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Unexpected Item In the Bagging Area
On the constant accusations of theft by Woolworths and Coles
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Stephanie
20
"My Boyfriend is AI"
The lonely women who date ChatGPT
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Stephanie
16
Renting is totally, utterly, irredeemably munted
On eviction threats, rent increases, and real estate agents
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Stephanie
24
The death of God and the rise of the Labubu
What ugly viral tat says about the state of the world
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Stephanie
9
Is it too much to ask politicians not to sext at work?
On Mark Latham's recent transgressions
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Stephanie
3
Why can’t the internet let fat people be happy?
Leave the Plus Size Park Hoppers alone
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Stephanie
16
How the mushroom murders brought Australia together
It’s not what Erin Patterson meant to do, but it’s what happened.
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Stephanie
12
My very normal, totally legal quest to buy a human skull
And where it led me on the internet.
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Stephanie
5
Bezos's wedding was a vulgar spectacle
The story of a self-basting billionaires
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Stephanie
50
Why I’ve developed an irrational hatred for a stranger from Essex
A journey through unforgivable Google reviews
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Stephanie
16
Why Instagram is screwing up your holiday
And also probably the world
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Stephanie
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
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