Music LISTEN: Shamir – ‘Shamir’ by Ben Hansen The genre-bending world of Shamir opens up with anthemic production on their sixth studio album. Covering indie-rock, country, and art-pop, the artist packs an expansive…
News Weird Irish Court rules that Subway bread isn’t bread by Ben Hansen An Irish court has ruled that Subway’s loaves of “so-called” bread contain too much sugar to legally classify as bread. Something about culinary arguments brings…
News Pop Culture Media calls for Prince Harry to be stripped of his royal title, following rumours of a $203 million Netflix deal by Ben Hansen Prince Harry is facing backlash over a rumoured reality show deal with Netflix, with some critics even calling for him to be stripped of his…
Film and TV News End of an era: SBS cancels ‘South Park’ after 23 years by Ben Hansen South Park has been pulled from SBS and forced to find a new home on Australian television after over two decades on the network. After…
Music LISTEN: Kurt Vile & John Prine – ‘How Lucky’ by Ben Hansen Kurt Vile returns with How Lucky, a cover of a 1979 John Prine track, accompanied by the late, great Prine himself. Vile described that recording with…
News Pop Culture Turns out Draco and Lucius Malfoy are best friends in real life and it’s beautiful by Ben Hansen Dynamic duo Tom Felton and Jason Isaacs, aka Draco and Lucius Malfoy, are real-life besties and it’s incredibly wholesome. A wholesome father-son relationship is an…
News Pop Culture Weird The Doobie Brothers send Bill Murray sarcastic legal threat by Ben Hansen Bill Murray may be in hot water for his unlicensed use of The Doobie Brother’s song Listen to the Music after receiving a highly sarcastic legal…
Music Happy Listening: the best 5 new releases this week by Ben Hansen Happy Listening has returned for an all-Australian edition of the best new releases from Egoism, A. Swayze & the Ghosts, Sampa the Great, and more….
Nature News Science World After a decade, the world has failed to achieve any of the 20 biodiversity targets set by the UN by Ben Hansen A new UN report has found that the world has failed to meet any of its 2020 targets for biodiversity set in 2010. In 2010,…
News Politics World Donald Trump has been accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris by Ben Hansen Former model Amy Dorris is the latest women to allege US President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her, claiming the incident occurred at the 1997 US…
News Politics Bucket hats and tie-dye: Joe Biden’s new merch line is a mood by Ben Hansen High fashion: US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has revealed a new line of designer merch featuring tie-dye t-shirts and bucket hats. Why does Joe Biden’s…
Music News The Cure have finished their first album in over a decade by Ben Hansen The Cure are gearing up to release their first album in over a decade after lead singer Robert Smith revealed quarantine allowed him to finally…
News Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald Bell has passed away aged 68 by Ben Hansen Ronald Bell, co-founder of the group Kool & the Gang, known for their chart-topping singles Celebration and Jungle Boogie, has passed away. The multitalented Ronald…