The Brownlow red carpet was hosted in Perth this year, with some AFL players and their WAGs dressing up from home in other parts of the country.  Port Adelaide star Ollie Wines was crowned Brownlow Medallist, but on the red carpet, he was among many who shone. Here are some of the best looks.   Lorna McNabb, partner of Oscar Allen from the West Coast Eagles. McNabb dazzled in a gorgeous sky-blue gown covered in a sheer white overlay with beaded detailing and an impressive tra

Silent Hill 2 is a game that’s stayed with me since I first played it, always waiting in that dank crevice of my brain where I’m afraid to linger for too long. It’s a game that probes at my subconscious every so often, and it serves as a constant reminder of what the human psyche is able to do to itself. It transcends the average notion of what a videogame is, and contradicts the player’s perception of the world and of themselves, as all challenging art should do. I pray I’

The Victorian State government is failing to use its considerable legal powers to protect threatened species from extinction, including its state faunal emblems, the Leadbeater’s possum and helmeted honeyeater. Habitat destruction, invasive species and climate catastrophes that include last year’s bushfires are exacerbating Australia’s reputation as a country with one of the highest species extinction rates in the world. Victoria’s principal biodiversity law, the Flora and

Content warning: this article discusses suicide and drug use themes Australian metal four-piece The Amity Affliction have dropped their first new music in over 18 months with the new single, Like Love . The band released the track on Wednesday morning, dedicating it to their “dear friend” Sean Kennedy, former I Killed the Prom Queen and Deez Nuts bassist who died in February this year at 35.  The band regularly touches on difficult topics like mental health and suicide, and

Deep into the unbridled chaos of 2020, Halsey decided to do two things: begin work on a new album, and to try to have a baby. The two were fated to become intertwined, and the end result is their finest creative work to date. Taking to Instagram in a surprise post, the singer-songwriter announced their fourth album would be produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails and explained that it would be “a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and c

With various implausible premises, a daring upheaval of genre convention, and some surprising attention to serialisation, Rick and Morty’s fifth season may be its best offering yet. While the Adult Swim network always focuses on parody and genre, the latest season of their acclaimed sci-fi comedy, Rick and Morty , contains more homages than ever before. The season is steeped in satiric iconography , evident in episode three, A Rickconvenient Mort , which perverts the nostalg

Everyone’s feeling the frustration with the return of lockdown restrictions and now more than ever it’s important to get some time away from the doom and gloom of the pandemic age. There’s plenty of AAA games to fill the market so instead The Standard presents a list of games with innovative strides and varying length that you just can’t get from the mainstream output. Whether you’re looking to get lost in a new world or simply want to while away some time before your next re

The Video Music Awards red carpet is historically known for presenting some wild creations, and 2021 was no exception. Not to be outdone, the Met Gala raised the fashion stakes with this year’s theme, In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, producing many iconic looks. Here are some of the best dressed from both events. Megan Fox Fox put it all on display for the VMAs in a bold, sheer Thierry Mugler gown. Fox was accompanied by partner and VMA nominee Machine Gun Kelly. Embed f

Australian MMA fighter Jack Della Maddalena has scored a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series with an impressive performance against Swiss fighter Loosa Ange. Della Maddelena won a unanimous decision, all judges scoring the bout 30-27. This is the first decision victory in Della Maddelena’s professional career, and the first time one of his fights went past the second round. This victory extends his win streak to an impressive 10 in a row, his previous nine fights

Puffy sleeves, bell bottoms, hair flicks, off-the-shoulder sweatshirts and even corsets. They’ve all had their moments in the fashion sun, thanks to our desire to emulate the style of great film and TV shows. In the 1930s it was all about bright-eyed Shirley Temple, with mothers dressing their daughters in smocked shift dresses, puffed sleeves and cutesy collars to imitate her style. In the ’70s it was recreating Farrah Fawcett’s voluminous hair flicks and stepping out in Joh

Tickets were at the ready, the popcorn freshly popped, when a sudden lockdown left Melbourne’s cinemas dark and empty. But that doesn’t mean the party stopped. Melbourne’s independent film community is refusing to give up, and is turning to streaming platforms instead. It’s a spreading trend with the potential to change the future of how we go to the movies. The 2021 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), which ran a few weeks ago, was delivered exclusively via thei

Riley Barker, an upcoming Twitch streamer, Picture by Trent Kniese Imagine playing a video game as a full-time job. Creating funny, insightful or just awesome gameplay and broadcasting it to all corners of the world. Twitch regular Riley Barker, who goes by BarksAU and live-streams role-playing games, says the platform brought people together in dark times. “During a time like this, where a lot of us have felt so disconnected, Twitch allows people to feel like they belon