Matt Jacobsen, Queen Mary University of London You can imagine being a queer teen in a Christian fundamentalist community in rural Australia is not an easy ride. In his debut feature Leviticus,...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Last month, I spent some time with the great stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Clark Gable, Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis reminded me of an era when audiences went to the cinema as much for the...
Wendy Hargreaves, University of Southern Queensland The world has lost a music legend in Dolly Parton, who has died at 80 after a “brief battle” with cancer. She’s remembered for her twanging...
The world has become a very fast place to live. I think I was roughly plodding along pretty well with the internet as it was, but the speed of AI has frightened me. Not the speed of its widespread...
2026 is shaping up to be a truly thrilling cinematic journey for lovers of great stories. We’ve just wrapped up an incredibly exciting August, marked by the tension, scares, and chills of major...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
September is just around the corner, and the major streaming platforms aren’t holding anything back! It’s safe to say that this month’s lineup won’t disappoint, ranging from the freshest...
Blasting “Wildflowers” in the grocery parking lot, I caught the attention of an older woman who waved to me. “Gosh, I love her!” she yelled. “I love her too!” Not “loved.” But...
I was a very girly-girl when I was small. I grew up on fairy tales, usually read to me by my dad, and imagined myself as every princess I heard about. I adored those stories, and it was only as an...
