The May 7 edition
‘It makes me feel sick with anxiety’: life after the Northern Rivers floods; the Hong Kong locals fleeing Chinese crackdowns; how to put on a writers’ festival; Hamish Blake on handling tricky conversations.
Escape from Hong Kong: The locals starting new lives in Australia
As China’s crackdowns on Hong Kong continue, many locals are fleeing the territory to carve out new lives in other countries.
- by Sian Powell
‘I can’t stand the sound of rain’: The grief that’s united a region
While the catastrophic flooding on Australia’s east coast left the NSW Northern Rivers in chaos, it also bonded its residents like never before.
- by Candida Baker
All write on the night: what it takes to put on a writers’ festival
Making writers’ festivals happen requires crisis management skills, deft diplomacy, a crystal ball and sometimes a tracking device.
- by Susan Skelly
‘Nobody knew quite how horrific it was going to be’
In this Good Weekend Talks podcast, freelance writer and Northern Rivers resident Candida Baker talks about this year’s catastrophic flooding of Australia’s east coast.
Two minutes with Danny Katz: Will my T-shirt’s ‘Q’ design cue conspiracy theories?
Is there a danger that sporting the Good Weekend’s quiz logo on my T-shirt will imply I’m endorsing crazy, right-wing beliefs?
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Foreign correspondence
Once more with meaning: the great language divide
When it comes to the English language, the same objects can produce key misunderstandings between Americans, Brits and Australians.
- by Amelia Lester
How former TV presenter Richard Morecroft found love through a fountain pen
Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay met on holiday in Far North Queensland 31 years ago. Together they’ve renovated houses, written a book, and fought cancer.
- by Nicole Abadee
Opinion
Opinion
The Omakase experience becomes (slightly) more accessible
For a dining movement in which only eight to 12 guests are served at a time, omakase is one of the biggest trends we’ve seen in Australian dining in a decade.
- by Terry Durack
The birth of selective memories
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week, a mother’s first moments with her newborn.
- by Paul Connolly
Good Weekend letters to the editor: May 7
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‘Kids force you to articulate things’: Hamish Blake on tackling tricky conversations
The Gold Logie award-winning presenter on how he explained death to his kids.
- by Benjamin Law
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, May 7
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
Review
Melbourne
Melbourne: La Perla
If I lived nearby, this Camberwell wine bar would quickly become my local, reviews Besha Rodell.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Sydney
Sydney: Lucky Prawn
The retro Australian-Chinese bistro inside Marrickville's Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre might be Sydney's most popular new restaurant.
- by Callan Boys
Karen Martini’s baked blue-eye trevalla with potatoes, peas and lemon and caper sauce
Cooking fish can be daunting, but this method couldn’t be simpler.
- by Karen Martini
Helen Goh's ginger creme brulee with roasted rhubarb
A little milk and one whole egg makes this a slightly lighter custard than you might expect in a classic creme brulee – and that’s just the way I like it.
- by Helen Goh
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