Protest, Popcorn & Pixel Art

Recent pop culture and entertainment news: a mecha director’s concerns about relevancy for young fans, “creepy” popcorn bucket marketing in the Conjuring franchise, and anime as political protest in Indonesia. Plus, game mysteries, global music aspirants, pixel art activism, Jurassic World tours in Flight Sim, a new Tourism Australia campaign, sports gaming developments, and Superman’s struggles on page and screen. References: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-24/how-well-do-audiences-relate-to-superheroes/105668972 https://boundingintocomics.com/anime/gundam-gquuuuuux-director-evangelion-mecha-genre-kids/ https://kotaku.com/conjuring-4-last-rites-popcorn-bucket-annabelle-regal-cinemark-2000618273 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/young-indonesians-raise-one-piece-flag-to-express-frustration/105625686 https://www.ign.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-5-players-think-theyve-finally-solved-the-mount-chiliad-mystery-but-others-arent-convinced https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-09/musicians-seek-fame-success-asia-west-us-uk/105621618 https://www.polygon.com/what-is-wplace-google-maps-pixel-art-reddit-rplace/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-flight-sim-2024-will-soon-let-you-tour-jurassic-world/1100-6533748/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/tourism-australia-come-and-say-gday-campaign/105601674 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/rugby-league-26-video-game-ross-symons-big-ant/105600772 https://www.polygon.com/dc/613025/superman-vs-american-government-comics-movies-tv/ Follow us on Media Mothership https://www.mediamothership.au Instagram https://www.instagram.com/media_mothership/ Facebook https://fb.me/MediaTackle Discord https://discord.gg/QvdT39EDMV Edge Radio https://www.edgeradio.org.au/shows/media-mothership/ Support the show: https://www.mediamothership.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.