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Can We Talk About The Matildas’ Personal Lives?

Mamamia Out Loud

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The Difference Between Content and Culture

On Saturday night, the Matilda's penalty shootout win against France became one of the most viewed TV sporting events in almost two decades. It's likely it reached the largest audience since Kathy Freeman's 400 metre gold medal race at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Pop culture has become increasingly fragmented because of our practically unlimited choice in entertainment. We simply don't see people gathering and participating in concert and having a common cultural focus. Ali writes that this moment might awaken in us a certain yearning for the things that make society. I think that there's a difference between passively consuming all the content that we do and actively being involved in a cultural moment. Now, I watch Saturday night. What does that mean

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