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These four tips will help you to regain your autonomy, try new things, and avoid getting stuck in an algorithmic loop.
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Netflix’s new series is about the scheming, menacing and murderous courtesans of Heeramandi. Here’s their real history.
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It seems to be a time of old favourites: this month we have new seasons, adaptations, and a documentary on childhood television memories.
Could this be the start of a golden era for Spotify?
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Commentators have been asking for years when the streaming giant will turn profitable – that time may now have come.
Indigenous media makers are successfully gaining more control over their storytelling. Here Dallas Goldtooth and Jana Schmieding as Nelson Renville and Reagan Wells in the sitcom, ‘Rutherford Falls.’
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Indigenous media have rapidly expanded over the last 30 years with Indigenous media makers gaining greater control of their narratives.
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My research found that people experience a weaker sense of ownership over their digital possessions and perceive them as less meaningful than physical ones.
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On ‘FAST TV’ – free ad-supported streaming TV – you can watch Border Security non-stop, Mythbusters on a loop, or hours and hours of Baywatch.
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Research on streaming maths classes shows we need to think much more carefully about this very common practice.
Thomas Raggi of the band Måneskin performs a concert that streamed live on TikTok in 2021.
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For some musical artists, TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape.
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Stan’s new comedy-crime series is loosely inspired by the mysterious disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from the tiny town of Larrimah, Northern Territory.
Listening to music from a device creates a protective bubble that can counteract a lack of personal space at school or home.
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In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow – repertoire of musical knowledge.
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From Russian Doll to Severance, a spate of conceptual TV series are rehearsing thought experiments challenging our assumptions about the world.
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Love is in the air with three of this month’s picks. But if you’re looking for something colder and darker, we’ve got that covered too.
A study of more than 155,000 students in the Toronto District School Board found only 55 per cent of students who self-identify as Black are applying to post-secondary education.
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All students who apply to university need ‘U’ courses, but Toronto-area research reveals few students with zero Grade 12 ‘U’ courses apply for any post-secondary education at all.
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To understand the changing nature of music listening, I interviewed users of streaming services about how they listen to music.
U.S. Sen. John Kerry grills representatives from the cable industry during a 1990 hearing on consumer protections.
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Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now they’re cashing in.
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A Savage Christmas would give Crackers a run for its money as the worst Australian Christmas film to date.
Daily Wire co-CEO Caleb Robinson, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing and editor emeritus Ben Shapiro attend the red carpet premiere of ‘Lady Ballers’ on Nov. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Through action films, dramas and kids’ cartoons, right-wing activists are working to build their own alternative entertainment universe insulated from Hollywood’s purported liberal biases.
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The new Binge series Strife is a fictionalised adaptation of Mia Freedman’s 2017 memoir.
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New legislation will require smart TV manufacturers to ensure we can easily find local broadcasters when we turn on our TVs.