Jo Stubbings
Jo Stubbings is a freelance writer and reviewer.
Opinion
Streaming
What has America done with Nicole Kidman’s freckles, and why does she no longer blush?
And how can I follow the murder plot when I’m confronted by the greatest mystery of all: what have they done to her eyes?
- by Jo Stubbings
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Opinion
Death
Situation grave … I can’t keep it together at funerals
I struggle to control my emotions at solemn events: laughing or bawling inappropriately. And that’s when I don’t even know the deceased.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Motherhood
You’d be surprised what women talk about at mothers’ groups, especially men
As our children grew, our mum’s group conversation changed, but the bonds of friendship did not.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Insects
I’ve worked out why Aussies are laid-back, and I didn’t even have to leave the house
Wasps, slugs, redbacks, possums, snakes … Australians encounter them before we even venture outdoors.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Baby Boomers
Good things come in coloured envelopes, but only Boomers know that
Alas, we no longer send birthday cards like we used to. It’s a hallmark of the times.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Wildlife
Fun gal seeks fungi … because mushrooms have had such a bad rap
I won’t settle for any old fungus when I’m out foraging. I’m going for the holy grail.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Retail
Why haggling in op shops should be banned
I work in an op shop and have reluctantly discovered that charity often begins - and ends - at home.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Chicken
I’m fed up with food labels that come with a side-serve of guilt
It was the label on the chicken thawing on our kitchen bench that undid me. It read: “Our chooks forage and socialise outdoors.”
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Oral health
Yes, we love to hate them, but here’s some sparkling news for dentists
Sure, they extract quite a bit of dosh from us, but when it comes to our teeth doctors, the haters should just build a bridge.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
Social media
Influencers are paid to love themselves loopy. But at what cost?
Something strangely dark wells up inside while I’m looking at the Instagram post of a popular Australian fashion influencer.
- by Jo Stubbings
Opinion
SMB Marketing
‘How did we do?’ Companies are getting clingy, but Bunnings is the worst
If you can find a clingier company, we’ll beat it by 10 per cent.
- by Jo Stubbings
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