Stop wasting your weekend with this one weird cranial delusion
Today is Monday. Which means we’ve wasted our weekend. Again. However, one egghead from UCLA believes we can wrest control back.
Domestic violence victim wins case against the Queensland police
The police officer who illegally accessed the database to leak the address of a domestic violence victim to a friend has been found guilty by the court. However, the story does not stop there.
Jim Carrey’s feud with Mussolini is peak internet…but have you met Stalin’s hipster granddaughter?
This morning, Jim Carrey dragged Benito Mussolini on Twitter, which quickly provoked a response from the dictator’s granddaughter, and elevated the internet into lofty new heights/lows.
Scott Morrison sends Pauline Hanson to the UN
In a shocking turn of events, Scott Morrison has sent Pauline Hanson to the United Nations. While it is clearly a solution to Morrison’s One Nation problem, should she be representing us?
Do smart foods actually make you smarter?
It seems an obvious thing to ask, but do the so-called ‘smart’ foods offer any benefit to your mind?
Current Affairs Wrap: Brexit jumps shark, One Nation’s big week, the goodest boy of all
It’s been a week of relative detritus what with One Nation and Brexit. But there was a dog…and perhaps that is enough.
Make no mistake – Autumn Christian’s “Girl Like a Bomb” is a future classic
Autumn Christian’s new book is an articulation of deep meaning, sex and the ‘whats’ that keep us.
Privately-run prisons to be returned to Queensland government
The private prison system in Queensland is beset by over-crowding, low staffing and the excessive use of force. Now, their government is stepping back in, at a cost of $111 million.
Police charge notable white supremacist after repeated online threats
After a series of alleged threated against a freelance journalist, police have arrested a notable far-right figure with ties with the NSW white supremacist community.
NASA will pay you to lie in bed for two months
To test what microgravity does to the human body, NASA is looking for volunteers to not leave bed for two months straight. Dreams do come true.
New York – the city where ‘making it’ takes many forms
Back in my youth, I travelled to New York and was amazed to score a writing job for a celebrity public relations company. The reality was quite different.
Chinese social media platform WeChat could be key in the federal election
In the run-up to the state election, Michael Daley’s anti-Asian rhetoric quickly spread via WeChat. As a result, candidates from both parties are using the platform to advance their own message.
Labor’s plan to kill negative gearing impacts the wrong people
As someone looking to enter the housing market, Labor’s stand to remove negative gearing does nothing for me. While the system will remain, I won’t be able to access it.
We need a climate revolution, and we need it now
Whether we like it or not, we’re teetering on the edge of ecological destruction. Ignoring warnings about climate change got us to this point – we have a responsibility to ensure tomorrow happens.
Researchers (theoretically) prove alternate dimensions, ruin scientific thought
A group of researchers have not only proved the exists of alternate dimensions, but they’ve also ruined the concepts of the scientific method. Not a bad day’s work.
The drivers of Uber want their data, Uber doesn’t want them to have it
Over in the UK, four Uber drivers have repeatedly asked for an explanation of how their algorithm works. Uber said no, and now it might be a matter for the court.
Ask Dotty: How do I manage this stressful life?
The legendary Dotty LaFou returns, this time with some sage advice on how to survive this very stressful modern existence. Well, sort of.
May promises to quit if Brexit passes, finally kills off logic
That particularly titanic vessel has struck the iceberg, with Theresa May promising to quit on the condition that her unbackable version of Brexit passes. You read that right.
Pauline Hanson’s gun platform gives us too much ammunition
This week, the gun issue has returned to our shores in a matter so ham-fisted, so half-cocked, that it could only come from one source.
Apple relying on bloodless combat to beat Netflix
Apple’s masterplan to defeat Netflix looks good in headline type, but in examining what they’re actually offering – I’m not so sure.
TBS Next Gen: If I could speak with Scott Morrison, this is what I’d say
As part of The Big Smoke’s Next Gen program, Cara Barnard (11) shares her concerns of the future, and what she’d say to the Prime Minister of the present.