Silent emissaries from a not-too-distant past
I’m doing a big clear-out. And amid the detritus of 20 years of crammed living are relics from a simpler, sparer age – old phones.
Columnists
Mentors: how to cherrypick from the best
Mentors are around us all the time. They teach by example. If you want to life your game, watch the best of the best in action.
No amount of fiddling can save our national anthem
Australia rhymes with failure, which, though utterly appropriate, is hardly inspirational.
Mazda’s MX-30 Electric is going to be a hard sell
My wife loved this electric city car, with its mild acceleration, fake noises and tiny battery. I begged to differ. So what’s new?
A guide to Asian grocery shopping
I needed Sichuan pepper for a favourite Kylie Kwong recipe. But where to find it in white-bread, small-town Western Australia?
Amid the EV nonsense, Alfa should get credit for this
The Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm — an amped-up, track-focused Quadrifoglio — is a stunning car. But is it better than the original?
Anyone else remember Lan Choo coupons?
Long before Qantas’ irremediably irritating and irredeemable Frequent Flyer Points, the original loyalty program reigned supreme.
After FIFOs — next will come the FIZOs
I’m predicting a new workforce will flourish in the wake of the pandemic. It’ll have far-reaching consequences.
Monica Lewinsky speaks her complex truth, finally
Everyone’s got an opinion of Ms Lewinsky, and now she’s back in the news. Personally, I think she’s magnificent. Bring her on.
Dream drives: the car that changed my life
Lockdown makes one dream of past glories. Here are four of my all-time favourite cars to drive.
Truffles: a silver lining for home cooks
There’s nothing quite like a truffle — and due to the softening of demand from restaurants, they’re more affordable than ever.
Covid and kids: what’s the strategy here?
Why did some politicians abandon the Covid elimination strategy so early, and are now dragging the rest of us along with them?
An event of this scale is like a collision with a comet
Here we are, 18 months into the greatest calamity since the war. What have we learnt, how have we changed and what lies ahead?
It’s a dog’s afterlife
Today’s sermon sets out to answer that most profound of theological questions: “Do dogs go to heaven?”
Beware, this BMW is no ordinary road car
It’s angrily powerful and trigger-throttled, and runs on ‘fully slick’ tyres. BMW’s M2 CS is best approached with caution.
Lockdown has addled my brain
Despite all these signs of accelerated ageing I point-blank refuse to join a bridge club. But Song Club? Now you’re talking…
Bistecca alla Fiorentina: have a red-hot go
I had a red-meat epiphany 18 years ago with a Bistecca alla Fiorentina in Tuscany. Could I hope to recreate it at home?
Looking to 2022, and a glass half full
If ever there was a time for unity, for vision, for self-sacrifice, for cool-headed rational thinking and action, it is now.
The $370K Porsche you’ll find difficult to live with
Porsche’s 911 GT3 is a petrol-powered, old-school dinosaur of a sports car. It’s thrilling to drive — but there’s a problem.
The next best medicine after a vaccine
Laughter has always provided protection from pain and danger. And humans aren’t the only animals that do it.
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