Tracks from ‘Barbie’ are soaring on the Spotify charts. Here’s other top movie songs from the past 20 years

Fans of Barbie aren’t just turning to the silver screen for their daily dose of Barbieland—they’re also streaming the movie’s original tracks to the tune of hundreds of millions of plays since Barbie The Album first hit streaming services last week, becoming the latest popular songs from movies to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart. […]

The Aussie Korean pear juice on its way to tackle America’s hangover

The first container of Bae’s hangover prevention juice is crossing the ocean bound for New York after a $500,000 injection from Honan Capital allowed the start-up to launch its overseas ambitions. Sumin Do took the boyfriend she’d met on Tinder, Tim O’Sullivan, back home to South Korea for the local version of Thanksgiving, Chuseok, in […]

Barbie, Inc: How a $3 toy inspired a multi-billion-dollar Dream World

She’s here, she’s there, she’s every pinkin’-where. With Margot Robbie’s summer blockbuster arriving in theatres and ubiquitous merchandise collaborations, the world’s favourite doll is about to launch the Mattel cinematic universe. Last June, photographs of beach blonde Margot Robbie and bleach blonde Ryan Gosling, stars of the upcoming Barbie movie, went viral after they were […]

Roger Dubuis releases a racy flyback chronograph with two very cool features

Roger Dubuis has an unapologetically wild approach to watchmaking, and its latest model is further proof. The Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph is big, racy and high-tech, with an open-worked dial and a brand-new movement. The calibre RD780 is a self-winding integrated flyback chronograph, with two patents. One is linked to the chronograph seconds hand and […]

World’s most powerful passports for 2023 revealed

The 2023 Henley Passport Index has unveiled this year’s most powerful passports and there’s been a big shakeup at the top of the list. Forbes Australia Issue 7 is out now. Tap here to secure your copy. The competition for top spot is heating up with a whopping 34 countries featuring in the top 10, headlined […]

Early ‘Barbie’ reviews are in – so does it live up to the hype?

Reviews of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie—which follows the journey of Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken from Barbie Land into the real world, where they’re exposed to a patriarchal and misogynistic society—are in, and while most critics were awed by the visuals of the film, some found it struggling under the restriction of a giant […]

Illuminate Adelaide: Breathing new life and light into SA’s winter festivities

If its recent string of tourism wins hadn’t already put South Australia on your to-do list, ‘Illuminate Adelaide’, the city’s stellar winter arts festival, might just be the final drawcard you’ve been looking for. Effectively turning the city into an open-air art gallery, Illuminate has transformed Adelaide’s admittedly nocturnal winter landscape into a kaleidoscope of […]