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The August 25 Edition

In our cover story this week, actor Catherine O’Hara talks with Michael Idato about how an early career misstep didn’t stop her becoming a huge star and a fan favourite.

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The August 25 Edition
“I’m so glad that we didn’t go further than a date or two,” she says of her frequent comedy collaborator, Eugene Levy. “I don’t believe we’d have the working relationship we have.”

The misstep that nearly cost this actor her Hollywood career

Missing a crucial audition didn’t stop Catherine O’Hara from becoming a huge star and a fan favourite.

  • by Michael Idato
‘I help people depart this world with love’: The women taking the fear out of death

‘I help people depart this world with love’: The women taking the fear out of death

Would you like to attend your own funeral or be transformed into a sapphire ring? These three women are changing the dialogue around dying.

  • by Dilvin Yasa
Here’s what I learnt after attending my school reunion
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Here’s what I learnt after attending my school reunion

A night at my 50-year school reunion reminds me what really matters in life.

  • by Jane Caro
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“I was obsessed with the ‘it girls’ of the noughties when I was about 10, so it’s fun to see that fashion have a resurgence.”

‘Like a poison-laced birthday cake’: Actor Morfydd Clark on her personal style

The Lord of the Rings TV series star shares her fashion favourites.

  • by Georgie Gordon

What to know before you buy your tween those viral skincare products

Thanks to social media, adolescents have greater access to beauty advice than ever. But which products do they really need?

  • by Stephanie Darling
  Verandah House Country Estate.

Sometimes a property just gets it right. This 5-star retreat is one of them

An easy day trip from the Gold Coast, the Scenic Rim offers something for everyone.

  • by Pauline Webber

All Genevieve Lemon knew about her first kiss was his name

The actor recalls the important men in her life.

  • by Robyn Dorieian

A 3pm doughnut pitstop is a must for this fashion entrepreneur

Janine Zafra takes us through a day on her plate.

  • by Nicole Economos
Tom Cahill, Georgia Bardoel and their young family on the staircase of their dream home.

Step inside this Mornington Peninsula home modelled after a childhood doll house

This expansive American-style abode is this young family’s dream home.

  • by Heather Nette King
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“Laudon” tumblers.

Sunday Life’s Father’s Day gift guide 2024

Make his day with our stylish gift guide packed with inspiration – and not a pair of socks in sight.

  • by Georgie Gordon
Spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts.

Adam Liaw’s spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts

Packet French onion soup mix is probably used more for making dips than soup. Here it’s combined with ricotta and spinach for a tasty stuffing for chicken breasts.

  • by Adam Liaw
Mocha mug cake.

When you need cake in two minutes flat, it’s Adam Liaw’s mocha mug cake to the rescue

Make a batch of this mug cake mix and keep it in the pantry and you’ll never be more than two minutes away from a delicious, freshly made dessert.

  • by Adam Liaw

Virgo: Don’t settle this month, go for it

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.

  • by Hedy Damari

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