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VMAs 2024 LIVE updates: Taylor Swift makes VMAs history, wins seven awards
The pop star took home seven awards, including artist of the year and video of the year.
- by Robert Moran, Lauren Ironmonger, Thomas Mitchell and Meg Watson
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Taylor Swift, childless cat lady, endorses Kamala Harris
The world’s most powerful pop star has made her decision ahead of the US presidential election.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
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Ditch the downlights: How you light a room says a lot about who you are
When God said, “Let there be light,” he probably meant let’s turn on a few lamps, not every single light in the house.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Rich, white and dead: Has TV’s favourite formula gone stale?
A Nicole Kidman series about affluent suburbanites who are involved in a murder? No, it’s not Big Little Lies, but it might as well be.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘The Brits made us feel like it was a peasant language’: Kneecap’s rebellious rise to power
The real-life story of a rap trio from Belfast and their fight to save the Irish language has become one of the year’s hottest films.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Call yourself an Oasis fan? Darren spent $200k to become Liam Gallagher
As the lead singer of Noasis, Australia’s most successful Oasis tribute band, Darren Spiby can lay claim to being the group’s biggest fan - and he’s got the receipts to prove it.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Opinion
Pop culture
The six words guaranteed to offend almost anyone
Is there a more terrifying question than “You know who you look like?”
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘I can’t order milkshakes any more’: Kelis on the downside of her hit song
How do you make your subject comfortable enough that they talk about the ugly side of the music industry? I could teach you, but I’d have to charge.
- by Thomas Mitchell
What the Logies revealed about where Australian TV is going
A well-deserved TV veteran won Gold, but a teenage actor from a streaming series won the night as the Logies confronted an undeniable changing of the guard.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Logies 2024 As it happened: Larry Emdur wins Gold Logie
Larry Emdur has won the Gold Logie for 2024, after 40 years in television. Boy Swallows Universe has scooped other categories. Follow our live coverage.
- by Thomas Mitchell, Damien Woolnough, Gemma Grant and Karl Quinn
Opinion
Babies
Cursing in front of children? I swear by it
I don’t want my child to think swearing is acceptable. But it is worse to become someone who says things like “shoot” or “holy smokes”.
- by Thomas Mitchell