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Cramming into an unfamiliar house with a collection of strangers on a Saturday morning is a great way to become the worst version of yourself.

Want to ruin your weekend and make a bunch of enemies? Attend an open home

Cramming into an unfamiliar house with a collection of strangers on a Saturday morning is a great way to become the worst version of yourself.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Retail workers have a thankless job, but the best ones are those who understand the importance of leaving you alone.

The customer isn’t always right (or up for a chat). All hail the uninterested shop assistant

Retail workers have a thankless job, but the best ones are those who understand the importance of leaving you alone.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Sam Taunton, the final regular comedian on the desk for The Project. Others have included Tommy Little, Peter Helliar and Dave Hughes.

The Project is over. Love it or hate it, that’s bad news for Aussie comedy

As a former head writer, there are some things I won’t miss. But truthfully, I can’t imagine a daily writers’ room ever being launched in Australia again.

  • Hunter Smith
In a world of micro-managed social media posts, the slop being served up and shared online is something to celebrate.

Your cooking looks disgusting. Please, never stop posting it on Instagram

In a world of micromanaged social media posts, the slop being served up and shared online is something to celebrate.

  • Thomas Mitchell
As a loving parent you must ensure your child knows about the Musk-Trump breakup.

How to talk to your child about global chaos (while they’re watching Bluey)

You must acknowledge their emotions and validate their feelings, but most importantly, never, ever speak when Bingo speaks.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Nicknames are often a sign of affection and intimacy, or because you’re really tall.

The one thing I really want is the one thing I can’t give myself

Some men are born with nicknames, some achieve nicknames, and some have nicknames thrust upon them. Sadly, I am still waiting for mine.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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John Clarke pictured in 2007.

‘I didn’t want to’: How John Clarke’s daughter surprised herself with a doco about her dad

Lorin Clarke had no desire to make a movie about her father – until she heard that a bunch of other filmmakers did, and they had it all wrong.

  • Karl Quinn
Rob DenBleyker (left), Kris Wilson (centre) and Adam Nusrallah. Cyanide & Happiness are coming to Oz Comic-Con for the first time.

Edgy or offensive? How these early-2000s internet creators kept webcomics alive

Webcomics are well past their peak, but Cyanide & Happiness is still deep in the game. Here’s how it has managed to keep up with the non-stop beast that is the internet.

  • Nell Geraets
London-born US comic Demi Adejuyigbe.

‘I was strange’: How this comedian’s defence mechanism became a lucrative career

London-born Demi Adejuyigbe moved to Texas with his parents when he was just five years old. What happened next forged a path he still walks.

  • Daniel Herborn
Life in the suburbs brings with it a constant pressure to come up with things to do, including, befriending a possum.

From friend to foe: The possum in my driveway has become a problem

What started as a friendly game with a charming marsupial has evolved into a waking nightmare.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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