The Verdict
My name is Patrick. Don’t you dare call me Pat
This is a cautionary tale of Aussie nickname horror.
- Patrick Lenton
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Jesse Eisenberg made fun of me, but I’ll have the last laugh
Have you ever been mocked by a Hollywood A-lister over your loyalty to a sports team? I have.
- Robert Moran
The greatest trick ever will change your mind about magic
The climax is no less moving than a great line of poetry or a soaring phrase of music.
- David Free
Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.
- Mali Waugh
Another Bridget Jones? Rom-com sequels are an abomination
They are antithetical to the very genre that birthed them.
- Jenna Guillaume
If you’re a fan of acai bowls, I’ve got bad news for you
No matter how purple a food is, it cannot fix your life.
- Patrick Lenton
This would be the most explicit song to ever win the Hottest 100
The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.
- Tom W Clarke
Packing your Christmas decorations away? Think twice
In a moment of brilliance, I realised there was a perfect date to take the tree down.
- Mali Waugh
You’ve Got Mail wouldn’t be made today. Why? We’re all cowards
We all need to think before we speak and say it with our chest. No takebacks.
- Lauren Ironmonger
Hear me out: maybe we should have just let Y2K happen?
We had the chance to give computers less control, and instead we gave them more.
- Robert Moran
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