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It’s normal to expect society to change over the course of your life, but the last 15 years seem to have defied most people’s predictions. In fact so much has changed that even a person from recent history would struggle to keep up. That’s the thinking behind a question that so_nextdoor put to r/AskReddit, as […]

This clip from ITN’s archives, in which a councillor discussing local road safety gets the worst background action possible, has become something of a live TV classic. Watch how it plays out. It’s Monday again, so here’s something funny. March 1988: ITN reports on the notoriously hazardous A19 road in Teeside. Local councillor Mr Davidson […]

There’s only one thing that gets Donald Trump’s goat more than a journalist asking a question he doesn’t like – and that’s when it’s a woman journalist. We’ve featured no end of moments when Trump berated and belittled a woman trying to do their job in the White House press corps, the latest of which […]

When she’s not busy yelling at trans people who just need to use the restroom, Nancy Mace has been trying to build up momentum for her political career. It appears it’s not going well. During a recent interview, the South Carolina state rep who once described herself as ‘Trump in high heels’ (try not to […]

In a blockbuster bout of reality-bending, Donald Trump insisted that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The stance doesn’t just contradict basic common sense, it also clashes with U.S. intelligence. Trump shared his controversial take right out in the open when he was pressed to […]

You know that horrible moment when you go to high-five someone and they leave you hanging? Or worse yet, when one of you goes for a high five but the other one goes for a formal handshake? Or if you’re President of the United States and you’re trying to act like a normal human being […]

If you’ve ever texted with a British person, or, indeed, you are a British person who texts, you’ll know that most exchanges end with an ‘x’, and usually have plenty of others sprinkled liberally throughout. Does it mean we’re naturally affectionate people, or is it the textual equivalent of apologising, something we do without really […]

Given that we spend approximately 90,000 hours at work over our lifetimes, it’s a good idea to choose one that you either enjoy, or that pays lots of money. The very lucky amongst us end up doing both, but those careers tend to be pretty rare. They’ve been chatting about unusual and well-remunerated employment on […]

Introducing Rob Moore, British multi-millionaire entrepreneur, property investor, author and public speaker. He’s also the host of the Disruptors Podcast, which features conversations with entrepreneurs, authors, investors and influencers. He uses his Twitter account, among other things, to rail against taxes and to give advice to people with lots of money. He’s also recently posted […]

When going out with family and friends we find it best not to bring up politics, or if you do then maybe try to do it as early as possible before anyone’s had too much to drink. But when it comes to relationships, well, while we’d rather not talk about it, it might be best […]