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Marnie-coded
A goth-punk moment of female rage at being gaslit by an entire social structure

- Alyx Gorman, Steph Harmon and Michael Sun
We can't stop talking about...
You are sweating half a litre an hour
Hot, hot heat  
You are sweating half a litre an hour
No, really, you are. Much of Australia is engulfed by a heatwave, so here's a little primer on what dehydration does to your body. And how to deal with it.
Steam sharing  
Meanwhile, in Finland, getting hot and sweaty together is a good thing. In the country's communal saunas, people have each other's backs. Sometimes literally.
Wine pairing  
We asked sommeliers to share their 12 favourite wines under $30. They're fun, they're fresh, they're (fairly) cheap.
Death glaring  
Speaking of heated situations, why do people regress into moody teens whenever they're around their parents? Elle Hunt finds out.
Cook this
Frozé (but classy)
Frozé (but classy)
Chill out with three easy, breezy, boozy granita recipes by Yotam Ottolenghi. Our pick is the peach, creme fresh and rosé number. And if you'd like more summer Ottolenghi, Yvonne C Lam has your back, with nine more recipe suggestions.
Extremely online
Extremely online
It’s that time of year for best-of lists and self-reflection; a time to reach into the annals of the past and ask ourselves the important questions, like: when did the Killers become so ubiquitous? And which is more cringe: Time’s Marnie-coded interview with Taylor Swift, or the matching shoot? And what do we call this hellish timeline when everything terrible happens at once? 

Hm, perhaps let’s look to the future instead, to next year’s colour, next year’s trend, and the ultimate forecast, Pinterest Predicts. Also on its way: an OK Boomer film; a clitoris wearable; and an even scarier AI (surprising no one: it’s a Gemini.)

Good reads: on diaries, on dessert, on the Kissinger copypasta. Good tips: switch off, block often and go to bed.

The funniest things on the internet
Abby Butler shows us her tabs
Abby Butler shows us her tabs
"I would like to dedicate this list to my internet history," writes the Triple J host. "You are vast, expansive, brainworm-inducingly questionable and will hopefully self-destruct when I leave this planet."
Top of the list
A list – press play  
Songs! We've got so many of them, and none of them are Christmas-themed. Our monthly Australian singles column includes new ones from Thelma Plum, Cry Club, and Memphis LK; happy listening.
Songs! We've got so many of them, and none of them are Christmas-themed. Our monthly Australian singles column includes new ones from Thelma Plum, Cry Club, and Memphis LK; happy listening.
Another list – streaming slay  
Nail-biters aplenty are being added to Australian streaming services this month, including: mind-bending adaptations of Leave the World Behind and How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Sydney Sweeney in whistleblower drama Reality; and this year's breakout horror Talk To Me.
Nail-biters aplenty are being added to Australian streaming services this month, including: mind-bending adaptations of Leave the World Behind and How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Sydney Sweeney in whistleblower drama Reality; and this year's breakout horror Talk To Me.
A film – very gay  
Dicks: The Musical might be the most demented film of the year. Come for the camp Parent Trap spin-off; stay for Bowen Yang playing God (literally). In cinemas!
Dicks: The Musical might be the most demented film of the year. Come for the camp Parent Trap spin-off; stay for Bowen Yang playing God (literally). In cinemas!
A radio station – happy birthday  
Happy 20 years of FBi Radio to all celebrate! Everyone from Richard Branson to Diplo makes an appearance in this oral history of the Sydney station's lawless early days, and its cultural legacy.
Happy 20 years of FBi Radio to all celebrate! Everyone from Richard Branson to Diplo makes an appearance in this oral history of the Sydney station's lawless early days, and its cultural legacy.
This week's weirdest story
Seven escaped chimpanzees
One Swedish zoo  
Seven escaped chimpanzees
This is a 7,600-word-long read.
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