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We can't stop talking about...
Can we fix them?
Men  
Can we fix them?
In her TikTok series Boy Room, comedian Rachel Coster bravely ventures into the hovels of male acquaintances ... for science. One Guardian writer subjected himself to scrutiny.
Broke  
Someone is trying to fix Mark Zuckerberg, who has had a haircut and a makeover. Please stop.
Woke  
Others, meanwhile, are beyond help – like Jerry Seinfeld, who is somehow still raging against political correctness in 2024?
Bespoke  
At least we'll always have Ryan Gosling, who has re-crafted male stardom in his image with his send-ups of nice guys and sensitive souls.
Eat this
Fish food
Fish food
Australia's chicest chef has a cookbook out! Ellie Bouhadana – who leads Melbourne's Hope St Radio kitchen – shares her recipes for fishcakes and cured sardines inspired by 'immigrant grandma energy'.
Extremely online
Extremely online
The past offers a decade of terrible internet and a lifetime of work woes; the future is a spiral of endlessly evolving sex bots and facial optimisation. The present seems pretty nice actually, with our golden age of gossip and home pages; just ignore the renaissance of mediocre TV and cheap junk. Speaking of goss: here is the worst coming out and the best celebrity apology

Good reads: every time Josh O’Connor has brought up Ratatouille; everything that Brian Cox hates; and everyone is horny for big ears

Good food: beef stew; home-made breakfast; and deep-fried rattlesnake.
The funniest things on the internet
Jasmine Wallis shows us her tabs
Jasmine Wallis shows us her tabs
If you went to high school in the 2010s, read with caution.
Top of the list
An album – homages where?  
Dua Lipa has said her new album Radical Optimism was influenced by rave culture, psychedelia, and Britpop. It's not ... but it's a decent listen regardless.
Dua Lipa has said her new album Radical Optimism was influenced by rave culture, psychedelia, and Britpop. It's not ... but it's a decent listen regardless.
A list – streaming fare  
We watched every single film and show coming out in Australia this month! Among the highlights: a lost Beatles doco, finally remastered; a Polish masterpiece about a sad donkey; and both Barbie and Anatomy of a Fall now streaming.
We watched every single film and show coming out in Australia this month! Among the highlights: a lost Beatles doco, finally remastered; a Polish masterpiece about a sad donkey; and both Barbie and Anatomy of a Fall now streaming.
A film – steamy pair  
The Taste of Things has it all: Juliette Binoche, a celeriac root, the simmering overlap between dining and desire. In cinemas now.
The Taste of Things has it all: Juliette Binoche, a celeriac root, the simmering overlap between dining and desire. In cinemas now.
A book – stylistic flair  
Excitable Boy by Dominic Gordon is not quite a memoir – more a circular collection of memories from sex clubs, beats, street fights, and hospital emergency rooms. It's singular in Australian literature, both in theme and style.
Excitable Boy by Dominic Gordon is not quite a memoir – more a circular collection of memories from sex clubs, beats, street fights, and hospital emergency rooms. It's singular in Australian literature, both in theme and style.
This week's weirdest story
On the lamb
On the lamb
2024 has been a busy year for animal escapes. We rounded them up.
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