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My very normal, totally legal quest to buy a human skull
And where it led me on the internet.
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4
Bezos's wedding was a vulgar spectacle
The story of a self-basting billionaires
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Why I’ve developed an irrational hatred for a stranger from Essex
A journey through unforgivable Google reviews
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16
Why Instagram is screwing up your holiday
And also probably the world
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36
The dead snake in the esky
A dead reptile. A bold prank. And a viral video years later.
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Stephanie
7
The worst radio host in Australia
And why it was me.
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37
On rodent parasites and also the National Party
One manipulates from within and eventually kills its host. The other is Toxoplasma gondii.
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Stephanie
7
Clementine Ford versus Abbie Chatfield
The fight where everyone was a loser
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10
The dick pic in the comedy group chat
Is everything fair game in the business of being funny?
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3
What the Libs can learn from scrap metal truckers
Lessons from an unlikely crisis PR masterclass
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Stephanie
24
Art is your birthright. Don’t let them tell you otherwise
On university chaos, old friends, and why my favourite photographer is a toddler
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Stephanie
2
Radio’s Most Cynical AI Experiment Just Got Exposed
ARN tried to cut costs with a fake host. They gutted their credibility instead.
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Stephanie
16
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