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Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Self-infantilisation has become the house style of contemporary culture. Not just in what we watch, but in how we talk and what we buy.

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WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Self-infantilisation has become the house style of contemporary culture. Not just in what we watch, but in how we talk and what we buy.

latest 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Self-infantilisation has become the house style of contemporary culture. Not just in what we watch, but in how we talk and what we buy.

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The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Prim, puerile and pastel-coloured: Why my generation needs to grow up

Self-infantilisation has become the house style of contemporary culture. Not just in what we watch, but in how we talk and what we buy.

latest 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men

Every film is treated not as a piece of art but as a contestant in a pageant. It’s time to ditch the hype and go back to enjoying movies on merit.

16.02.2026 20

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men

Every film is treated not as a piece of art but as a contestant in a pageant. It’s time to ditch the hype and go back to enjoying movies on merit.

16.02.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men

Every film is treated not as a piece of art but as a contestant in a pageant. It’s time to ditch the hype and go back to enjoying movies on merit.

16.02.2026 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men

Every film is treated not as a piece of art but as a contestant in a pageant. It’s time to ditch the hype and go back to enjoying movies on merit.

16.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Forget the buzz. What restaurants need is people like this

My social life was dead in 2016, but there was one place I felt at home.

05.02.2026 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Forget the buzz. What restaurants need is people like this

My social life was dead in 2016, but there was one place I felt at home.

05.02.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Forget the buzz. What restaurants need is people like this

My social life was dead in 2016, but there was one place I felt at home.

05.02.2026 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Forget the buzz. What restaurants need is people like this

My social life was dead in 2016, but there was one place I felt at home.

05.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Does Timothée Chalamet looking real mean the beauty tide is turning?

Watching Marty Supreme offered a welcome reprieve from the facial perfection of recent years.

23.01.2026 20

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Does Timothée Chalamet looking real mean the beauty tide is turning?

Watching Marty Supreme offered a welcome reprieve from the facial perfection of recent years.

23.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Does Timothée Chalamet looking real mean the beauty tide is turning?

Watching Marty Supreme offered a welcome reprieve from the facial perfection of recent years.

23.01.2026 20

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Does Timothée Chalamet looking real mean the beauty tide is turning?

Watching Marty Supreme offered a welcome reprieve from the facial perfection of recent years.

23.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

There’s a place near you where problems are solved. You can even borrow a book

Modern libraries are community hubs where knowledge – and friendship – is free to all.

24.12.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

There’s a place near you where problems are solved. You can even borrow a book

Modern libraries are community hubs where knowledge – and friendship – is free to all.

24.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

There’s a place near you where problems are solved. You can even borrow a book

Modern libraries are community hubs where knowledge – and friendship – is free to all.

24.12.2025 20

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

There’s a place near you where problems are solved. You can even borrow a book

Modern libraries are community hubs where knowledge – and friendship – is free to all.

24.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

We need to educate everyone, not just those under 16, about how to navigate the beast.

11.12.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

We need to educate everyone, not just those under 16, about how to navigate the beast.

11.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

We need to educate everyone, not just those under 16, about how to navigate the beast.

11.12.2025 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Social media bans are nothing new to me, and here’s why they don’t work

We need to educate everyone, not just those under 16, about how to navigate the beast.

11.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

The opening of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel has turned me into a shameless train ambassador

02.12.2025 20

The Guardian

Brodie Lancaster

Streaming films was supposed to save us time. I’d rather take the long way

The video store used to be my favourite place in Melbourne. A time machine took me back.

14.11.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Streaming films was supposed to save us time. I’d rather take the long way

The video store used to be my favourite place in Melbourne. A time machine took me back.

14.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Streaming films was supposed to save us time. I’d rather take the long way

The video store used to be my favourite place in Melbourne. A time machine took me back.

14.11.2025 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Streaming films was supposed to save us time. I’d rather take the long way

The video store used to be my favourite place in Melbourne. A time machine took me back.

14.11.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Girlboss anti-heroes are having a TV moment – and I can’t stop watching

Women characters on TV have finally earned their place alongside the likes of Tony Soprano and Don Draper.

16.10.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Girlboss anti-heroes are having a TV moment – and I can’t stop watching

Women characters on TV have finally earned their place alongside the likes of Tony Soprano and Don Draper.

16.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Girlboss anti-heroes are having a TV moment – and I can’t stop watching

Women characters on TV have finally earned their place alongside the likes of Tony Soprano and Don Draper.

16.10.2025 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Girlboss anti-heroes are having a TV moment – and I can’t stop watching

Women characters on TV have finally earned their place alongside the likes of Tony Soprano and Don Draper.

16.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Friends fall out all the time. So why does it feel worse than heartbreak?

Romantic break-ups get all the attention, but the end of a friendship also leaves its mark.

03.10.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Friends fall out all the time. So why does it feel worse than heartbreak?

Romantic break-ups get all the attention, but the end of a friendship also leaves its mark.

03.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Friends fall out all the time. So why does it feel worse than heartbreak?

Romantic break-ups get all the attention, but the end of a friendship also leaves its mark.

03.10.2025 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Friends fall out all the time. So why does it feel worse than heartbreak?

Romantic break-ups get all the attention, but the end of a friendship also leaves its mark.

03.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

People are already making new year’s resolutions. There’s hardly a minute to spare.

17.09.2025 9

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

People are already making new year’s resolutions. There’s hardly a minute to spare.

17.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

People are already making new year’s resolutions. There’s hardly a minute to spare.

17.09.2025 8

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Is that sweat or tears on my yoga mat? Ask me again in the new year

People are already making new year’s resolutions. There’s hardly a minute to spare.

17.09.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

The vital role between being single and coupled-up

When Carrie Bradshaw danced through her gazillion-dollar townhouse in the final moments of And Just Like That affirming that her alone-ness did not...

04.09.2025 20

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

The vital role between being single and coupled-up

The notion of the “third wheel”, someone who is an imposition, usually gets a bad wrap.

03.09.2025 20

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

The vital role between being single and coupled-up

The notion of the “third wheel”, someone who is an imposition, usually gets a bad wrap.

03.09.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

The vital role between being single and coupled-up

The notion of the “third wheel”, someone who is an imposition, usually gets a bad wrap.

03.09.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Look at me, exercising and budgeting. Who cares if it’s all an act?

I’ve finally discovered a talent for performance.

08.08.2025 10

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster

Look at me, exercising and budgeting. Who cares if it’s all an act?

I’ve finally discovered a talent for performance.

08.08.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brodie Lancaster

Look at me, exercising and budgeting. Who cares if it’s all an act?

I’ve finally discovered a talent for performance.

08.08.2025 10

The Age

Brodie Lancaster

Look at me, exercising and budgeting. Who cares if it’s all an act?

I’ve finally discovered a talent for performance.

08.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Brodie Lancaster

Can friends stay close when one has kids? Turns out there is a way

From an old episode of Sex and the City comes an unlikely lesson in staying connected.

11.07.2025 8

WA Today

Brodie Lancaster