Steph Puls

‘Like Squid Game’: Why Netflix parted ways with content chief Que Minh Luu was a powerful figure in the Australian screen industry. But her Netflix tenure had challenges, critics allege.

Imagine having quotes from your workplace 360 performance review quoted in the paper. Ouch. www.theage.com.au/culture/tv-a...

The Bunnings father’s day TV ad is excellent. That is all.

the ABC having a world famous group who had just finished a tv show in america, make show for them that was so successful the abc bragged about it, then cancelling it for no good reason should have led to investigations into abc management

props to Donna for helping other talent where abc fails to

Aunty Donna take a big risk talking like this. Good on them. Their shows might not be up everyone’s alley, but what show is?!

Are there protests happening in the #melbourne CBD again today? #MIFF

(Yes I am aware - well, assume - they mean percentage!)

Would we call a $99 drop a price plunge?!

Could just be an error at the Age news desk & they’ve confused it with the Muster Dogs win? This isn’t one where they’re told in advance is it? ie any chance it could be an accidental embargo break?

They haven’t really already announced the gold Logie winner, have they? It’s only 9pm!

I barely know what this Hun ‘story’ means.

CORRECTION AND APOLOGY Earlier today, we published a breaking news alert on our social media channels about an arrest connected to the Adass Israel Synagogue arson. In taking the information from an update from The Australian's website, we made a grievous error in wrongly taking the name of The Australian's journalist, Mohammad Alfares, and including it in the post as the arrested party. The post was removed as soon as we realised our mistake. We sincerely regret this error and the upset that it has caused for Mr Alfares and The Australian.

Ooft quite a correction

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (2025) - film — Cut to the chase This isn’t a remake or prequel or sequel to the 1997 slasher film of the same name, just another shot at a similar thing, I guess, complete with significant cameos from stars of the original, Sarah Mi...

I enjoyed it way more than I expected to. That film knows what it is and leans in. cuttothechaseblog.com/blog/18/7/20...

It feels like just yesterday that sensible clever people fell over themselves to get their tweet on screen!

I loved loved loved #Beetlejuice! We are so lucky to have it in Melbourne! It’s here for a few months - do catch it if you can! cuttothechaseblog.com/blog

Why the guards who protect the conclave are wearing those crazy uniforms We promise you, the Swiss Guard isn’t clowning around.

My dear friend Zac Petit wrote this wonderful piece in @fastcompany.com about the Swiss Guard’s flamboyant uniforms—and why Vatican guards are called “Swiss.” Great read, definitely recommend:

www.fastcompany.com/91330285/pop...

Randwick City Council and Ritz Cinemas Randwick are proud to present a very special event, An Evening with David & Margaret, on Sunday 1 June at 4pm. This one-hour live show will bring together two of Australia’s most beloved film critics, David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz, for a nostalgic and entertaining look back at their 28 years on television.

I admire and respect Margaret and David as much as the next person, but isn't it depressing they've been off air for a decade and they're still the only public face of criticism in Australia?

Australia is making great TV right now. Too bad it’s all behind paywalls. Jacob Elordi has a show on Amazon Prime. Scrublands’ new season is on Stan. A new Liane Moriarty adaptation is on Binge. Should Aussie drama really cost audiences this much?

Good piece from Debi Enker about our broken Oz content rules, sabotaged by the Morrison Government and still not fixed by Labor. Taxpayers who subsidise Australian drama production often can't see the results, screening only behind paywalls.

House of Games was ditched nationally, yes?

Hard agree, it was fantastic

Melburnians, do not be surprised by this weather! It has been the case for as long as I can remember that the weather for the duration of #MICF can go either way. I’ve attended late run shows in coat & scarf and in a sun dress. (Not both same day… you know what I mean!)

Am I crazy or is the #AFL tipping a lot of money and effort into promoting the #GatherRound which seems very much at odds with the fact there’s not a single game being broadcast on free to air TV today?!

I just saw a bit of Urvi Went To An All Girls’ School via Gogglebox & it looks funny & I plan to catch up on iview but are we really supposed to buy that a woman comfortably in her 30s is a high school student? Or is that part of the gag? It’s impossible to ignore.

There’s a typo in one of the headlines fyi

Ads for Cassandra Fernando, the ALP candidate for the seat of Holt are *constantly* being fed to me on TV streaming platforms. I don’t live in Holt. Not even nearby. Wonder what the ad spend is and what proportion is going down the toilet.

Australian book authors, how do you publicise your work? Tell us in this 15-minute survey from RMIT-Swinburne researchers: rmit.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Are you posting any reviews from Melbourne?

I’ve wondered this too! Poached - two and two only. Scrambled - make it 8.

Thanks for helping other people to understand eating for health, and all the nuances people deal with. Any person who publicly or privately comments on a stranger’s body is an oaf. Love that frock! (alt text on original post.)

The Adolescence alarm: ‘If there’s a problem with boys’ behaviour, it’s because of us’ Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children that’s been called a ‘wake-up call’. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?

I'm in the @australia.theguardian.com today talking about Adolescence and the link between social media, misogyny and boys' violence. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Member of parliament Andrew Gee writing a comment in response to one of his own posts on Facebook, pretending to be somebody else.

Honey, wake up, the latest ‘Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus’ moment just dropped