What does the Miss Universe competition reveal about the nexus between nationalism and women’s sexuality? By this we mean… cop a load of those true-blue norgs!

Paul the octopus escapes the lemon wedges and black pepper by retiring with a 100 per cent strike rate at picking World Cup winners. We discover that animal oracles have to be real damn cute, or incredibly lucky.

On Monday, internet users were hoaxed into believing 5 July, 2010 was the date Marty McFly travels to in Back To The Future 2. Here are some real anniversaries that fall this week.

When you read about the same small English city three times in one week, you know something special must be going on there. So pack your cultural baggage – we're off to fabulous Aldershot!

Do you want to celebrate Australia Day without looking like a neo-nazi or a Patagonian? The Enthusiast provides an alternative to flag-capes and Southern Cross tatts.

Gaze into The Enthusiast's back end, as we reveal our ten biggest stories of the year as voted by you, via clicking and reading.

Like Sam Cooke, we didn't know what a slide rule is for. But we had even more to learn, for this totem of mid-century nerddom is just one of the quirks in the fascinating history of mechanical calculation.

When is an answer not an answer? When it is "It is what it is". Confused yet? That's exactly how George Bush, Britney Spears, Al Gore, Brad Pitt and countless football coaches want you to feel.

Much of the outrage over the Hey Hey It's Saturday blackface skit arises from the feeling that blackface is a racist embarrassment from the past. But there's a difference between masquerade and mockery.