August
Should knitting be an Olympic sport?
British diver Tom Daley may not be the first man to knit at the Games, but he’s probably the best known.
February
How to avoid the ‘Madonna effect’ when renovating your home
How should old houses be redesigned for modern living? A new book documents some of the country’s best makeovers – and the results are beautiful and surprising.
November 2023
- Christmas Gift Guide 2023
- Life & Leisure
You can’t go wrong with these beautiful books for time-poor people
We’ve selected 14 image-driven options in which the pictures do the talking.
September 2023
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
No reception desk, thanks, at this revamped Melbourne hotel
Skip the queue when you check into Rydges’ new flagship – the quicker to get you to the swank rooftop pool.
Why Australia’s top garden designer is embracing natives
How Paul Bangay, Australia’s most celebrated garden creator, went from sustainability to ostentation and back again.
November 2022
Would you pay $10,000 for a book? Assouline thinks you might
Christmas is hardcover heaven for book lovers. Treat yourself or someone exceptional to one of these beautiful tomes.
From Frankfurt to Vienna on a river reverie
Renaissance Tours organises a journey into enlightenment, leaving guests free to succumb to the sublime while on a relaxed cruise with six city stops.
August 2022
T-shirt etiquette for the buff and not so buff
There are tricks to wearing what’s essentially underwear as outerwear, particularly if you’re not quite the hunky young bloke you once were.
March 2022
Why performing a striptease can be a feminist statement
Porcelain Alice says the art of burlesque is a place where women are in charge, are their own boss and even encourages some confidence-building objectification.
January 2022
Hotel debut caps off amazing Newcastle renaissance
The Crystalbrook Kingsley is yet another sign of the spirit of revival sweeping this 200-year-old seaside town, proof there is plenty of fizz left in the bottle.
August 2021
Watch out, dads! Time is slip slidin’ away
Being a father is like driving – you’re steering by instinct most of the time and hoping to hell the battery lasts.
June 2021
Northern lights: a glimpse inside Pyongyang’s retro hotels
North Korea might be the hermit kingdom but it has a well-staffed, if not thriving, tourism industry and its hotels look like they belong in a Wes Anderson film.
March 2021
The drag queen with business smarts
Despite her tongue-in-cheek name, Mardi Gras co-host Courtney Act is no joke, with a career shaped as much by financial nous as her commitment to diversity.
December 2020
The 10 best coffee-table books to give for Christmas
The holiday season is the perfect time for idling between the covers of these sumptuous books, ranging from the luscious photography of Helmut Newton to tales of the heart from Humans of New York.
September 2020
'Design nerd' Tim Ross uncovers a mid-century Opera House mystery
Why were John Coburn's enormous and applauded curtains, part of the original design of the Sydney Opera House, removed only two years after being installed?
August 2020
The accidental alchemists and their magical materials
Creativity and technical innovation have propelled the brothers behind Axolotl to the forefront of an unusual field.
Bill Cunningham captured what they were wearing in the Big Apple
New from the the legendary New York photographer's archives: five decades of street style.
The star architect bringing a 'stacked forest' of apartments to Sydney
Celebrated Japanese designer Kengo Kuma reflects on his first residential project in Australia and designing for a post-COVID-19 world.
January 2020
LA glam or Zen cool? You choose at the new Edition hotel
High society and serenity on high make for a unique mix in a vibrant Los Angeles neighbourhood with a storied past.
Grayson Perry, the comedic 'everyman in a dress'
The award-winning British artist, writer and broadcaster makes his Australian stage debut, bringing his provocative humour to Sydney and Melbourne.