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Three people on stage in a Trojan Horse musical.

New NZ TV series Happiness gives us an engaging musical peek behind the amateur theatre curtain

Gregory Camp, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America

Alexander Howard, University of Sydney

The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America
NZ’s Broadcasting Act is as old as Video Ezy. We need media reform for the streaming age

Jesse Austin-Stewart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Catherine Hoad, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Dave Carter, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Oli Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Hand hold remote control pointed at multiple video screens
Art for art’s sake? How NZ’s cultural organisations can maintain integrity and still make money

Ksenia Kosheleva, Hanken School of Economics; Julia Fehrer, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Kaj Storbacka, Hanken School of Economics

Professional symphonic string orchestra performing on stage
Gene Hackman will be remembered as the Hollywood actor’s actor

Will Jeffery, University of Sydney

Film still. Two men in black.

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A phone showing Netflix seen against another screen showing viewing options.

Too distracted to watch? Netflix has the perfect ‘second-screen’ show for you

Daphne Rena Idiz, University of Toronto

Apple Cider Vinegar: how social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers like Belle Gibson

Apple Cider Vinegar: how social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers like Belle Gibson

Stephanie Alice Baker, City St George's, University of London

How Thailand’s TV lesbian romances captured a global audience

Eva Cheuk-Yin Li, Lancaster University and Ka-Wei Pang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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White Lotus does Thailand dirty

Andrew Russell, University of Portsmouth

Staff at the White Lotus Thaliand waving on a beach.
A music expert’s tips on making an unforgettable mixtape (or playlist) for your Valentine

Glenn Fosbraey, University of Winchester

A music expert’s tips on making an unforgettable mixtape (or playlist) for your Valentine
Kendrick Lamar’s big Super Bowl moment

Christina L. Myers, Michigan State University

Man wearing backwards hat kneels on one knee while speaking into a microphone.

Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman and Anne Hathaway

Why Hollywood is finally telling a different kind of age-gap romance story

Lucy Brown, University of Westminster

The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse

Christopher B. Daly, Boston University

A collage of colorful magazine covers.
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white

Deborah W. Parker, University of Virginia

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Beyoncé is right – music genres can force artists into conformity. But ditching them isn’t an option

Timothy McKenry, Australian Catholic University

Beyoncé is right – music genres can force artists into conformity. But ditching them isn’t an option
Companion review: this sleek but violent film asks interesting ethical questions about our relationship with AI

Sarah Artt, Edinburgh Napier University

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