A single AirPod gets destroyed. A hundred thousand condoms disappear in three days. Parliament House refuses to modernise its blinds. That’s the energy this week. We explore Olympic Village myths, leadership instability in Australian politics, and the absurdity of calling 11,000 “hits” a digital explosion.

Plus: graphic novels as chew toys, why $87 suddenly feels like $100, the nostalgia of MySpace blog culture, and the ongoing transformation from sending cute capybara videos to forwarding dangerous memes. It’s friendship evolution, economic confusion, and global sporting chaos — all evenly weighted.