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/ 

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