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The sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie released last week, an adaptation of one of the most beloved 3D platformers of the last decade that sits near and dear to fans' hearts.

A visit to La Galerie Dior immerses viewers into the life of Dior and haute couture. The exhibit takes you through a journey of history, craftsmanships and archival pieces, showing the process which led to the iconic fashion. Serving as both a tribute and insight, we are able to understand how Dior’s legacy still thrives today.

How far can we follow beauty trends before we realise we’ve stopped thinking for ourselves and hollowed out our identity to acquiesce to whatever is making headlines and gaining views on social media?

Photo by Jonathan Davies Emerging from Sydney’s post-punk underground, Stirr are a band still in the process of defining themselves, pulling from familiar reference points while steadily carving out something more distinct. What began as a solo project for vocalist and guitarist Ruben Dragone has since grown into a five-piece, now joined by Jorjabelle Munday on bass, Zachary Lisle on saxophone, Tom Oswald on synth, and Angus Kettley on drums. The project took shape through a

Each person’s heart is its own archive layered with the sediments of romance, friendship, family, grief—but not everyone has quite the right words for it.

Isabel Waidner, photographed by Suzie Howell I have often wondered what I would do if I met my clone. How different would our lives be, when we would essentially be the same person? Would we be interchangeable, or are there things about myself and my life that are so unique that they couldn’t be replicated? What makes a person’s life theirs ?Isabel Waidner tackles these questions with their distinctive brilliance in their newest novel ‘As If’. Two men (Korine and Lewis) meet

At Strand Film Festival’s Interactive Horror Night, audiences weren’t just watching, they were deciding who lived and who died, while slowly abandoning morality in favour of spectacle.

Photo by Senny Mau For Maria BC, music is a way of tracing something intangible – something felt before it’s fully understood. Raised in Ohio and now based in Oakland, their work moves between the discipline of classical training and a more instinctive, searching approach to songwriting, where voice, texture, and feeling are in constant negotiation. Their 2022 debut Hyaline introduced a world that felt both fragile and intense, earning early recognition and drawing listeners

O Que Fica, meaning “What Stays...” is a collection which symbolises grief, loss, and its manifestation seen through fabric, texture, and silhouette. The brand’s inclination toward storytelling and emotional, embodied experience was demonstrated during the show.

A response to Malavika Kannan's article: "Lowkey, I Chose To Be a Lesbian."