Tag Archive for: culture

Macquarie Dictionary Wants You to Choose the Word that Defines the Past Decade

By: Amy Cheng

New words, like any kind of fashion, take off in our society for various reasons, a linguist has said. Read more

What Religion, According to Nick Cave, is the “Unhappiest in the World”?

By: Stephen McAlpine

No one does unhappy like Nick Cave. Nick Cave was born to do unhappy. Read more

New Print Magazine Trying to Combat Millennial ‘Scroll Culture’

By: Laura Bennett

Never in history has there been a generation with such rapid access to information as ours. In a matter of seconds you can find hundreds of thousands of articles, comments and ‘deep-dives’ on whatever subject suits your fancy. Read more

Surviving Suicide, Jazz Thornton’s New Film ‘The Girl on the Bridge’

By: Laura Bennett

Understanding the mindset of someone who wants to end their own life is a hard thing for those who have never struggled with mental illness. Read more

Why Critical Thinking is More Critical Than Ever

By: Michael McQueen

This year, more than any, we have seen the power of fake news. Politics, climate change, public scandals and the virus which has overwhelmed our year, have revealed a vulnerability in society’s ways of consuming news and information. Read more

Red Rope Christianity

By: Stephen McAlpine

Flying. Remember that? I flew a lot in 2019 for my job, mostly interstate within Australia (which admittedly is a big place), but also some international flights. Read more

10 Commandments for These Divided Times

By: Sheridan Voysey

A few years ago, researchers did a fascinating experiment. Wanting to know when people would step in to help a stranger, they asked participants to watch a woman named Elaine experience a series of mild electric shocks. Read more

Building Trust in a Fake News World

By: McCrindle

Trust has become an increasingly important commodity in fake news world where people publish untrue information and call it ‘news’. Read more

Beware The Dangers Of A Victim Mentality

By: Akos Balogh

I grew up with a victim mentality.

Nobody called it that at the time. But as I look back, that’s what it was. Read more

Cultural Diversity Increases – Australia’s Latest Migration Data

By: McCrindle

The latest migration data reveals Australia is increasingly culturally diverse. Three in ten Australians (29.7%) were born overseas according to the latest ABS migration data. Read more