
Scott Morrison’s holiday scandal immortalised in a Hawaiian shirt
Scott Morrison’s inexplicable absence from public life amid the ongoing bushfire crisis has many people wondering: Where in the world is our...

After a quarter of a century, all we want for Christmas is Mariah Carey
You know the tune — chimes twinkle into life, before a barnstorming chorus heralds the arrival of the festive season, and the...

Lithuanian airport creates Christmas tree using contraband
‘Tis the season for interior designers, and those who pretend to be, to run wild with creativity, adorning homes and public spaces...

Let it snow: Colombia threatens to sue Walmart over ‘cocaine’ Christmas sweater
Walmart has been forced into a Yuletide apology, after its Canadian website listed a Christmas sweater that showed Santa enjoying several lines...

What the guac? Avocados with edible coating heading to Europe
Ever find yourself befuddled by the seemingly impossible time it takes for an avocado to transition from perfectly ripe to disgustingly rotten?...

Apostrophe Protection Society’s founder gives up fight, retires
Errant apostrophe use has become one of the great scourges of our times. And now, one of the men charged with upholding...

Government sparks #RightToKnow furore over publicly available document
Many believed the recent #righttoknow movement, sparked by a wave of impingements on press freedom, would cause governments to think twice before...

Mexican church builds baby Jesus statue resembling Phil Collins
Can you feel it in the air — or is it just our imaginations? A giant sculpture of baby Jesus commissioned by...

Venice floods: Romantic city confronts highest tide in 50 years
It’s renowned as Italy’s floating city. But the romantic Italian tourist hub of Venice has instead found itself literally submerged, after it...

Elderly residents delight the internet with annual Thriller dance
Residents of an American nursing home have achieved 15 seconds of internet fame over a performance of the ghastly kind. Elderly members...
