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Amazon Prime's A League Of Their Own: femininity and queerness in women’s sports
The formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League gets the prestige TV treatment – and it's proudly feminist and…
Peppa Pig, lesbian polar bears, and queerness in Aus kids TV
Australian children’s TV is a global leader in screen diversity, including gender and queer representation.
Ads are coming to Netflix sooner than we thought
Advertising on Netflix has been in the pipeline for some time, and it looks like it's finally ready to go.…
Netflix’s How To Build A Sex Room brings kink and sex positivity into the mainstream
While the show has been praised for bringing kink practices into mainstream TV, kink has a long history across cultures.
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon: no sexual violence on screen
At its worst, presenting women’s bodies as inherently available and vulnerable perpetuates damaging, misogynistic tropes.
Remembering Shirley Barrett: an offbeat and generous Australian director and writer
Barrett passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Sydney at age 60, following a battle with metastatic…
Olivia Newton-John remembered: an icon of screen and music
She was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases, and who found success exploring many facets of her…
The loss of Neighbours is a loss of career pathways for screen professionals
The end of the series raises serious concerns about the career pathways available to Australia’s emerging screen professionals.
Bluey: is Bandit Heeler a bad dad?
Bandit’s engaged presence in his daughters’ lives has been hailed as a watershed in children’s television.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at 40 – Spielberg’s most exhilarating film
Hollywood once saw aliens as hostile critters intent on planetary carnage – Steven Spielberg's 1982 smash changed everything.