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Even the Olympics has indie cred: “I’m so cool I qualified for the Olympics before my nation’s sovereignty was even recognised, man”.
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Even the Olympics has indie cred: “I’m so cool I qualified for the Olympics before my nation’s sovereignty was even recognised, man”.

She came, she saw, she conquered Kevin Rudd… twice. Despite her curious unpopularity with the Australian public, Julia Gillard knows the semiotic power of jackets. We’ve picked five easy pieces.

You’ve heard of guided missiles, right? Well, no more tiresome launching from fighter jets, submarines or frigates! US government researchers have created a miniature version for your very own gun.

Gluten-free biscuits are often dry, crumbly imitations of ‘the real thing’, but these delicious shortbread fingers are a treat for everyone.

Follow Stephen King’s rules for time travel and use 17th-century pillow talk. Plus new Future Of The Left, Noam Chomsky, Chopper Read, Ryan Gosling and Jon Ronson’s ‘Friday’!

Sometimes, it takes seeing something really bad to realise you have it good. Here’s a ‘bottom 13′ to cheer you up.

This week in the Grand Final weekend edition of our Friday linkbait, we love cute baby footy fans, the 2012 Big Day Out lineup, romcom clichés, dancing fingers, UK ’90s pop band Steps… and much more!

His has made a fundamental contribution to a successful rock’n'roll and romantic career, so we ask Jesse Hughes of Eagles Of Death Metal and Boots Electric if a moustache can be truly ironic.

In this week’s Friday linkbait, we’re digging Muppet antics, dancing rodents, book cover design, Liam Neeson fist-fighting CGI wolves, A BOMB IN THE OVEN… and much more!

In cartoons, alum puckered Sylvester The Cat’s mouth into a cat’s arse. Will this chemical compound do the same to your natural predators?

Critics revelled in spewing venom across the Linsday Lohan-helmed flop biopic Liz & Dick. But how did her Aussie (enough) co-star Grant Bowler fare?

Even the Olympics has indie cred: “I’m so cool I qualified for the Olympics before my nation’s sovereignty was even recognised, man”.

Fresh New York writing outlet n+1 ably (but irregularly) blows the cobwebs out of the stuffy lit-mag genre. Here’s a cheat sheet for the anti-literary magazine literary magazine.
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