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To the White House now, where Donald Trump posthumously awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on what wold have been his 32nd birthday. Trump said Kirk was a ‘true American hero’ with the Turning Point USA founder’s widow Erika accepting the award. And if you’re thinking what were […]

To the world of relationships now – well, more specifically, the lack of them, after a presumably single guy took time out from his online dating app to troll this chap pictured with a woman who may (or may not) be his girlfriend. Genuinely what the fuck am I doing wrong pic.twitter.com/qZDz10Bzk5 — Charles “Chuck” […]

Very probably you’ve already got a good idea of what you think about Donald Trump. And very probably given the nature of politics not just in the US but around the world, there won’t be much you can see that will change that. And yet this is still an especially grim snapshot of the American […]

You will very probably already have seen the clip of ABC News presenter George Stephanopoulos interviewing JD Vance and trying in vain to get a proper answer to a proper question, eventually cutting the VP off mid-sentence because he really was getting nowhere. But just in case you need a reminder … George Stephanopoulos cuts […]

These days, being on the internet may feel like a relentless barrage of ragebait and AI slop, but this wasn’t always the case. In the ancient times of relatively recently, being on the internet involved certain customs and ways of behaving. To give youngsters a taste of what it was like – as well as […]

Donald Trump is riding the wave of his own ego like never before. Following the ceasefire in Gaza, he has been strutting around as though he has single-handedly achieved world peace, so he probably felt like it was a good time to revisit a story he told a few times during his election campaign, about […]

We had to triple check the source of this story, because – well, you can surely see why. Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS (we see what she did, there) clothing brand has launched a range of thongs – the undies, not the flip-flops, for any Australians reading this – with faux pubic hair. They’re merkins. She’s selling […]

This puzzle has been around for quite a while, so you may have already seen it. If you haven’t, it’s a good test of your lateral-thinking skills, as well as your basic arithmetic. It certainly tested this mum. If you want to solve it for yourself, pause the video once you’ve seen the challenge. @xivecct75 […]

There are many downsides to being an adult, but one very large plus is earning your own money and being able to spend it on whatever takes your fancy. And even better if you use your purchasing power on things that your parents denied you as a child (even if it was for your own […]