Sonic Racing Speeds Into Second Place
Review: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has released within a few months of Mario Kart World - the first new Mario Kart game in 11 years - and it's hard to imagine that Sega isn't feeling some pressure to perform against it. Mario and Sonic are not the bitter...
Exciting plans for mixed community and housing precinct in the heart of Coffs
For more than a century the Uniting Church has been part of life and the community in Coffs Harbour. It is best known as the home of the “Soupie,” a long-running community kitchen that provides meals and companionship to people in need. Now, the Synod of NSW and ACT is...
Altman Defends Plan to Introduce Adult Mode in ChatGPT, Sparking Debate Over AI Boundaries
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that ChatGPT will soon allow adult-oriented content for verified users, describing the change as an effort to “treat adults like adults” while maintaining safeguards for minors. The policy shift, set to take effect in December 2025, will permit erotica and other mature themes within...
The Wounds That See: Empathy Shaped by the Cross
In some corners of the church, empathy is treated with suspicion. Critics argue that it makes us vulnerable to manipulation or risks replacing truth with sentiment. They say that empathy can slide into permissiveness, blurring moral clarity. Others fear it elevates human feelings above divine revelation. These cautions aren’t trivial....
The Rock’s New Biopic Could Stand To Hit A Little Harder
Film review: The Smashing Machine The Safdie Brothers rose to prominence in 2017 - a decade into their careers directing together - with Good Time, perhaps the film that established the exciting potential of a post-Twilight Robert Pattinson. Their next film, 2019's Uncut Gems, was even more seismic: the growing...
Finding the Beauty in Horror
Game Review: Silent Hill F After 2024’s successful Silent Hill 2 Remake, the future of Konami's long-running psychological horror franchise looks to be much brighter than the game’s traditionally foggy settings. In Silent Hill f, the series goes to a new location for the first time, taking the horror from...
