Sideswipe: Something for the weekend

Flesh Love by Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi. Photo / Supplied

Picture this: Flesh Love by Japanese photographer Haruhiko Kawaguchi is a series of images of vacuumed packed couples, who he met at a nightclub. Here's how he did it...

Video: Often when we head out in the car my son will yell 'yellow car!" The game is to spot the rare colured vehicle. He always wins and doesn't accept that my eyes must stick to the road, rather than scan the surrounds for prized yellow car. This video shows other wonderful imaginative games kids (and adults) play to pass the time...

Trade Me: It's a hard road trying to find a couch in just the right fabric...

Quick clip: A woman kayaking in the middle of a California bay has captured the moment a whale unexpectedly jumped out of the water just metres away from her daughter.

Social media: Steve Martin's Facebook is really funny...(as you'd expect)...

Interesting: 89-years-old and ambidextrous (She makes it look easy, but it probably isn't)

Olympics: This Irishman's alternative sailing commentary was masterful and hilarious. (NSFW language)

Interactive: Don't give a rats about others? You could be a psychopath! Take this test and find out...

Musician and new-ish co-mum of twins, Anika Moa has a brill new advice column over at Rip It Up. She'll answer reader questions, on "music, life, love, being a gay, being a lez, how to play the guitar, how to make it in the NZ music industry" and more...A great read especially 'the things musos think about but don't say' list at the end...

Video: John Key announces the governments Aged Care policy - to help the elderly get off their backsides...