There’s no escaping the onslaught of content these days. But it seems increasingly tricky to determine what’s good and what’s not as we stream, tap and swipe our way through our endless entertainment feeds. How can we tell our own taste? Have we reached the end of culture? What place does criticism occupy in this ever-shifting landscape? 

In this edition we explore:

• why we valorise bad book reviews
• what it means to professionalise creativity
• how social media changed women’s sport
• why the internet gives us such big feelings
• what kids are really looking at online
• how digital celebrities are reshaping our relationships
• what the state of Australian publishing means for aspiring writers
• how to overcome the hyperreality of the information age
• and much, much more.

 From page to screen and everything in between,  Griffith Review 88: Culture Vultures consumes the culture of the twenty-first century – and tries to outrun the algorithm.  

Published May, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-923213-07–4
Extent: 196pp
Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

Cover image: Sam Tupou, Red Sunnies (2016), acrylic and serigraph on board, 60 x 60 cm.