Titanic at 25
Near, far, wherever you are…there is no escaping James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster: Titanic. It’s been 25 years since its release, and we’re still invested in Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet versus the iceberg. Ahead of its Valentine’s Day re-release in cinemas, we take a look at the continuing cultural ripples of the doomed love story: the Celine Dion song that almost didn’t happen, the on-set shenanigans, and the ongoing debate about that bloody door.
More highlights in this edition:
- Parody king “Weird Al” Yankovic on the accordion salesman that changed his life, being called a “rock genius” by Kurt Cobain, and leaning into the weirdness in his Letter to My Younger Self.
- Cricketer Adam Gilchrist, actor Pia Miranda and others pen love letters to their beloveds (and raise funds for Love Your Sister cancer research) this Valentine’s Day.
- Long-time lovebirds Norma and Norman invite photographer Terry Graham into their suburban home to document 60-plus years of togetherness.
- Singer-songwriter Kimbra on why her first album in five years is something of a personal reckoning.
- PLUS: you’re still in luck, The Big Issue Calendar is still available your local vendor – just $20. Get in this fortnight, they’re about to sell out!
Greta
Thunberg
“The climate crisis is a social crisis.
It mostly affects people who are already the most vulnerable,” says Greta Thunberg
in her exclusive interview with The Big Issue from her home in Stockholm.
Chooks!
Australians love our chooks.
They’re the nation’s fourth most
popular pet, after all!
Dr Karl
In this edition, everyone’s favourite
scientist reveals it’s not too late
to stop – and even reverse – climate change.