It’s not a sequel and (technically) not a remake; instead it’s being called a ‘reboot.’ Mad Max Fury Road hit cinemas today, almost 30 years after the original film. According to George Miller, director of the original and Fury Road, the films are “connected in spirit”. Mad Max Fury Road will see Max, now played by Tom Hardy, and Furosia (Charlize Theron) make their way through the familiar post-apocalyptic wasteland. Cars, contraptions and cream-painted actors took over Sydney Opera House yesterday to promote the release of the film in Australia. The public preview saw roads closed around the city, including…
Author: Maddison Hockey
Netflix has warned thousands of its US users to binge-watch responsibly as part of an April Fools joke. Consumers who streamed more than two consecutive episodes on Netflix were surprised with pop-up ads featuring stars from shows like Bloodline and Orange is the New Black. The celebrities jokingly told users to ‘go and take a shower’ or to ‘do their homework.’ These ads weren’t featured on the Australian version of the film and television streaming service. Entertainment Weekly recently created a similar campaign, featuring a multitude of stars, to tell us to binge-watch responsibly. Is there such a thing as responsible binge watching? Netflix conducted…
Arranged marriages are synonymous with negative images of involuntary unions and forced love. However, arranged marriages appear to be more successful, with a significantly lower divorce rate globally. On a global scale, 55 per cent of marriages are arranged. Of these, only six per cent end in divorce. For the rest of the world, the divorce rate is as high as 60 per cent. In Australia, approximately one in three marriages fail. In many cultures, the separation or ending of an arranged marriage is not an option; and this could help explain the high ‘success rate’. Hussein Abdo Alhadhrami said…
Diabetes is becoming a pandemic. Affecting over one million Australians, with about 280 people diagnosed with the condition every day. A study by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) found over 93 per cent of Type 1 diabetics felt the media did not differentiate between Type 1 and Type 2 correctly. This can be frustrating for many Type 1 diabetics who claim to be often confused for having Type 2 diabetes or being responsible for ‘contracting’ the illness.