Whyyyyy have iPhone live photos started loading into WhatsApp as videos rather than a static image? And my research indicates there’s no easy way to stop this. It sucks!

Imagine having quotes from your workplace 360 performance review quoted in the paper. Ouch. www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-a...

The Bunnings father’s day TV ad is excellent. That is all.

the ABC having a world famous group who had just finished a tv show in america, make show for them that was so successful the abc bragged about it, then cancelling it for no good reason should have led to investigations into abc management props to Donna for helping other talent where abc fails to

Aunty Donna take a big risk talking like this. Good on them. Their shows might not be up everyone’s alley, but what show is?!

Are there protests happening in the #melbourne CBD again today? #MIFF

Would we call a $99 drop a price plunge?!

They haven’t really already announced the gold Logie winner, have they? It’s only 9pm!

I barely know what this Hun ‘story’ means.

Ooft quite a correction

I loved loved loved #Beetlejuice! We are so lucky to have it in Melbourne! It’s here for a few months - do catch it if you can! cuttothechaseblog.com/blog

My dear friend Zac Petit wrote this wonderful piece in @fastcompany.com about the Swiss Guard’s flamboyant uniforms—and why Vatican guards are called “Swiss.” Great read, definitely recommend: www.fastcompany.com/91330285/pop...

I admire and respect Margaret and David as much as the next person, but isn't it depressing they've been off air for a decade and they're still the only public face of criticism in Australia?

Good piece from Debi Enker about our broken Oz content rules, sabotaged by the Morrison Government and still not fixed by Labor. Taxpayers who subsidise Australian drama production often can't see the results, screening only behind paywalls.

Melburnians, do not be surprised by this weather! It has been the case for as long as I can remember that the weather for the duration of #MICF can go either way. I’ve attended late run shows in coat & scarf and in a sun dress. (Not both same day… you know what I mean!)

Am I crazy or is the #AFL tipping a lot of money and effort into promoting the #GatherRound which seems very much at odds with the fact there’s not a single game being broadcast on free to air TV today?!

I just saw a bit of Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School via Gogglebox & it looks funny & I plan to catch up on iview but are we really supposed to buy that a woman comfortably in her 30s is a high school student? Or is that part of the gag? It’s impossible to ignore.

Ads for Cassandra Fernando, the ALP candidate for the seat of Holt are *constantly* being fed to me on TV streaming platforms. I don’t live in Holt. Not even nearby. Wonder what the ad spend is and what proportion is going down the toilet.

Australian book authors, how do you publicise your work? Tell us in this 15-minute survey from RMIT-Swinburne researchers: rmit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Thanks for helping other people to understand eating for health, and all the nuances people deal with. Any person who publicly or privately comments on a stranger’s body is an oaf. Love that frock! (alt text on original post.)

I'm in the @australia.theguardian.com today talking about Adolescence and the link between social media, misogyny and boys' violence. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Honey, wake up, the latest ‘Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus’ moment just dropped

“But what do Costco shoppers think” is a question that should underpin more political journalism in this country. #auspol

My column this week is about how fucking BAD the body image/fatphobic vibes are at the moment and how other people need to engage before it destroys us all. I don’t ever insist you read my stuff but I’d love you to read this one www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What a great choice!

On the map: Victoria names more new places after women than men for the first time State named 57% of new commemorative places after women in 2024, up from 35% in 2023 #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

How the algorithm is killing music www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Happy IWD.

HUGE yikes. Massive. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

The Last Showgirl. She ain’t what she oughta be. cuttothechaseblog.com/blog/25/2/20...

Was Michelle Bridges’ strategy here to include something someone else ate in the hope it might make her day on a plate seem less miserable? Oh and what precisely is the point of saying her glass of water - sparkling! - was consumed in a “harbourside cafe”?! Don’t answer that.

This woman is not living a moneyless life. She’s living rent-free on charity & has to crowdfund medical care. I wish her well as she gets older. I wish the media wouldn’t romanticise poverty & extreme frugality or pretend you can be ‘moneyless’. It’s exhausting. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hard agree. www.cuttothechaseblog.com

National Young Writers’ Festival are recruiting for three key (paid!) roles to deliver the 2025 festival. If you are under 35 apply to be a Creative Producer or Marketing & Digital Coordinator, delivering a three-day festival in Newcastle on 3-6 October. youngwritersfestival.org/getinvolved/

Idk if anyone posted it here so here is the video of that brave woman yelling Brenda and olya's name for everyone around the world to hear. Both Brenda and olya accused zverev of being a domestic abuser.

Absolutely here for this.

My verdict on A Complete Unknown (the Chalamet as Bob Dylan biopic), The Brutalist (hmmm) and Emilia Perez (!!) here: cuttothechaseblog.com/blog

Very noticeable at the AO how empty centre court is without a high ranked Australian. World number one is on court and the most expensive seats are basically empty. Too many sponsor tickets + high costs?

The cast similarities make it hard to not just think about “the tracies” watching this! #thesemen #thatsadaisoaesthetic

Not sure I can quite formulate the thoughts to deal with this. Such a sad, horrific example of how people living with serious disabilities are dependent on a fair, functioning and just community in a climate catastrophe.

Our love of cheap books is hurting independent bookstores and writers. But there may be a solution apple.news/AmxfF5pfbR_q...

If, like me, you weren't too pleased about the steep hike in your Microsoft 365 subscription this year, you can avoid it by switching back to 'Classic' (without Copilot). Thanks Nick Gelling at Consumer Magazine for the tip! www.consumer.org.nz/articles/you...

1 in 4 Australian women have experienced violence by an intimate partner. This is absolutely impacting women you know. Don’t look away.

Good analysis piece here by Dan Ziffer www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

For context, top-rating shows (excl sport) in Australia rate around 1.8 - 2.1 million viewers.

I’ve blogged my verdict of a bunch of films freshly out or incoming if that’s your kind of thing! Better Man, Mufasa, A Real Pain, Conclave and The Outrun… cuttothechaseblog.com/blog