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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    The Wrong Tooth

    26 October 2025

    Tim Frank — Excerpt: I’d spent all my savings for this visit and now I looked like a malicious goblin.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    All Things Considered

    26 October 2025

    Johnny Roach — Excerpt: I decided it was time to stop wallowing and start getting my revenge body, as they say.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Twilight Ruined My Life

    19 October 2025

    Alice Moon — Excerpt: The therapist hums thoughtfully. “It’s definitely difficult to be a vampire in the 21st century.”

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    The Gospel According to Chuck Norris

    19 October 2025

    Sarp Sozdinler — Excerpt: And the lion was made king of the jungle, only because Chuck Norris declined the position.

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  • Photo Essay - Weekly Features

    Off the Main Road

    12 October 2025

    Jacelyn Yap — Excerpt: The teahouse district in Kanazawa, now a popular spot for traditional sweets and crafts, is a well-preserved historical geiko district.

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