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Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77 Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side Dan Simmons, the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections spanning horror, political thrillers and science fiction such as Hyperion and The Terror, has died at age 77. Simmons died in Longmont, Colorado on 21 February, with his wife and daughter at his side, his obituary announced. Continue reading...

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77

Bold new editorial direction from the SMH today

Colander-wearing Pastafarian strains the rules with Queensland driver’s licence photo Syaban Shadikillah told to get new driver’s licence after being issued one using photo of him with colander on his head * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A “Pastafarian” in rural Queensland has vowed to fight to keep his driver’s licence featuring a photo of him wearing a colander on his head, arguing it’s a matter of freedom of religion. But the state government has told him he must hand it in and get a new one, as it was issued “in error”. Continue reading...

Colander-wearing Pastafarian strains the rules with Queensland driver’s licence photo

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Australia’s most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits | Adam Morton The government will hand over $10.8bn this financial year under the scheme that makes it cheaper for miners and other industries to use diesel and petrol

Column today - the fuel tax credit scheme for miners, farmers, industry is one of the 20 biggest budget costs. It's also a fossil fuel subsidy. Why are multinationals still being refunded these huge sums?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Totally on board with news.com.au's move to brand itself as the voice of the Millennial generation, desperately disappointed that Gen Z aren't really into heavy drinking, and are terrible at major crime.

New York has disappeared completely, and here is a photo showing it.

As Claude would say, "you're absolutely right!"

Reckless YouTuber Threatens Fabric of Reality by Wiring Together 400 Car Batteries "Mom, the guy next door is doing nuclear fusion again!"

Reckless YouTuber Threatens Fabric of Reality by Wiring Together 400 Car Batteries https://gizmodo.com/reckless-youtuber-threatens-fabric-of-reality-by-wiring-together-400-car-batteries-2000725469

what even is the fucking point

Putting it like this, really sounds like King Charles and Anthony Albanese had a super awkward argument

🚨 sound the on the nose metaphor klaxon for 'newspaper printing plant demolished for ai data centres' 🚨

‘A reminder of how careless I was’: from cringe cartoons to cancelled rockstars, the tattoos fans regret What happens when you’re sporting signs of your devotion long after your idol has fallen from grace? Meet the fans whose tattoos have become embarrassing – even problematic

Our story on unfortunate tattoos is hilarious, my favourite is the guy who got 3:04 tattooed as a cool obscure reference to a Frank Ocean song, only to realise that it says "hoe" upside down
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The shell script everyone is talking about.

NFTs are hip and cool again

The disturbing rise of Clavicular: how a looksmaxxer turned his ‘horror story’ into fame His gonzo argot of ‘mogging’ and ‘jestermaxxing’ masks a malign chauvinist philosophy, and his audience keeps growing

Until now I've been broadly in support of limiting social media exposure for young people, but this story has moved me to the more considered opinion that we should dismantle the entire internet with an axe. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Find me one person ever who said 'no please don't raise my salary to a really high level, as unfortunately I will be forced to work less hard out of pique at losing a bit of the raise in tax'

First Dog knows www.theguardian.com/society/comm...

Death tax? Property tax? Four ideas that could offset inheritance inequality in Australia How do we solve the predicted entrenched disparity arising out of the great wealth transfer? We ask economists for their suggestions

There are four ways to fix increasing inequality in the property market (as per our Age of Inheritance series). But they're all taxes, so opposition and media would shout them down, while at the same time blaming the government for the problems they would fix. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

I wish someone had asked these questions in the press club follow ups.

Obviously, it can’t be. But then, that implies there is at least one blanket statement that is true. What is it? It can’t be ‘at least one blanket statement is true’ because that’s not a blanket statement… but what if all the other unrelated blanket statements aren’t true? What then Mr Premier?!?

Assuming it was, was it correct?

In response to a question after his press club speech so - yes

The Queensland premier just said "no blanket statement is ever true". But was he right?

Hey, I'm not into romantasy myself, but Black Thorn has 4 stars on Goodreads

Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next? How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk.

This is an inspiring piece of data journalism laurenleek.substack.com/p/britain-lo...

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

A romantic zugzwang

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