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The ‘Scandinavian sleep method’ is having a moment on social media. But what is it? And will it stop you fighting over the doona?
To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning.
Long before the shocking killings in Sydney, the threat of antisemitic violence was often left unchallenged. That must change
Light-hearted note, penned on 15 August 1916, was found on Wharton beach, after severe winter storms washed away sand dunes
When Nolan’s space epic was released in 2014, critics picked at the plot holes and scientists picked at the science – now, 11 years later, it’s the internet’s favourite film. Was it just ahead of its time?
Patrick Lenton is the author of the book of short stories A Man Made Entirely of Bats, the book of comedic essays Uncle Hercules and Other Lies, and the full length short story collection Sexy Tales of Paleontology. Sexy Tales of Paleontology was shortlisted for the SPN Book of the Year Award, 2022.
Voice-operated technology can’t cope with non-mainstream varieties of English.
Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative.
Before abolishing time zones I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently...
On problematic feminists and what queer people are allowed to read.
It was one of those nights we wait all year for, the first night where you can go outside without a coat or a sweater. I walked up Lincoln Avenue after an uncommonly good production of Hamlet, and thinking many thoughts about the play. They’d gotten Hamlet right, which is rare enough that I should…
Dr. Richard Harris, aka ‘Dr. Harry,’ and the Wetmules made the first reported hydrogen (H2) rebreather dive to a depth of 230m/751 ft, in The Pearse Resurgence, New Zealand.
Since I first read Kristen Roupenian’s viral story, I’ve wondered: How did she know about me?
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