Why Aussie model ‘walked away’ from the spotlight
Elyse Knowles – former winner of The Block and an Instagram star – opens up about retreating from the public eye and shifting focus to raise her young family.
Entertainment
Five to try: Hop to Sydney’s haute cross buns
The baking boom is making this the year of the haute hot cross bun. Here are five of the very best coming out of ovens in Sydney.
What you didn’t know about … Jason Arrow
He starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s famed Hamilton and saw the world. now Jai Arrow opens up about the highs and lows of a life in lights.
Bella Ramsey: ‘Hardest time of my life’
The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey explains the downsides of fame – and gives an insight into their close friendship with co-star Pedro Pascal.
Menendez brothers score major victory in bid for freedom
Erik and Lyle Menendez have scored a major victory in their bid for freedom after serving 30 years of their life sentences for the brutal shotgun murders of their parents in 1989.
‘Each day is a gift’: How becoming a postie is helping Samuel Johnson move forward
Raising funds and awareness for cancer research with Love Your Sister remains his life’s purpose — as the charity hits a $20m milestone — but Samuel Johnson is also embracing his childhood passions by “going backwards to go forwards”.
New life, and food, for Sydney’s oldest pub
Who says you can’t teach an old pub, new tricks? Sydney’s oldest pub, Fortune of War at The Rocks, is set to become a boutique hotel.
Jameela Jamil: ‘We are all f***ing exhausted’
Activist and actor Jameela Jamil has blasted unrealistic beauty standards, and why she refuses to ‘deliberately inflict pain on myself’.
‘Even in Toorak they are cheap’: Kyle’s hunt for Melb’s best fixer-upper
Radio’s most controversial figure Kyle Sandilands is back in Melbourne and has opened up on Toorak househunts, the surprise group of listeners keeping his plan for local radio domination alive and why he can’t be bothered with footy.
Arts
First look: next Cirque du Soleil spectacular touring Australia
Audiences in five Aussie cities are in store for a blend of “comedy and never-seen-before acrobatics” when Corteo arrives on our shores later this year. See the video.
‘Truly missed:’ Tributes for popular Sydney music store owner
The owner of an iconic ARIA award-winning music store has died, as family and friends pay tribute to the father who “loved making people happy”.
Can you loathe an artist and still love their art?
Whenever an artist’s actions or beliefs contradict your own, a dilemma emerges: can you still consume their work? The answer isn’t black and white.
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Take a sneak peek into the playgrounds of the super-rich
Ever wondered how the filthy rich really live? BINGE’s new reality show gives you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of their many staffers.
‘Oh, excuse me!’ Peter Overton’s lolly lip slip live to air mishap
Channel Nine’s long-time newsreader Peter Overton suffered an unexpected on-air mishap during a live cross on Channel Nine’s evening bulletin.
Star’s PDA pledge: ‘Born to be a woman’s wife, not a man’s wife’
Former Bachelor, Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise star Brooke Blurton has been pictured packing on the PDA with girlfriend Mia Pimentel on Instagram.
Fury over reality TV star’s $24m Double Bay home reno plan
A Real Housewives of Sydney star’s $24m renovation plan, with ice bathrooms, cinema and wellness retreat, could become one of the largest reno projects ever undertaken in Sydney’s east.
Next chapter begins for shuttered nightclub The Argyle
Fans of The Argyle rejoice! After closing its doors on New Year’s Eve, the former nightclub has transformed into a new dining precinct with three separate areas to enjoy.
Waterhouse property a late scratching
With no bidders on the horizon, Gai and Robie Waterhouse have pulled their Randwick commercial property from Thursday’s scheduled auction.
‘Truly understands’: Ed Sheeran’s rare comments on Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran has spoken out about his close bond with long-term friend Taylor Swift, revealing the pals have “six-hour catch-ups”.
‘Out of left field’: Guy reacts to Robert Irwin’s steamy shoot
With a hot new single out, singer Guy Sebastian knew he would face competition but didn’t expect semi-clad, python-wielding Robert Irwin to enter the fight for attention.
Influencer breaks silence after split with Nick Kyrgios
Influencer Costeen Hatzi has spoken publicly for the first time since her split from tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios.
Perfect camouflage: Nerdish spy hits target in gripping thriller
The under-rated Rami Malek wisely underplays his unlikely character so a semi-silly storyline can remain as over-the-top as espionage-themed The Amateur pleases, writes Leigh Paatsch.
What to watch on TV and streaming this week
It’s the end of the road for dystopian thriller The Handmaid’s Tale, while Viola Davis stares down terrorists as the US President in the action-packed G20.
‘Rich privilege’: Star’s Sydney act offends
A popular star has struck the wrong chord after sharing something that has made people call her “out of touch”.
Funny girl Mary Coustas gets serious for new TV drama
Mary Coustas has filmed her first non-comedy role in 13 years after joining the cast of Asher Keddie-led TV drama Strife.
Weinstein picks a side in Lively-Baldoni legal feud
Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein says he will “be watching closely” the ongoing legal battle between co-stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively as he revealed who he is backing.
One of Australia’s hottest rising stars returns home
Australian actor Jacob Elordi has made it big in Hollywood, but his latest project brought him closer to home and working with a director he always dreamt of collaborating with.
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