I’m calling it – BeReal is the best social media platform
Users report feeling much better about themselves — and hallelujah for that.
Nikki Gemmell
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What women really want in bed
‘Vanilla shaming’ — the bullying of women who admit they want regular, tender, respectful sex — is on the rise. What’s going on?
When did we stop caring for others?
The selfishness of this Porsche driver was so brazen. Ah, the new rudeness, the muscular audacity of it. It’s everywhere these days.
Welcome to my first ever colonoscopy
I’m praying the young colorectal surgeon won’t recognise me. Then he walks in and greets me: ‘So, written any books lately?’
The day I went for tea with Charles
Charles would be great company at a dinner party, I thought after meeting him – the guest you’d invite to sparkle things up.
Last orders at our temples of community
Imagine your local strip of shops without its coffee place, small supermarket, milk bar. They’re the hubs of any community.
Examining uncomfortable truths about Australia
Occasionally a book comes along that changes my thinking about this country. Tracey Lien’s extraordinary debut novel is one.
Good men, we don’t give you enough credit
‘Men are broken things, breaking things,’ poet Joelle Taylor wrote. But no, not all of them.
Slides rule, OK
Here’s me as a young girl — found in a treasure trove of old family slides. Do you have some tucked away in a cupboard, too?
We’re tired, as a country, of being morally affronted
Our nation is undergoing a quietly powerful reset – can you feel it? Does it anger you, or exhilarate?
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