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July 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THANK GOD I WAS THERE DURING THE DAY – Apparently, Amsterdam turns into a dystopia once the sun goes down (well, a little after the sun goes down, in any …

July 22, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

DATING WHILE REPUBLICAN – The right can’t get no satisfaction in DC: Young Republican staffers and lobbyists in Washington, D.C., are faced with backlash on the dating scene, according to …

Life / Politics

July 13, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE SOCCER HOTTIE BAN – Maybe they can wear burqas instead: FIFA is cracking down on broadcasters targeting “hot women” at World Cup matches in a push to tackle sexism …

Life / Politics

July 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES – Some probably don’t wear very much at all – tip your hats to this entrepreneurial Spaniard: A Spanish public servant who skipped work for a …

Life

July 10, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THE EARLIEST LIFE WAS BRIGHT PINK – Girls around the world rejoice: Scientists have discovered what they say are the world’s oldest colours – and they are …

Happiness / Life / Politics

July 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

LOVE IS WAR – Would you like to do some internet dating with Hamas? The Israeli military said Tuesday it had uncovered a plot by Hamas militants to spy on …

Life

July 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE STORY OF THE YEAR – Hands down, my favourite news story of the year so far: A Polish charity has been hit with a massive phone bill after a …

Happiness / Life

July 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE GREAT DICK OF AUSTRALIA – No, it’s not [insert the name of your least favourite politician] (although [he/she/it] might be too) – the giant dong from Down Under makes …

Happiness / Life / Politics

June 21, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PRETTY TERRIBLE – Damn those sexy sports fans: Globally, women’s football fandom is on the rise, with women comprising around 40 per cent of worldwide television audiences for the 2014 …

Happiness / Life / Politics

June 17, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE JOYS OF ICELAND – I have only spent 48 hours in Iceland but in that time it has managed to became one of my favourite places in the world. …

Life / Politics

June 17, 2018June 17, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

MEN MUST CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOUR – A 22-year old Melbourne stand-up comedian, Eurydice Dixon, was murdered while walking home through a park from her gig one night earlier this week. …

Life / Politics

June 14, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“IT’S A LIE” – A very long but a very interesting dissection of one of the most famous psychological experiments of the 20th century. It features in every psychology textbook …

Happiness / Life / Politics

June 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

WHAT HAVE I WRITTEN ABOUT EGYPT? – Nervously checking my old travel writing at the moment: A Lebanese tourist who posted a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and …

Happiness / Life

June 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

INCEL INSIDE – What could possibly go wrong? It’s the dating website to end all dating websites — a matchmaker for men who hate women. California-based #DateAnIncel.com, which aims to …

Happiness / Life / Politics

June 1, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE EYES HAVE IT – Apologies for light blogging this week. I have had a cataract surgery earlier this week and am trying to take it easy. On the plus …

Happiness / Life / Politics

May 28, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

LOVE ME TENDER, LOVE ME LEFT – Pretty representative: A survey conducted by the student newspaper at Dartmouth College reveals that Democrat students are much more likely than their Republican …

Life / Politics

May 25, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IS THAT A PHONE IN YOUR COLON OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME? – Gives a whole new meaning to “hands-free”. How was the reception? Hope the phones were only …

Happiness / Life

May 23, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

CUTE ANIMALS – Yes, because the politics and its coverage in the media and on the social media is such a vale of tears, we all need a breather once in …

Happiness / Life

May 22, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FOR WHOM THE TINDER TOLLS – It’s not as bad as you all think, and I know I’ve played my part in sullying its reputation (albeit not for a while …

Life / Politics

Shooting epidemics and other deadly memes

May 19, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Another day, another school shooting in the US – though contrary to CNN, it wasn’t the 23rd this year, unless you count, as CNN does, events like robbery attempts outside …