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Society wedding unites Sydney’s powerful dynasties
Heiress and actress Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham, the son of David and Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice).Credit:German Larkin/British VogueThe wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz last week marked the union…
When Vernie plays video games in Melbourne, his fans around the world watch. He’s part of a…
Most nights, when Vernie "BlueRukus" Valentos boots up the PlayStation in his home in Western Melbourne, he's joined by a few dozen online spectators who have gathered to chat and watch him play.They come from all over, teenagers and the …
Embracing culture change on the path to digital transformation
We did that by building a series of tech guilds. We built a cloud guild, a data guild, an insourcing framework. We built our NAB Engineering Foundation and with a goal of building a culture of innovation of cloud, of agile, and being able…
Vicious Video is a love letter to vintage films – CityMag
In a deserted mall in the middle of the CBD, a new retail store awaits a horde of collectors vying for their pick of past eras' best cinema.
There’s a 1979 essay…
Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis
We used to eat so many different varieties of corn
Maize or corn is now grown in greater volume than any crop in history, and is still the staple food for about 1.2 billion people in Latin America, the Caribbean and…
Why the craft of weaving together science and policy is more critical now than ever
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, many world leaders…
The Most Easily Digestible Podcasts, Books And Newsletters On Australian Politics
When it comes to Australian politics, the landscape can feel like a bit of a minefield. From understanding exactly how a bill is passed in Parliament to deciding on which party deservers your vote, there's a lot of information (read: murky…
How the future of shopping was shaped by its past
It’s a sunny, spring Saturday morning in early 2019 and I’m having coffee at the local Costa in Brentwood, an Essex town where I’ve never been before. There are plenty of people out and about and smiling. I have a couple of hours to…
Beyond the little black dress: ‘Gabrielle Chanel – Fashion Manifesto’
The NGV showcases the controversial designer’s undeniable brilliance
An enormous mythology has grown around Gabrielle Chanel. It has never been in dispute that she was a creative genius, highly skilled at her craft, and possessed a canny…
Why we should all play more games
Games have played a role in human society across history and cultures stretching back millennia. When archaeologists found unusual quantities of sheep ankle bones during excavations in the ancient Mediterranean, they deduced they must have…