What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You Our 2nd most-read article of 2022. 6/18/23 6/13/24 6/14/25 CALENDAR 2027

Absolutely love this one www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wha...

old man post but why is it always so hard to find just a button that says 'print in colour'

I assume no one is ~less~ interested in getting off fossil fuels now?

Shifts in communication technologies are reshaping the #scicomm landscape. @willozap.bsky.social argues that in today’s “bewildering times”, understanding the technological forces shaping how knowledge flows is essential for effective #scicomm. Read the commentary: jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

Australian PM Anthony Albanese gave Donald Trump model nuclear submarine on golden plate at White House Exclusive: Prime minister also presented Melania Trump with a $3,000 Paspaley pearl pendant

As a people, we Australians are so shit at bribery www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

John Duncan on X: "Imagine if being in Mumford and Sons was only the second most embarrassing thing you've done" / X Imagine if being in Mumford and Sons was only the second most embarrassing thing you've done

I see Mumford and Sons have a new album and it reminds me how often I think of this tweet x.com/Johnthedunca...

So... not really meeting the deadline then

what actually is the difference in meaning between 🤘 and 🤟

Dress for the job you want

I’ve always pondered about a ratchet theory of trumpian politics - do worse / more authoritarian until you hit the limit. And it’s seems the limit is shooting people to death in the streets. But then what?

gold, cheers, I'll remember that and wish I'd bought those things next time someone gets a splinter

What’s the best way to remove a splinter? You don’t need any special hacks – but taking a few simple precautions can save you from pain or an infection.

Look there's some sensible advice here, but when it comes to the key paragraph on how to remove a splinter it's basically still 'draw some circles' and 'draw the rest of the fucking owl'.

Grammar question, is it 'that opportunity would be right up our students' alleys' or 'students' alley', or perhaps best not

When you advertise a beer as full flavour what

Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen is what Lana del rey would write if she were a boy named Bruce Springsteen and that is the highest compliment that can be paid

‘Rubs him the wrong way’ is a very normal phrase until you stop to visualise it

A green waste bin inspection certificate.

Going to start a petition to change the number plate slogan for Canberra to ‘bless your cotton socks’

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common".

Just such a great line. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

No one is ever disappointed if you turn up with a tooheys old

Totally

Do you practice your emoji on your own face before sending?

Oh shit that’s terrible

years ago—never mind how long precisely

There are just so many awesome points in this mapping out of the actual problems with AI by Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...

Calling Australian biosecurity comms professionals! 🐝🌾🦠

What do you think about new ways to help people become more resilient to misinformation about science?

15 mins, anonymous survey 👇
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Sadly the Japanese / Australian colours would look infinitely better preview.redd.it/snes-design-...

Oh goddamn

Trump is a goddamn wizard pharaoh

Christina ricci’s Wednesday is still better

Once this Trump era is finally over I would be fascinated to know his wellness regime