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Star Trek. Object of slavish devotion, of cult-like following. And now, site of homo-erotic fantasy.

In this news.com.au article, Peter Farquhar explores the ins and outs of slash fiction, where fans have had their way with reinterpreting the relationship between Captain Kirk and Spock.

It’s the sort of discussion that ranges from puerile and immature cock jokes to seriously in-depth and creative fan freakery. 

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In the tonnes of coverage on the Brisbane floods, nobody seems to have filmed or photographed this rather ironic sculpture. The “Flood” sculpture, by artist Richard Tipping, is on the river’s edge at the Brisbane Powerhouse in New Farm. Perhaps because it’s already underwater? Do you know?

Update: 3:10 PM

Well thanks to social media now we do know. The Flood sculpture now neatly marks the flood water line on the Brisbane River.

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Gone.

This is a picture of two snakes getting married. As they do. Well, in Cambodia anyway.

Depending which side of the fence you sit when it comes to huge, scaly, slimy creatures this photograph will either make you laugh, or completely freak you out.

If you’re Cambodian and especially from the Kandal province, 20 kilometers south of Phnom Penh where the marriage ceremony is taking place, you’ll be rejoicing.

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This is the best thing we’ve seen in a while. Extreme language warning, not even close to safe for work. Enjoy.

Let’s sack the economists and put this bloke in charge.

This comes courtesy of Alison Piotrowski on Twitter. The gold is at 40 second mark when Virginia Trioli either has an on-air identity crisis or falls victim to dodgy auto-cue text.

Shortbread and crust-less sandwiches are unlikely arsenal but they’re about to be deployed by an army of angry tea drinkers in a little pocket of Great Britain this weekend and they mean business. 

Tomorrow afternoon around the tables of a tiny tea shop in Cambridgeshire, little fingers will be raised in solidarity against a recent fluctuation in “coffee bars” that many fear have contributed to “the lost art of drinking tea”.

“We are losing sense of ourselves with coffee bars like Starbucks and Costa Coffee where you slurp coffee through spouts in paper cups or rushed tea in mugs or chunky cups. The whole experience of sitting down with a proper china cup and saucer and having a good natter - which of course it what used to happen - is in danger of being lost,” says Tania Baker, the owner of By Jove! Tea Rooms in Burrell who is hoping to inspire tea drinkers everywhere with her “very proper” protest that involves dressing in period costume and “taking tea”.

But it could be a very lonely little protest; according to the Telegraph British people still drink approximately 165 million cups of tea everyday and thanks to the growth of retro tea rooms, traditional tea drinking is actually “back in fashion”.

At least they won’t go hungry.

Growing up we used to call it the “Cadbury” – just one glass and a half of an alcoholic beverage and you’d be gone, but now science has an explanation for why some people get drunk faster than others.

And just like good looks, great hair and natural sporting ability, it seems being good at drinking is something you’re born with.

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My brother once wore Ziggy Stardust Bowie make-up to school in year 10 to show his devotion to the great man, but this kid is going to turn into some kinda super stalker fan by the age of 10.

Personally I’m kinda torn on this video because I find eccentric music tastes of children very entertaining, but I also find yuppie parents who only play their kids hipster music very annoying. You can also see the mum manufacturing this thing for a youtube download when she starts asking the child how old he is.

Anyway, ultimately you have to come down on the side of the child that David Bowie is preferable to the other options before him, especially Nick Cave.

(Warning contains screeching of young child)

[Video removed at copyright holder request, 30/11/2011]

This latest music video from OK Go was been viewed over a million times within 24 hours of its release.

The song, White Knuckles, is pretty good too. Enjoy.

Quick someone hold the babies, Angelina Jolie may about to be trumped in the unabashed pursuit of profile building philanthropy. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, singer LeeAnn Rimes and actor Tim Robbins are just three of the big names giving support to the latest social media craze: TwitChange.

The brainchild of an Atlanta minister seeking new ways to raise money for children of the Haitian community, TwitChange is also the latest way for celebrities to show how much they care, in 140 words of less, just as long as you’re willing to pay for it.

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