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Legit cooked
The scandal of the week. 
 
– Alyx Gorman
We can't stop talking about...
The perils of cutting down screen time
Going analogue  
The perils of cutting down screen time
Joe Stone was looking for liberation from the apps, but quitting them only made his life harder. He traded one obsession (looking at his phone) for another (not looking at it).
Social stop  
Text artist Rose Nolan has an Instagram-famous house, but you won't find her on the app. ‘Invisibility is the new radical position,’ she says.
YouTube slop  
One in 10 of the fastest growing channels YouTube are now purely AI generated. 'This enshittification is ruining online communities,' says expert.
Not a doc  
People are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for health advice. For one man, the AI's suggestions resulted in a rare condition called bromide toxicity.
Cook this
Instant chicken noodles
Instant chicken noodles
Guardian Australia's Melbourne office slurped through 21 different cup noodles, and found one that tastes 'legit cooked' (complimentary).
Top of the list
A show - nightmare fuel  
Bristling with bone deep, slowly building dread, Alien: Earth injects long-absent intelligence into the much loved sci-fi franchise. On Disney+
Bristling with bone deep, slowly building dread, Alien: Earth injects long-absent intelligence into the much loved sci-fi franchise. On Disney+
A list - standup jewels  
We've collected 10 of the funniest one-liners from this year's Edinburgh fringe. Skip it if you hate puns.
We've collected 10 of the funniest one-liners from this year's Edinburgh fringe. Skip it if you hate puns.
A game - cosy rules  
If you've ever fantasised about throwing in your day job and becoming a bookseller, Tiny Bookshop is a gentle, well-crafted exercise in wish fulfilment. And since the titles you're selling are real, it rewards eager readers. On Widows and Mac.
If you've ever fantasised about throwing in your day job and becoming a bookseller, Tiny Bookshop is a gentle, well-crafted exercise in wish fulfilment. And since the titles you're selling are real, it rewards eager readers. On Widows and Mac.
A film - skipping school  
Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s much hyped follow-up Weapons might be dumber than it originally seems, but it's still pacy and packed with fun jump scares.
Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s much hyped follow-up Weapons might be dumber than it originally seems, but it's still pacy and packed with fun jump scares.
The funniest things on the internet
Sashi Perera's tour of her tabs
Sashi Perera's tour of her tabs
The lawyer turned comedian and author shares her favourite clips, from Michael Bolton as Erin Brockovich to David Attenborough narrating tortoise.
This week's weirdest story
Ugly, mortifying – and addictive?
Ugly, mortifying – and addictive?
Twenty years after they first hit the shelves, five-fingered shoes are apparently having a moment. Tim Dowling tries them out.
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