OUR weekly round-up of the crème de le crème of the web – from memes to videos to blogs. Readers with suggestions for next week's round-up should contact Dina Rickman at The Week.
SUCH GREAT HEIGHTSThis helmet cam footage of biker Richie Trimble riding a ‘Stoopid Tall’ 14.5ft bike through the streets of Los Angeles has had almost one million views since Monday. Not recommended viewing if you suffer from vertigo:
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