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You talkin’ to Kiwi?

Buff on this!

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Updated product lacks polish

We didn’t even know the kiwi was threatened.

Baby hippo Moo Deng plays with a zookeeper in the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand.

‘Bouncy pork’ and ‘clown bus’: The new words that went viral overseas

Before 2025 gets too old, let’s see the alternative coinages that captured the global year that was.

  • David Astle
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Kitchen counterfeiters overstay their welcome

Time to quit mocking about.

Amid Trump, Musk and the new broligarchy, “bro” is shaping as the prefix of the moment.

The latest nightmare of Trump 2.0? Our new brocabulary

Amid the US president’s new broligarchy, “bro” is shaping as the prefix of the moment.

  • David Astle
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Orange is the new All Black

It’s the Emperor vs the emperors.

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Straining to fathom water filters

Overall, it’s a bit of a dampener.

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The price is fright!

And the resolution is blurry.

Vintage Beach Scene

What do cozzie, cuppa and chewy have in common?

It’s a big year for them in 2025.

  • David Astle
Alanis Morissette in 1996. It’s now been 26 years since the release of her breakthrough Jagged Little Pill.

Isn’t it ironic? No, sorry, that’s sarcasm

If you love splitting hairs, you’re in for a treat.

  • David Astle

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