A video of a five-month-old ostrich running for 15 kilometers on a highway in Thailand has gone viral, with its owner stating it was accustomed to running at its cafe but never this far.

When I shared my attempt online, my duck cake was described as ‘Big Bird on crack’ Read more summer essentials I assume no parent aspires to give their offspring an unmemorable and vanilla childhood. I wanted to be a fun mum, creating love-soaked memories and quirky family traditions for my children right from the get-go. I wanted to be Bluey’s parents before Bluey even existed. The Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes were destined to be a pillar of my perfectly imperfect parenting rituals. One child quickly became three, and that iconic recipe book was in constant rotation. In the early years, I would simply choose a cake that matched my very basic baking skills. I also only owned a round tin, so my kids’ early cakes were circle-shaped, or circle-adjacent: the swimming pool (a round cake filled with jelly), the cat (a round cake with ears) and the race track (two round cakes with the centres removed). Continue reading...

An ostrich was seen sprinting on a Thai highway, described as being "on a side quest" by straitstimes.com.

An amateur baker recounts her experience attempting the notoriously difficult Australian Women’s Weekly duck cake, which was humorously described as 'Big Bird on crack.'

There may be questions about other large winged animals too.