Opinion
Marriage
In ick-ness and in health? Managing mild disgust in your marriage
When your long-term partner reveals a long-time ick, the only sensible thing to do is have a nervous breakdown.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Latest
Jane Hansen, former A Current Affair reporter and co-author of Boned, dies
The pioneering television journalist and war correspondent’s book Boned exposed cultural problems within commercial television.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Gold for going viral: Who is winning the internet Olympics?
It’s a photo finish between South Korea’s cyberpunk, the Turkish shooter with his hand in his pocket, and a well-endowed pole vaulter.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Olympics
‘Triple pike? I could do that’: The lies we tell ourselves during the Olympics
It may not be nice or fair, but comparing ourselves to athletes (and critiquing their technique) is basically an Australian national sport.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Harmless fun or bro culture gone bad? Why we’re still talking about Entourage
On its 20th anniversary, Entourage creator Doug Ellin defends the show’s legacy, the ‘idiotic revisionism’ it’s faced, and the prospect of a reboot.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Tenacious D pushed boundaries for 30 years, but one joke brought them undone
The self-proclaimed “greatest band on Earth” enjoyed a proud history as political provocateurs. Now the group is on the brink of demise.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
ABC
Familiar as hell? Shaun Micallef’s new chat show not what the ABC needs
Promoting his return to the ABC, Shaun Micallef quips that he stepped aside two years ago to make way for young talent, but there “wasn’t any”.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
Welcome to a world of toxic positivity, where ‘team players’ and ‘thought leaders’ are continually energised and thrilled by their own success but mostly excited to witness your downfall.
- by Thomas Mitchell
How TikTok revolutionised Andy Warhol’s 15-minute fame cycle
From Baz Luhrmann on the streets of Sydney to a nobody going viral after a provocative TikTok vox pop, street interviews are hijacking social media with mixed results.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Natural world
My new favourite place to go - and the fun is free
Where else might you see tiny people taking their first steps, young people having their first kiss and old people just happy to be out and about?
- by Thomas Mitchell
How a first-time Aussie director ended up in charge of Beverly Hills Cop
Mark Molloy had never directed a film in his life. Then he found himself sitting on a couch with Eddie Murphy in Hollywood, pitching a Beverly Hills Cop sequel.
- by Thomas Mitchell