‘My mum was so scared doing VR she grabbed the wrong end of the dog’

What Donald Trump said when he was asked if he’d tweet as president

‘Name a bitch badder than Taylor Swift’ – the replies are the best thread you’ll read this week

This story about visiting the mysterious “control room” at the London Science Museum has a great pay off

“Studio flat in Clapham. £1800 a month. Open plan. Bills not included.”

In 1935 students were asked what they were doing for Christmas and it reads like a series of tweets from Millennials

British Problems Christmas Bingo: Phrases you’ll definitely hear this Christmas or your money back

This is your annual reminder as to why you should never put Christmas lights in a palm tree

15 ways people had fun with that GQ picture of Jeremy Corbyn

25 funniest Christmas tweets of all time

‘Is it any wonder robots will destroy us if we are such dickheads to them?’

Phone-in caller says all Muslims complicit in terrorism and the response went viral

The Guardian Advent Calendar is absolute JOY this year

The White House Christmas tree lighting is traditionally standing room only

Someone busted this Tory MP for using a quote from Harry Potter on Question Time

What will it take for Donald Trump’s invite to the UK to be withdrawn?

This is facial recognition in action at work and it’s fascinating/scary stuff

This Irish voiceover of The Snowman is 3 minutes well spent