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The February 17 Edition

Hunter Johnson on teaching teen boys to embrace their emotions | The Bondi painter adored by royals | A mother’s worst nightmare | The differing Fitbits phenomenon | From Vietnam to Sydney, one couple’s remarkable journey | Narelda Jacobs on freeing herself from her Mum’s approval | How a restaurant critic lost weight

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The February 17 Edition
Hunter Johnson regretted his behaviour at school so much that he contacted teachers and students in his 20s to apologise. “I was really just a dick,” he says.

‘What’s bubbling underneath’: Showing teen boys how to master emotion and empathy

Former rugby player Hunter Johnson is today tackling different terrain: helping the next generation of young men handle tricky feelings.

  • by Melissa Fyfe

‘That unguarded moment’: Tips from the Aussie portrait artist adored by royals

Meet Australian Ralph Heimans, renowned painter of monarchs, Hollywood royalty and eminent – if occasionally reluctant – locals.

  • by Amanda Hooton
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‘Surely a hoax’: The call no mother wants

In 2012, American journalist James Foley was seized by militia in Syria. His parents waited two agonising years to learn of his fate.

  • by Colum McCann and Diane Foley
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‘She was looking after four medical students: three children and me!’

After 57 eventful years of marriage, Phan Giang Sang and Kim Châu are clear about what matters in life.

  • by Fenella Souter

‘We really love each other, but ...’ Narelda Jacobs on not needing Mum’s approval

The journalist and presenter opens up about her sexuality, politics and family.

  • by Benjamin Law

I’m with my wife all holiday, so why does my Fitbit clock 2000 more steps than hers?

Our Modern Guru tackles a conjugal Fitbit drama.

  • by Danny Katz

‘Do not go gentle into that good night’

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Oof.

  • by Paul Connolly
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Sweet whipped ricotta with roasted vanilla plums

This make-ahead ricotta mousse is a wonderful dessert base for all kinds of fresh or roasted fruits.

  • by Helen Goh
Illustration: Simon Letch

Want to lose weight? Try our restaurant critic’s ‘Sometimes, Always, Never’ strategy

It took two years, but I managed to rid myself of 36 kilos, writes Terry Durack.

  • by Terry Durack
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