A screenwriter pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you pitch a TV show — the producers, the fairy dust, and the moment I thought it was all over.
A screenwriter pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you pitch a TV show — the producers, the fairy dust, and the moment I thought it was all over.
Inside Jared Kushner’s purchase of the most strategically important island you’ve never heard of As Albanians take to the streets for yet another day in what’s being called the Flamingo Revolution, the battle is about a great deal more than environmental vandalism and entitled rich people being… well… entitled rich people. If you thought that …
In “How I Found My Muse on a Greek Island,” M. Wilson Anastasios reflects on her search for creativity during a transformative vacation in Symi, Greece. Struggling with menopause and self-image, she finds inspiration through a moving encounter with an older woman, ultimately rekindling her creative voice and embracing her identity beyond societal expectations.
What a 17th-century flower market tells us about the $7 billion trading scandal engulfing Trump’s Washington.
From ancient myths to modern TV, the “monstrous mother” keeps showing up; it says more about our expectations of women than it does about motherhood. Ever feel like you’re not measuring up as a mum? Yeah, I feel you. No Mother’s Day breakfast would be complete without a steaming hot plate of guilt served up …
Gallipoli was a military failure—but it shaped the values Australians still identify with today. Want to understand Australia? Then find your way down to a local war memorial before dawn on the 25th of April. Anzac Day. As you stand there in a sombre huddle with a group of people gathered beneath an Australian flag …
How the Marrakech Medina broke me and the creative midlife reckoning that followed. The hormonal rollercoaster of being a woman of a certain age comes with the erosion of the foundations of who you think you are as a person. I was completely unprepared for that. How is that possible? How many utterly cringeworthy videos …
How viral AI cartoons are doing what missiles can’t Have you noticed? The war isn’t just in Iran. It’s in your feed. But who would have thought the weapon of choice would be LEGO? I, for one, never thought I’d see the day when we weren’t just consuming propaganda, we’d be distributing it. Willingly. With …
How a billionaire’s holy mission fuelled a scandal of biblical proportions Change of pace today, inspired by the coming of Easter. If only because by the time you’ve finished reading this, you’ll understand why Jesus’ middle name is “Fucking.” And, yes. Consider yourself warned. If that poor-taste joke upsets your sensibilities, perhaps skip this week’s …