APROPOS OF 2022...
We believe in a balanced news diet here at The Squiz. We get a zing out of the quirky (let’s call them news-adjacent) stories, just like you do. So let’s kick back and shake off 2022 with the things that made us laugh, appreciate, ponder, and share with friends. And here's to more good times in 2023...
Are you havin' a laugh?
One of the most clicked-on links for the year was this beauty - one of our all-time favourite finds. If you like ducks, you’ll be in absolute heaven. Just make sure you put the sound on.
Long story short, there’s a new statue that’s been installed at the prestigious Imperial College London, and many people say a particular part of the male figure looks “alive, alert and awake”. Lolz…
Hear me out…” tweeted one Twitter wag who reckons Kath Day-Knight from Fountain Lakes should replace Queen Elizabeth on our $5 note - and has even mocked up an example. It would be noice/different/unusual…
If you want to dance like no one's watching this new year, here’s your inspiration…
Sydney was a bit wet this year, forcing breakfast TV teams to share locations. That highlighted the difference between the ABC and the commercial networks’ approach to presenting the weather…
Royal content that got the clicks
During a busy year for the British royals, the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) celebrated her 40th birthday yesterday. What a knockout…
The official royal Twitter account posted a pic of Her Maj working through her red box of documents to mark Accession Day- the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth taking the throne. One wag gave us a better look at what the confidential documents said…
And who could forget the Platty Jubes… Prince Louis stole the show with his enthusiastic waving, face-pulling - and there was relief from his mum when it was all over…
Following the Queen’s death in September, Squizers got clicking on this collection of her official portraits (including our fave with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret wearing matching blue satin blouses. And one of the nicest tributes came from UK Vogue with its 96 years in 96 images.
Wonderfully weird
A giant prawn was hauled in off Queensland’s Fraser Coast - there ain’t a cocktail glass large enough or quantities of iceberg lettuce and seafood sauce in all the land to accommodate him…
“Please welcome Gail Warnings,” said ABC News Breakfast weather presenter Nate Byrne as he introduced his drag queen alter ego. She’s a real blow in…
Shyja, a one-named woman from Kerala, India, has an epic moustache and wants to be a role model for women. "I can't imagine living without it now. When the COVID pandemic started, I disliked wearing a mask all the time because it covered my face," she said.
Ever wondered what an ant’s face looks like? Us neither, but it’s an image we won’t forget in a hurry…
Oops...
It was the first Hollywood red carpet of 2022 when Selena Gomez did what we would 100% do given a chance…
Toby Fisher, the husband of British commissioner to Kiwiland Laura Clarke, isn’t a fan of the Wellington bucket fountain. The kinetic sculpture is known for dumping water everywhere and for its splash with celebrity… Talk about a diplomatic incident…
“Disneyland stands for dreams. Our moment was destroyed.” That’s what a disgruntled theme park-goer said after their marriage proposal in front of Sleeping Beauty’s castle was disrupted by a well-meaning employee.
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You can find them in many homes around Oz, but according to an expert, fiddle-leaf figs are on the way out. The latest ‘it’ plant: the Geogenanthus ciliatus, or Geo, which looks “like Mars” and is hard to kill. Oh, we’ll find a way…
Robert Irwin, the 18yo wildlife warrior son of Steve, is the self-described “fashionable Irwin”. He stepped out of his trademark khakis for his first fashion shoot, which some said made him look like a long-lost Hemsworth brother…
Remote locations that have become Insta-famous = not so much fun to visit anymore. To illustrate, a clever photographer produced time-lapse collages that show all the people who had visited in an hour. How’s the serenity…
Simply beautiful
The perfect private library doesn't exist anymore, but it lives on via social media.
A look inside the Sydney home of golden couple Zoë Foster Blake and Hamish Blake got a lot of love. We’re a bit enamoured with the pool fence. Random, we know…
Meryl Streep’s signature move - now you say it, it’s all we can see…
Anyone who’s had problems reversing a trailer will tell you how beautiful this execution is…
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