Happenings of the Week

Ah, news. We're all addicted to knowing everything that happens right when it happens - whether your source is internet, newspapers, radio, television or Twitter (!).

So many things happening in the world, so many important events. But these are the top five things that caught my eye this week - the weird, the funny and the thought-provoking...

5. I'm all for wanting to look nice, but sometimes it goes a bit far. Like when people talk about lash-growing stimulant - with one specialist saying he "had to stop using the drug on a couple of elderly male patients because their lashes became too long." Yuck.

4. Prince Harry is to be Best Man at the wedding. Can you imagine the buck's night he'll put on? I don't think Willsy is going to recover well from this one.

3. Want to get married? On a tight budget? Never fear - you too could have your wedding reception at McDonalds! This couple in Hong Kong thought it was the perfect solution; after all, they'd had most of their dates there. Me? If someone only ever took me to Maccas, I wouldn't be marrying them.

2. And then came one of those stories about a woman who didn't know she was pregnant until she felt something "slide out". Don't you hate it when babies just fall out of your body unexpectedly? Why do I love this story? Because she thought she was just bloated from drinking too much milk. The headline is so awful and nonsensical I had to share it: "Too much Big M made me a mum".

1. This one was a bit sad to read - the demise of Borders and Angus and Robertson bookstores. I found this piece on The Punch interesting reading.

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