November 2020
Battered by COVID-19, hotels pitch themselves as remote workspaces
Eager to get guests back in their empty rooms, hotels and resorts are pitching themselves as remote workspaces.
- Curtis Tate
October 2020
The pets that rich listers own
Meet the furry and feathered friends that define creature comforts for some of the nation’s most wealthy.
- Philippa Coates and Matthew Drummond
August 2020
Tiny houses that offer the perfect pandemic escape
Wide open spaces hold allure but for many, a small home is just the ticket for riding out whatever comes our way.
- Stephen Todd
July 2020
Lawyer leaves behind mega-deal dollars to make Australian scents
Introducing the world's top perfumers to Australian flora was a lightbulb moment for The Raconteur's Craig Andrade.
- Lauren Sams
38 new watches show the industry is ticking along just fine in 2020
Whether you're working from home, back in the office, feeling nostalgic or dreaming of escape, this year's COVID-19 cache impresses, writes Bani McSpedden for the Watch special in our August issue.
- Bani McSpedden
How Gene Sherman reinvented the former home of Mike Cannon-Brookes
From Atlassian to art, the Federation home in Sydney's Centennial Park was a shared canvas for gallerist Gene Sherman and interior designer Don Cameron.
- Stephen Todd
‘Say hello to my little friend’: Introducing the $500k Scarface watch
The new luxury timepiece from Jacob & Co is wearable movie memorabilia for your wrist (and it includes a piano with moving keys).
- Bani McSpedden
May 2020
Are we living in the Matrix?
Our lives may feel unreal at the moment but are we really avatars in a simulation? Some researchers think they can prove that we are, scientifically.
- Mark White
Revenge of the old-school beer brands
Small craft brewers are being hit the hardest in the hospitality sector shutdown and value-oriented mainstream beers are making a comeback in liquor retail.
- Simon Evans
Netflix series 'Unorthodox': a tale of escape from religious lockdown
A young woman flees a closed Hasidic Jewish community in New York to make a new life in the cosmopolitan freedom of Berlin.
- John McDonald
TV and film's lockdown on sex
Any new television and film dramas will have to adapt to new social distancing rules.
- Anita Singh
April 2020
Gardening is like a drug, says photographer Bill Henson
Bill Henson applies the same artistry to his suburban Melbourne garden as he does to his photography.
- Updated
- Philippa Coates
Why you should dress up to work from home
Is that leopard print wrap dress you love a little racy for wearing out to work? Why not wear it in to work instead?
- Marion Hume
Wine club tech can learn your palate preference
The days of receiving the same wine delivery as everyone else month after month are over.
- Max Allen
The plant curators ready to green your work-from-home space
Plant "curators" and stylists are experiencing a boom right now, as quarantined workers look to green their homes.
- Dan F Stapleton
The plot against America - What if?
What if before the Americans entered World War II, aviator Charles Lindbergh had defeated FDR to become president and to lead a thuggish fascist regime?
- John McDonald
Why we should care about what we wear in a pandemic
In a new book, former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman explains the richly detailed history of clothing and its role in our lives.
- Lauren Sams
Need a break from virus news?
We've been collecting tips on what to read, watch and do At Home; advice on how to Work in the Shutdown; all the best Tech for the Shutdown, and if you want to see how corporate leaders are spending their working isolation, check out CEOs at home.
Cellars turn to virtual happy hours
Can't go out? Let the sommeliers and vintners come to you via virtual tastings, writes Max Allen.
- Max Allen
Happy films to while away the hours in isolation
We all seem to have more time to watch TV in quarantine. Good thing that there's a backlog of great films worth catching while responsibly being in social isolation.
- John McDonald