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The internet is deciding what to remember and what to forget
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (116+ words) The internet is deciding what to remember and what to forget'AFR Do digital bananas in Hawaiian shirts chatting up pineapples need to be saved for posterity? Probably not. But disentangling what will and will not matter to our cultural memory…...
Chinese micro-dramas target US with familiar tropes for phone audience
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Chinese micro-dramas target US with familiar tropes for phone audience'AFR Chinese production companies that pioneered the short love and fantasy format are seeking to expand beyond their traditional audience with English-speaking actors and Western settings. The influx of Chinese-backed micro-dramas…...
How Hollywood learnt to love video games
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (197+ words) While superhero franchises flag, "A Minecraft Movie" shows the industry has finally cracked the formula for translating popular games into films. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Like cinema owners around the world, Brandon Jones…...