The October 28 Edition
Hudson pear: the horror cactus spreading across Australia | Inside Elon Musk’s orbit | Author Richard Flanagan on grief & gratitude | The Newsreader’s Michelle Lim Davidson | The rise of the “lazy-girl job” | The Rest is History’s very British founders
‘Napalm it all’: Desperate calls to stop cactus menace spreading across Australia
Smothered in long, sharp spines, the Hudson pear is a snowballing horror for our wildlife and livestock.
- by Tim Elliott
As Tesla struggled, Musk wondered: what will we wear on Mars? Life in Elon’s orbit
When celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson took on oddball tech billionaire Elon Musk, strange revelations came quickly.
- by Nick Bryant
Author Richard Flanagan on his mum – and one ‘vast achievement’ he’d overlooked
Replaying richly coloured memories of his mother Helen leaves the Tasmanian Booker Prize-winner overcome by regret, grief and gratitude.
- by Richard Flanagan
Two of Us
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‘Oh dear’: The Rest Is History’s hosts on how Englishmen express deep feelings
Tom Holland had a shock diagnosis. His podcast co-host’s response was very British.
- by Melissa Fyfe
Dicey Topics
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Michelle Lim Davidson was told she’d never work on Australian TV. About that ...
The Newcastle-raised actor’s most recent role is an award-nominated turn as Noelene in the ABC’s The Newsreader.
- by Benjamin Law
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
With my Bible-bashing friends, do I turn the other cheek?
Try pouring oil on troubled waters, suggests our Modern Guru.
- by Danny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Risk-reward
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: midnight nappy change.
- by Paul Connolly
From working hard to hardly working: Hail the ‘lazy-girl job’
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowls)
These Japanese chicken and rice bowls are an adaptable and easy midweek dinner option.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Halloween brownies with chocolate ganache
A frightfully fun dessert with bonus decorating ideas for meringue ghosts, Frankenstein icing, spider web feathering and more.
- by Helen Goh
Review
Julie Restaurant
This joyful Abbotsford newcomer is an instant treasure for Melbourne
Once a dining room for “wayward” women, Julie is now a light-filled restaurant with a menu built around produce from the surrounding gardens.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Margaret
‘Fish that stops conversation’: Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year Margaret, the review
Neil Perry’s Margaret is one of Australia’s great fish restaurants, and a family affair too.
- by Callan Boys
Chilling a red? The ideal serving temperature for serving wine
Often we lazily chuck all whites in the fridge and serve reds at room temperature. But here’s how to do it properly.
- by Huon Hooke
Good Weekend letters to the editor: October 28
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