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Friday night lights: Blockbusters now feel normal for Freo
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (39+ words) Fremantle have made it clear they won't be held back by the pressure of playing on a huge stage at Gather Round, with their clash against Collingwood on Friday night now feeling like a place where they belong....
Cosentino set to send Gero audiences into shock and awe
1+ week, 5+ day ago (457+ words) An evening of wonder " featuring grand illusions, appearing, disappearing, levitating, and teleporting " is making its way to Geraldton, with renowned magician Cosentino performing at Queens Park Theatre on April 18. He will be performing his newest show, Cosentino " Tricked: An Evening…...
The brain science behind why we spend
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (449+ words) DAVID KOCH: The brain science behind why we spend'The West Australian The rush you feel when clicking "buy now" or tapping to pay isn't just excitement " it's chemistry A hormone and neurotransmitter called dopamine is released, rewarding us with a…...
How the beauty industry tries to capitalise on men’s makeup
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1300+ words) It often starts small. A dab of concealer. A tinted moisturiser. Maybe a brow gel that goes from borrowed to bought. For many men, like Daniel Rankin, makeup has transformed from something taboo into a tool to make them look…...
Fans or friends? Blurred lines in a word of the year
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife"
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKI-bi-di, is one of the slang terms popularised by social media that are among more than 6000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary. "Internet culture is changing the English…...
Bizarre new words added to Cambridge Dictionary
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (442+ words) The Cambridge Dictionary may have people wondering if the English language has lost the plot, after it added words that sound like they are straight from TikTok. In its most recent update, Cambridge has added a whopping 6000 new words to…...
Rude members are ruining group fitness experience
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) No one wants a class that is rigid or without an aspect of socialising, but we pay for the classes and we have the right to participate without constant distraction. Dear Aunty, I attend a gym and aquatic centre for…...
Gym-goers need breathing room, not a close sweaty encounter
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (322+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Once a rare sight, gyms have muscled their way into every neighbourhood, piling up…...