Strange nights at the Sebel
Sydney’s Sebel Townhouse was a magnet for rock stars, thespians and eccentrics in the ’70s and ’80s. I could tell you some stories…
Columnists
Keeping men’s secrets. Women are used to that
Here’s a devastating truth bomb – it’s devilishly hard to make a rape conviction stick in Australia.
The best driving experiences in Italy
Passion, flair, beauty… and rules be damned. For a petrolhead, there’s no place like Italy.
Dinner with Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci’s new memoir Taste: My Life Through Food was a bedside no-brainer in my house. And it has some great recipes.
Scootch your cootch: how to speak teen
The language of teenagers right now is gloriously inventive, but I’m constantly asking for translations. So here’s my quick guide.
Online immunity: the businesses that are roaring back
It wouldn’t surprise me to see a McMansion with a dedicated yoga room emerge post-Covid. Here’s what else I’m predicting.
Carsting: why is it overlooked for an Oscar?
The cars I covet most are the ones with a magical ‘extra’ – not the weapons in Bond’s but the eerie ability to always find a vacant space outside a building.
Like Indian food? Then you need this cookbook
My plan to visit India is on hold, for now. But this new Indian cookbook by a famous Aussie chef is the next best thing.
Laugh? I amost died
I’ve knocked on death’s door and heard it creaking open, after a couple of botched surgical procedures. And then there was the time I almost died laughing…
The Great Resignation: you ready to jump ship?
Post-lockdown, a great reappraisal is underway. Are you in a job you like? Are you in the right city, house, relationship?
Could China threaten our Antarctic interests?
We’ve left Antarctica largely alone except in the noble pursuit of scientific inquiry. But how much longer can this arrangement last?
This Audi is a real turn on
I try so hard not to be easily impressed by shiny baubles. But one look at the sexy blue cabin lighting in this SQ2 and I was sold.
A mouthful of south: it’s heaven for foodies
Our action-packed trip to South Australia underlined the state’s claim that it’s home to the nation’s best seafood.
So, who gets to enter the professional class?
Imagine the loneliness of that path into the otherworld of educated privilege, if you’re not even sure of the way.
Voices in the dark
I’ve done a million kilometres of commuting between Sydney and the farm -— and audiobooks have been my constant companion.
We’re dancing to a different beat now
We’re re-emerging above decks, blinking in the sunlight, thankful to have survived. But talk of getting back to normal sets the wrong tone.
The perfect second family car — and it’s electric!
It’s fast, fun, stylish — and practical. Hyundai’s Kona Electric Highlander is ideal.
How to make fried rice special
The pandemic year has been a rich one for comic food videos. YouTube’s Uncle Roger cooking egg fried rice is one of the best.
Salts in the city: Melbourne was a foreboding place
Growing up in the country, Melbourne was our Gotham City. I thought it was a place of tricksters, gangsters and ‘monied people’.
My Covid miracle, and why I disappeared
We believed Donald Trump when he dismissed Covid-19 as being no worse than a bad cold. Then my wife and I caught it.
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