Opinion
Food
I’d protest the death of Fantales, but my teeth are stuck together
Is the death of the choc-caramel gobstopper a tragedy or confected outrage, given no one is buying them?
- by Dom Knight
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Wearables
Apple’s new headset should be cast into a volcano. Also, I really want one
Want to look like a killer cyborg with a nasal drip in ski goggles? Apple’s got the solution and it’s $5200. You’re welcome.
- by Dom Knight
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Streaming
Seeing the uber-rich miserable is a strangely satisfying experience
That’s why Succession makes for perfect viewing in a cost-of-living crisis.
- by Dom Knight
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Population
Melbourne’s now bigger than Sydney, but only if you include this Melton pot
The Australian Bureau of Shonkiness has included this rural hamlet in Melbourne’s numbers. As a Sydneysider, I’m calling BS on the ABS.
- by Dom Knight
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Gig economy
Until politicians are paid by the hour, the gig economy will be a full-time stress
Many so-called ‘gigs’ aren’t exactly playing rock. No kids are dreaming of getting to drop off rich people’s Thai takeaway someday.
- by Dom Knight
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Brisbane
In the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne, the winner is ... Brisbane
Brisbane is closing in on the title of Australia’s best city, and we must join forces to keep this subtropical upstart in its place.
- by Dom Knight
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James Bond
007 reasons the Bond books should be shaken but not stirred
These edits are hardly thought-control in action – they’re the careful refreshing of a commercial product.
- by Dom Knight
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Christmas
Bahaha humbug: the (un)official Christmas cracker jokes for 2022
Turning aunties and uncles into stand-up comedians is, as far as I’m concerned, one of the principal reasons for the season.
- by Dom Knight
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Comedy
Groan if you wish, but dad jokes are the mother of all humour
It’s time for dad jokes to stop being viewed as inherently terrible, and instead be celebrated for what they are.
- by Dom Knight
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Taronga Zoo
Lion escape the most exciting thing to happen to Mosman since negative gearing
I’m no zoologist, but perhaps more wildness is exactly what these creatures were after? Few places are less wild than Mosman.
- by Dom Knight
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Logies
Sydney’s good at hosting stuff, but the Logies?
I’ve no idea why we’d want it, except that Queensland does, and a win here would lessen the pain of that last Origin series.
- by Dom Knight
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