Why gen Z are ‘romanticizing’ their hangovers: ‘It’s lowkey a beautiful thing’
For young people, flaunting eye bags and bed rotting has become a cheeky rebuttal of body optimization culture
My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too
I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness
Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen has completed a new Ali G movie
Report says new film has finished filming – although title and release date not yet confirmed
Telstra blames ‘software defect’ for major outage that hit mobiles, trains and triple-zero calls
Telco said outage was not due to a cyber-attack but warned of scammers calling people claiming to be from Telstra
A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers review – rereleased Nick Park classics are a complete treat
The first two Wallace and Gromit films see the pair blasting off for the moon in search of cheese, and trying to foil a heist by Feathers McGraw
The Telstra outage is a stark reminder of the widespread effects of single-system failures
The network disruption – which brought trains, traffic lights and Eftpos payments to a halt – raises questions about the resilience of services
The Girls review – poignant coming-of-age romance is an understated gem of Sri Lankan cinema
Sumitra Peries’ poignant 1978 film about teenage sisters and thwarted romance is laden with passions that can’t be spoken aloud
TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich
The working-class lad who became a millionaire proposes a new annual tax. Plus: it’s 25 years of The Office. Here’s what to watch this evening
More than 400 people arrested at Fourth of July ‘TikTok takeover’ in California
Thousands descend on Newport Beach, blocking traffic and setting fires in flash-mob-style meetup organized online
‘Absolutely bananas’: San Francisco homes sell for $1m above asking price amid AI boom
Report finds widespread overbidding as rapid AI growth generates increased wealth in city where housing is scarce
Ian Kennedy Martin obituary
TV writer who created the 1970s police drama The Sweeney and later worked on Juliet Bravo and The Chinese Detective
Sunshine: Danny Boyle’s space slasher plays out like an atheist’s worst nightmare
This 2007 science-fiction thriller is a who’s-who of brilliant actors right before they made it big, and is basically Project Hail Mary’s older, emo cousin
Meet the comedian parodying Karl Stefanovic: ‘He’s cosplaying a conservative’
Since January, comedian Henry Bretz has posted more than 30 satirical videos impersonating the former Nine star turned controversial podcaster
Big tech’s lofty climate goals wrecked by energy-hungry AI
Net-zero pledges of Google and Amazon slip out of reach, and struggling Meta makes frantic moves
The Invite welcomes heterosexual polyamory into cinemas. It’s about time
As a non-monogamist, it’s refreshing to see a film that reflects modern attitudes to non-conventional relationships, instead of using them as a punchline or cautionary tale