the clothes you dump at in-store-recycling bins end up in landfill – not in someone else’s wardrobe. You are believing the lie they are selling, and it’s helping them hide their… Read more: You’re better off throwing your clothes in the bin.

We are commercialising music. Art used to be about self-expression, telling a story, making people feel something. Now, social media users treat musicians like fast fashion companies, hounding them for the next single, album, merch line and world tour. It’s no longer about listening to music for the purpose of engaging with art, but buying into a product.   Chappell… Read more: Your Faves Don’t Owe You Anything

The collaboration version of Reverse:1999 x Assassin’s creed had launched globally on August 7, 2025. The famous characters Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Kassandra will be available through special limited-time banners.It’s a rare collaboration between video game and mobile game. Since the collaboration started, it has received a tidal wave of praise. Many game-lovers are familiar with Assassin’s creed, but… Read more: An Amazing Game Collaboration: Reverse 1999 x Assassin’s Creed

In a world ruled by Temu, the existence of Chinese product clones shocks no one, and it would appear that video games can’t escape this either. Chinese game publisher Tencent announced their upcoming game Light of Motiram last year; a survival game with a flame-haired female protagonist, set in a post apocalyptic world inhabited by “mechanimals”. If this setting sounds… Read more: Light of Motiram: Sony sues Tencent over “Horizon clone”, but this is nothing but free press for the IP

Cry Baby blind boxes aren’t just toys — they’re a full-blown cultural takeover. Scroll through TikTok right now and you’ll see it: pastel unboxings, collectors rearranging shelves like museum curators, and endless “my first Cry Baby haul” videos. Pop Mart didn’t just make a figure — they made an aesthetic. Sad is the New Cute. Forget big-eyed anime mascots or… Read more: Cry Baby Blind Boxes Are Adorable

By: Adlynna Batrisyia binti Ahmadul Adi  Let’s say that a plate of Nasi Lemak Daging Masak Hitam rounds you off to RM14 (not including delivery fees). Six plates of that would have been the equivalent of a single Labubu doll depending on the set that you were planning to get. That’s like, more than enough nasi lemak to last for… Read more: I Could Buy 6 Plates of Nasi Lemak Daging Masak Hitam for Just One Labubu 

Recently, a skit from TikTok user @vibestealer or Chaise have been going around, starting a trend of the word “Clanker” to use discriminately against robots. The word refers to 2008’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars. These Tiktok skits range from introducing your significant other to your parents, getting fired from your job, microaggressions, and getting bullied in high school. Most… Read more: “You’re nothing but a wire back silver number crunching CLANKER!”

It looks like somewhere along the way, “husband material” stopped meaning someone you’d build a life with and started meaning “he texts back within 24 hours and doesn’t make you cry at 9am on a Tuesday.” In 2025, holding the door open and remembering your first and last name is apparently a green flag — not because it’s impressive, but… Read more: “Husband Material” : A Marketing Term for Bare Minimum Behaviour.

Although Lilo & Stitch is more faithful to the original Disney animated series than other live-action adaptations, it still omits some crucial plot points. In my opinion, it’s better to stick to the original version when making a live-action adaptation of an animation or a novel. The original Lilo & Stitch is a classic, not only because it saved Disney… Read more: From anticipation to disappointment, live-action Lilo and Stitch ruined my childhood memories

With Love Island UK season 12 having just come to an end, there’s something that I’ve noticed has been occurring. As being part of a reality show, the cast of Love Island are expected to adhere to a number of rules, one of these rules being: don’t acknowledge the cameras. This doesn’t just apply to Love Island, it’s a pretty… Read more: Stop Looking at the Cameras

Humans have been producing music for over 50,000 years. And now we are letting machines take over?  In June 2025, the AI Band The Velvet Sundown was first introduced to the public and has already attracted 1.4 million monthly listeners on their verified Spotify account. In response to their success, they say, “Not quite human. Not quite a machine. We… Read more: What Is Music—And Can AI Ever Be a True Artist?

It’s been less than two months since the Sony Pictures Animation film KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix. The story follows the K-pop girl group Huntr/x as they lead a double life, pop stars dominating the charts by day and hunters who protect humanity from demonic forces at night. Very Hannah Montana-esque, without the “oooh, woah, yeah”s at the end… Read more: Live-Action Remakes Kill the Magic, One Sloppy Frame at a Time.

How Sydney Sweeney’s new American Eagle campaign has sparked cultural and political debate, steeped in history and eugenics.

From fame hungry reality TV nobodies to pop divas, sports icons to Oscar-bait actors, these days, if you don’t have a social media account, are you even famous? It’s all selfies, cryptic subtweets, and “look how relatable I am” staged  but totally not staged candids. Oversharing isn’t just common, it’s the whole business model. And now, we have this reoccurring… Read more: We Don’t Care About Your Digital Detox

The rise of streaming content didn’t just become a threat to the cinematic experience; it strangled it. The golden age of cinemas is dead, and now streaming services are having a damaging effect on dragging Television into the same grave. For decades, Cinemas have been a shared popular outlet for people to escape reality for a couple of hours, lie… Read more: Streaming Is Killing Cinema – And Television Is It’s Next Victim

AI in Vogue, Shocking the World – In Vogue’s August issue, the brand Guess featured a female model in its section. This said model has the appearance of a Northern American woman, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a flawless look. The catch? This “model” is actually AI-generated. This issue of Vogue US made history as the first time an… Read more: AI in Fashion: What Will It Mean for Fashion and Society?

Has the world’s newest love, Bluey, and its owner, the ABC, lost their F***ing mind? Or is this kids’ show worth all the hammering? The ABC has removed Bluey’s 14th highest-ranked episode from a whopping 194 episodes titled “Hammarbarn”. This fiery response was sparked after Bunnings Warehouse had its second Bluely themed merchandise run, where garden and home accessories were for… Read more: Bluey Bash

Ever wondered what it would be like to get flown out to a tropical paradise, meet the man of your dreams and fall head over heels for him, all whilst being brutally gaslit and emotionally destroyed on national television? No? Well, thanks to Love Island, you can watch it happen to someone else from the safety of your couch. Welcome… Read more: The Men on Love Island are trash (And That’s the Point)

Let’s be honest, the internet is bombarded with tips that would help us in mastering the skill of ‘productivity’ and podcast videos that lay down a definite path for productivity success, which in most cases, is a disembodied path that renders invisible the ‘privilege’ of the speaker. From batching your emails for optimal efficiency to adhering to the routines of… Read more: Stop “Hacking” Your Life: Our Entrapments in Constant Productivity and Why an Intentional Pause is an Unrecognized Superpower

There has been so much gossip over the move by the Australian government to ban social media among the under-16s. Do we save the children or limit their childhood? It depends on who you ask. As an older sister of a 10-year-old who now only decides to speak in TikTok slang and side-eyes, I am so here to support this… Read more: Under-16s Ban from Social Media?? Finally! My sister has already forgotten how to talk Human

We are not just fans or followers, we are all consumers and the biggest value exchange here is attention. The more attention we give to the songwriter and the performer, the more business their music does.   Its a clear cut business strategy as Taylor Swift is portrayed as a relatable woman of the 21st century. Relatable to her followers… Read more: The authenticity of Taylor Swift is a masterclass in corporate branding, not relatability.  

Players just want to enjoy the game, not playing babysitter You may have heard of this game, or its sister titles, or you may have been a player yourself. As a renowned narrative-driven game, it attracted a large number of new players in 2021 thanks to high scores from major media outlets. Players most praised the game’s storyline. However, over… Read more: Babysitter, toilet cleaner in Final Fantasy XIV

Teens are set to be banned from social media to protect them from harm. But, adults aren’t doing so crash hot either.

Snapchat was first known for their “funny” filters with puppy ears and flower crowns, which seems harmless, right? This app called snapchat is a very popular app used by approximately 4.48 billion people worldwide, particularly by the younger generation. It is an app where people can send interactive messages called “snaps” to friends either using filters or effects. Although throughout… Read more: Snapchat Filters: Real or Fake?

Forget about COVID. It’s time to address the silent battle across TikTok, the rise of dupes. I’ve fallen victim to it myself. Anything can be a dupe: clothing, makeup, perfume, shoes, even restaurants, you name it. It’s a never-ending cycle. Dupes are products that are created as a more affordable and cheaper quality replicate of expensive brands. And when I… Read more: The New Pandemic – The Rise of Dupes

Some fans might not like what I’m saying,  but I’ll honestly say that Amazon Prime’s The Summer I Turned Pretty Series feels like a story that was put into a drama blender, with an overabundance of glitter added, and then set to full speed. The result is visually stunning, but the essence of the novel is lost and destroyed. When… Read more: The Wild Changes of The Summer I Turned Pretty

Apparently, Sydney Sweeney has great jeans, and the digital audience is not happy about how she flaunts them in American Eagle’s new jeans campaign and the then dissection of its catchphrase. But what is the bigger picture here? “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour. My jeans are… Read more: How American Eagle Logged into the Outrage Economy

Riot Games’ legendary skin design for Uzi has sparked mixed reactions, with fans debating whether it is a tribute to his legendary status or more focused on profitability.

My biggest piece of advice? Never trust a man who says he listens to Clairo and drinks matcha.  I’m sure we’ve all seen the “performative male” starter packs all over social media- feminist literature, listening to indie music with wired earphones, etc. Recently, a Performative Male contest took place in Seattle, where the guy that looked and acted the most… Read more: Boy, turn that Clairo off and grab you a beer- the Performative Male epidemic is more than just a viral internet phenomenon. 

Blackpink used to break the internet, now “Jump” feels more like background noise than comeback. These girls have been in the industry for 9 years already, and during those years, I can say that I was a fan at times. During their earlier years, I was hooked on their unique, not-that-typical cutie girl group that most girl groups in K-pop… Read more: Blackpink fell with Jump

What does China not have? Wrong question, we should be asking what china hasn’t built three versions of already. People love to hold up these certain names as if they’re untouchable icons: Tesla, iPhone, Japan’s Shinkansen and fireworks the symbols of innovation, and infrastructure. I mean Tesla? China’s got Zeekr, Xiaomi EVs, BYD, and a charging network that stretches into… Read more: What does China not have?

Sydney Sweeney’s controversial new ad has sent shock waves across the internet, but is she really the only one to blame?

Have you ever watched a movie so terrible you couldn’t look away? War of the Worlds (2025) recently dropped on Amazon Prime, and the internet has gone crazy, forming one unified opinion, that this is “one of the worst movies ever made”. This viral disaster is based on the classic War of the Worlds, a story that has seen many… Read more: War of the Worlds? More like War on My Eyes

They call it an upgrade, but it’s really just a fancy term to spy on people wrapped in emojis. Snapchat’s premium subscription, Snapchat Plus, was released in mid-2022 as a “just-for-fans” surprise, with personalized icons, unique themes, and early-access features. However, all of this is just a ruse. Underneath, there is a disturbing expansion of privacy invasion and casualized monitoring, which is linked directly to daily… Read more: Snapchat Plus: A Red Flag in Disguise

Instagram’s old logo next to its current logo. Image: Alyssa Young (Medium.com) There was once a time when we would post a blurry photo from a night out without a second thought. Unflattering angles, barely visible, no one gave a care in the world. Social media was more about sharing life as it happened in real time. Over a decade… Read more: The Death of the “Casual Post”: How Social Media Became a Brand Catalogue

Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Great Jeans’ Advertisement. Image: Women’s Wear Daily When American Eagle dropped its new campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, nobody was talking about jeans. The double meaning that many interpret as “Great Genes” was what rekindled the conflict between politics, fashion, and who gets to represent American beauty.   The campaign, which features Sweeney in blue jeans lounging against a… Read more: Great Jeans or Great Genes? Sydney Sweeney’s Ad Was Never Just About Denim

Last week Disney “blessed” us with a sequel to the early 2000s Freaky Friday. They reunited nineties child star, Lindsay Lohan, and recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis (yes, one of the original nepo babies) to star in Freakier Friday, another body-swap comedy which virtually follows the same storyline as before with minor tweaks. For fans, it’s a feel good… Read more: Freakin’ Lazy: Hollywood’s Obsession with Sequels

“That’s my baby, she’s iconic, iPhone case, lip gloss on it.” Now, that my friend, is a line from the beloved Justin Bieber’s new hot track Go Baby, a song written about his wife and the icon herself, Miss Hailey Bieber. Hailey known for her impressive modeling career and the launch of her viral skincare brand in 2022, Rhode. Her… Read more: Hailey Bieber gives up her baby – Rhode.

We have reached a point where an American Eagle denim ad starring Sydney Sweeney is being called Nazi propaganda. Maybe it’s time to admit the internet is becoming dangerously oversensitive. The ad features Sweeney saying “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality, and even eye colour. My jeans are blue”. This is… Read more: Great Genes, Great Jeans, Great Overreaction

TikTok’s latest trending obsession is the Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge. What began as a glamourous and eye-catching illusion balancing act, has become one of the platform’s most dangerous trends. Inspired by a pose from Nicki Minaj’s 2013 High School music video, it led to a TikToker fracturing her spine after attempting the stunt. Caroline Blair author from People reports that… Read more: The Nicki Minaj Stilleto Challenge isn’t worth the Risk

The internet loves a love triangle, but maybe too much. And the internet loves a love triangle even more when it involves two brothers. Everyone is sitting at the edge of their seats, once a week, watching the most recent episode of the Amazon Prime show The Summer I Turned Pretty, to watch the train wreck that is Isabel Conklin… Read more: Why You Are Crying Over Fictional Boys You Have Never Met

BookTok, the chaotic and wonderful land of book recommendations, trending plot lines, and smut-filled reads. But are the ‘shadow daddies’ and overtly explicit imagery changing how we perceive fiction? The use of TikTok to promote new releases and self-published books has shown to be incredibly successful, hurling many authors into the spotlight. Authors like Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros… Read more: The BookTok Effect: Taking the Fantastic Out of Fantasy

From December 10th 2025 the Australian Government is introducing new laws to restrict social media sites such as Tik Tok, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), even YouTube, for under 16s. FANTASTIC! While the move has been heavily criticised by both the terminally online and the “influencers” who will no longer be able to monetise the impressionable minds of the youth, it’s… Read more: Banning Social Media: Why Stop at Kids?

I’m sure you’ve seen it, the earthy vibrant green drink perfectly curated on your Instagram feed. I fell for it once too, the countless social media posts it was hard to avoid. The FOMO I felt was strong, I decided (once upon a time) that I NEEDED to try it. I found myself at an overpriced café, tapped my card,… Read more: You don’t actually like Matcha- you’re just obsessed with being trendy

Let’s stop pretending this chaos is about jeans, because it’s not. Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle commercial has everyone in a state of chaos, but it’s not because it’s racist, sexist, or even somewhat eugenic. The reason for this is that it was way too successful at showing the culture war as a single, massive Instagram filter that was all illusion,… Read more: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Ads.

Ground-breaking news! You’re not actually ugly, you’ve just spent too much time looking at your reflection. We used to use mirrors to check whether we had spinach in our teeth. Now it’s used as a forensic tool to dissect our pores as if it were a crime scene. If you stare at yourself long enough after endless hours scrolling on… Read more: Mirrors Are Making You Uglier

Are you still waiting for Conan to return to Shinichi form after nearly 30 years? Or for Mouri Ran to finally discover the truth about the little boy, Edogawa Conan? Me? I’m done waiting.  With Detective Conan, the new movie 28: One-Eyed Flashback smashing Japan’s box office last month, it’s clear that the franchise’s popularity is unstoppable. But popularity and… Read more: Should Detective Conan have ended a decade ago? 

Benson Boone didn’t need to have a genius marketing campaign this summer, TikTok did it for him. Under the disguise of “hating” him. In June, Boone began promotion of his newly released song “Mystical Magical” through tiktok videos dancing to the lyrics while eating ice-cream in reference to “Moonbeam icecream” as described in the song. A harmless series of videos… Read more: Performative hate is TikTok’s biggest marketing campaign: Moonbeam to Mainstream

Sul, Sul! Who doesn’t know The Sims 4? It has been around for a decade. The Sims was a staple childhood game growing up, most ‘Simmers’ (that’s how we called Sim players) were expecting The Sims 4 to be an extraordinary experience compared to the previous Sims. When The Sims 4 was launched for the first time in 2014, the… Read more: EA vs My Wallet

“Don’t have a care in the world.” Oh, Justin, we can tell. From bizarre choices in self-branding to unsettling appearances in the public eye, we worry that our pop star boy crush, Justin Bieber, isn’t as we remember him to be. The Justin we plastered on our bedroom wall is long gone, replaced by someone unpredictable. Time and again, the… Read more: Is Justin Bieber the Next Kanye West?

Have you been to see Disney’s new science-fiction animation? Neither has the rest of the world. Unsurprisingly, Disney-Pixar’s newest film, Elio, has fallen short of the company’s expectations. On the contrary, Sony Pictures’ K-Pop Demon Hunters has remained number one on Netflix’s Top 10 for the past 60 days. So, with the release of yet another abysmal film out of… Read more: K-Pop Demon Hunters… and what Disney movie?

Creating Art in a Sports Mad Country By Eva Nimmo (22224442) https://wotw.netstudies.org/?p=917  – New one https://wotw.netstudies.org/?p=852 – Old draft [link seems to only work if you copy and paste it into Chrome] Art and sport are like oil and water, you can shake them together for eternity, but they will always separate.  Sporting events in Australia take up a large… Read more: Creating Art in a Sports Mad Country

American Eagle, is this really what we are calling feminism in 2025? Sydney Sweeney once again placed front and centre, with her blonde hair, blue eyes and body on display, yet again. I’m sure we’ve all seen the recent headlines and social media craze surrounding Sweeney’s controversial campaign with American Eagle. Sweeney is best known for her roles in “Euphoria”… Read more: When Modern Feminism Is About Having “Great Jeans”

Now, I know both the brothers only have one episode each showing their point of view, but surely that could not have been it for Conrad! Right? To some, The Summer I Turned Pretty may seem like a typical teenage romance series, but fans have been seriously dedicated to the drama and characters. The Prime Video Original series, based on… Read more: The Summer Conrad’s Episode Turned Disappointing

In 2025, the internet wasn’t torn apart by world hunger or a political uproar, it came from the 2025 Emmy Nominated documentary, “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.” The show follows America’s sweethearts as they navigate their way through tearful auditions through to ruthless training camps, in hopes to achieve their dreams and secure a spot on the most iconic cheerleading… Read more: Modern Rapunzel: The ponytail that has divided the internet

Do you feel like your favorite celebrity is your best friend? You might know everything about them from their posts on Instagram, the products they promote, the work they put out, or the relationship they are currently in. But is that truly who they are, or is that just what their PR trained, brand-managed persona wants us to see and… Read more: You Don’t Know Them: The Parasocail Relationship of Celebrity Intimacy

Do you remember that catchy TikTok ad sound? — “Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday～～～”It first came from a holiday ad made by the UK airline Jet2. The short slogan and happy music made it go viral. Soon it was used all over TikTok, Instagram and other sites. People made funny videos about daily life. Others used it to joke about… Read more: Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday — Unless You’re Being Deported

What are you doing?   If you ain’t up, 5am, run, gym, look at stocks, read 5 self-help books all before work?   Are you even trying?   We have made burnout an aesthetic and trended exhaustion as ambition. Productivity has gone from a healthy habit to a toxic obsession. In 2025, productivity addiction is the most socially accepted mental… Read more: Productivity: The New Drug

Southpark returns with a bang and a declaration of war. War of the words against President Trump, which historically, is Trumps favourite kind of war as he never shies away from a clash of words, using Truth Social as his platform of choice, to eloquently let everyone know exactly how he feels. South Park released its first new episode in… Read more: Even Jesus is Powerless Against Trump

Scarborough isn’t short on two things: ocean views and Pilates studios. Every third shopfront is a reformer-bed wonderland, and every second Instagram follower is a newly minted PT. There are a jaw-dropping 37 Pilates studios within 5km of my house. This isn’t just a fitness trend, it’s Perth’s final plague: the Pilates Princess pandemic. Working at a café and living… Read more: Perth’s Final Plague: The Pilates Princess Pandemic

By: Amelia Chapman   Sabrina Carpenter, the world-famous actor, songwriter, and performer, has gained thousands of negative comments in the last two months, following her self-release of the cover of her upcoming album “Man’s Best Friend”. The artist released the cover on the 12th of June this year, and was met with severe backlash, with fans claiming she is “setting women… Read more: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover is NOT risqué

Apparently, it’s 2003 again. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are back swapping bodies, lives, and whatever scraps of originality Hollywood has left. With Freakier Friday officially in cinemas, we have yet another sequel riding the nostalgia wave. Let’s be honest, half the fun only works if you’ve seen the original, otherwise the jokes and references just fly right over.… Read more: Lights, Camera… Again? Hollywood’s Sequel Addiction

Let’s stop the outrage. Although Sister Hong deceived over 1600 men by crossdressing as a woman and secretly filming sexual encounters without their knowledge, the real sickness isn’t in him. But the internet. Sister Hong is no doubt disgusting, but the internet has somehow sunk even lower.  It didn’t just react and shame the people involved. It has also amplified,… Read more: The internet is more rotten than Sister Hong

The Balenciaga X Puma Speedcat was released on June 20, 2025, with the collection designed for the combination of endurance and fashion, showcasing new sneakers that recreate Puma’s most iconic motorsport shoe styles. Originally launched by Puma in the late 1990s for Formula 1 crews and drivers, the Speedcat has now been designed by Balenciaga to a designer level, employing… Read more: Is this Fashion-Or just an AU$1090 Dare?

Ah, the thing you folks have all been anxiously waiting for. Another ridiculous Kardashian invention. That’s right, our favourite love-to-hate celebrity, Kim Kardashian, has released a new product as part of her infamous SKIMS shapewear brand – the SKIMS Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap. Or, in layman’s terms, what I like to call the ‘hospital bandage’. Yep. Overpriced at approximately $88,… Read more: Hospital Bandages: The New Hot Beauty Trend?

If girl math is fake, then I’m rich in denial. This seemingly silly internet joke is far from financial recklessness and equals a spending system that makes emotional sense. You know the rules: if you paid in cash = its free, if you returned an item = you’ve just made money. That trip you booked six months ago? Already paid… Read more: Girl Math Is Real

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Triple J, one of the most legit authorities of local indie music recently held a vote to find Australia’s hottest 100 hits of all time. No cronyism. No foreign music. Over 2.5 million Aussies voted. What a way to celebrate the country’s best music. What a great project. What could go wrong? Well, apparently nobody considered that one bad apple… Read more: Australia’s Hottest 100 Songs should be just 99.

When Google unveiled Veo 3 in May 2025, the tech press hailed it as a breakthrough in cinematic AI. But make no mistake: we didn’t just get better video generation—we handed extremists, propagandists and governments a machine that fabricates reality on demand. Veo 3 is not neutral. It’s a truth war machine—and we’re already losing. As AI safety CEO Connor Leahy put… Read more: Veo 3 Isn’t Progress; It’s Propaganda by Design. 

The gaming industry in 2024 is simply like a powder keg. “Elden Ring“: Shadow of the Golden Tree” – An epic DLC, many people call it the “masterpiece of the Souls series”. “Balatro” – a deck of cards that crushes countless 3A games with its mechanics and addictive nature; “Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth” – With a comprehensive evolution in terms… Read more: Is “Astro Bot” the best game of 2024? To be honest: I’m a bit confused.

It’s looking like an utter disaster over in the Red Bull Racing garage, with rumours of 4-time world champion Max Verstappen reportedly planning on jumping Red Bulls sinking ship and joining another team, specifically Mercedes for the 2026 season. In a move that reeks of desperation Red Bull Racing has suddenly sacked CEO and team principal, Christian Horner. After a… Read more: Red Bull Racing’s Desperate Move

Your iPhone doesn’t just want to be your phone anymore. It wants to be your brain.  Apple just released its latest iPhone with “Apple Intelligence,” basically an AI that can compose emails, summarize messages, and apparently read your mind before you unlock the screen. Cool? Definitely. Terrifying? Also yes. Let’s be honest. Most of us are already excessively obsessed with… Read more: Stop Letting Your Phone Think for You

There’s something undeniably addictive about true crime podcasts. You press play on Spotify, as you pour a cup of tea, and settle in while an animated voice walks you through the details of a brutal homicide as if they’re recapping last night’s episode of Love Island. It’s exciting, however the details are disturbing. However, the unsettling reality in all of… Read more: True Crime Podcasts Are Unethical Entertainment

Sabrina Carpenter has attracted the attention of millions recently, or one might say that her furry friends have. Following the controversy sparked by Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend album cover, the singer has managed to shift the environment of discussion surrounding her album promotion to one of positivity. Over the span of a week and a half, social media posts across Carpenter’s platforms displayed 10 female… Read more: Sabrina Carpenter Engages Fanbase Through Unique Method – Redeeming Herself as “Man’s Best Friend”

Ubisoft recently made a statement in their 2024-2025 annual report where they stated that monetizing games with microtransactions makes it more fun for the player experience. And quite frankly, it didn’t go too well. Our monetization offer within premium games makes the player experience more fun by allowing them to personalize their avatars or progress more quickly, however this is… Read more: Microtransactions are The Bane of Modern Gaming