urban legends New Melbourne skyscraper howls and creaks like a demon Mark Frauenfelder

music Nick Cave's wild early days captured in documentary, "Mutiny in Heaven" Natalie Dressed

melbourne Enjoy this sweet ukulele version of "Streets of Your Town" Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants Hey, Melbourne! I'm coming to see you this week (Sydney, Adelaide and Wellington: you're next!) Cory Doctorow

science fiction Free audiobook of Car Wars, my self-driving car/crypto back-door apocalypse story Cory Doctorow

viral videos China's safety video makes "Dumb Ways to Die" look like child's play Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures Pesto the penguin is an adorable chonker Gail Sherman

police Police helicopters locate Gary, a beloved gorilla statue stolen from a retirement community Allan Rose Hill

housing These are the top 10 "impossibly unaffordable" cities (and some "affordable" ones) Mark Frauenfelder

flight strips Virgin flight forced to make a U-turn after unruly passenger runs around stark naked Carla Sinclair

Take a trip to the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum Popkin

australia Why do kangaroos sometimes attempt to harm (or drown) dogs? Jennifer Sandlin

criminals Burglar caught on camera doing yoga before robbing bakery (video) David Pescovitz

animals Watch a stampede of kangaroos interrupt a golf game (video) David Pescovitz

The "Meat Card" will deliver your holiday greetings, along with sexist stereotypes, via a sheet of beef jerky Jennifer Sandlin

Food Join me in celebrating 100 years of Vegemite! Jennifer Sandlin