What is Afrofuturism? An English professor explains

The new sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” set in a Rwandan village constructed with computer parts, tells the story of an intersex hacker and a coltan miner...

In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

Ethereal, evocative, and inventive: why the music of Kate Bush spans generations

Keen observers of popular culture will have become aware of the recent inclusion of Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running Up That Hill into the storyline of...

BTS’ global influence stretches far beyond music

SEOUL – Aside from being a superstar with many chart-topping hits and a global fandom, BTS has strongly influenced the world with its heartfelt messages of consolation...

Jurassic World Dominion: a palaeontologist on what the film gets wrong about dinosaurs

Almost 30 years after Jurassic Park first screened, the beloved franchise is back with its latest film Jurassic World Dominion, released in the UK on Friday....

‘Abroad:’ Comedian Isabel Kanaan represents Filipino immigrants’ stories in sketch comedy series

Filipino immigrants are the star of an ongoing sketch comedy series that recently premiered on OMNI Television, titled “Abroad.” “Abroad” is a 12-part Tagalog-English show in...

Justin Bieber: what is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting the singer?

Justin Bieber has had to cancel future concert dates because of a viral infection that has paralysed one side of his face. “As you can see,...

‘Y’all are coming at this like we’re racists’: How ‘Survivor’ highlights the pulse of socialization

While reality television may be escapism, Survivor highlights the pulse of socialization. Since its premiere in 2000, Survivor has been a social experiment providing a window...

BINI, named by Rolling Stone as one of Spotify RADAR’s rising global artists

Pinoy pop girl group BINI makes history anew as world-renowned music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone named it one of the rising international artists under the Spotify...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at 40 – a deep meditation on loneliness, and Spielberg’s most exhilarating film

40 years ago this month saw the release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – a film about a stranded alien, the boy called Elliott who...