The March 15 Edition
Rarely do you read about a teenager as inspirational as Gout Gout (his name rhymes with “shout”), the 17-year-old sprinter from Ipswich in Queensland whose parents fled from war-torn southern Sudan 20 years ago. The A-grade student has the running world abuzz: he has already scored a faster time than Usain Bolt at the same age, prompting the awestruck Jamaican running legend to observe: “He looks like young me.” Good Weekend writer Konrad Marshall says he was “deeply impressed” by this hard-working, hyper-focused teen who, between his studies and school-prefect duties, still manages to train six afternoons a week. “I love the way he’s all things all at once,” Marshall tells me. “He’s a boy and a man, dead serious yet utterly playful – an impossible blend of humility and swagger.” Gout is 180 centimetres tall and currently weighs just 65 kilograms, yet has the take-off power and acceleration of a V8 engine. But the really exciting part: he’s just at the starting line. – Acting editor, Greg Callaghan.
Faster than Usain Bolt at the same age: The Ipswich schoolboy turned $6 million man
Meet Queensland teenager Gout Gout: A-grade student, prefect, Mario Kart fiend – and, at 17, the talk of global sprinting.
- by Konrad Marshall
Forget ‘crowd-pleasing’ breasts – for more joy, focus on feeling: a surgeon’s view
A doctor contemplates what is, she believes, the most exploited – and serially underestimated – female body part of all.
- by Gabriel Weston
‘More ancient than most of Europe’s’: The astonishing secret of our old vineyards
Why do some of Australia’s gnarliest grapevines come from older, purer stock than France’s finest?
- by Luke Slattery
From seaside idyll to ‘worthless black land mass’: Life after a volcanic eruption
A photographer visits the Spanish island of La Palma after its 2021 volcanic eruption – and finds residents warily traversing a blackened moonscape.
- by Jonathan Browning
People might feel sympathy for Millie and me. There’s one thing I wish they knew
For a doting parent, the first weeks of school for a child with additional needs take on their own special focus.
- by Tatyana Leonov
Two of Us
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David drew up a plan to woo fellow architect Kawai: 500 Solomon Islanders helped
After meeting Kawai Yeung in 2009, David Kaunitz strove to win her over. Today, the couple specialise in humane architecture for disadvantaged communities.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Dicey Topics
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Long before he won a Nobel Prize, this author lugged bodies around in a hospital
Tanzanian-British writer Abdulrazak Gurnah on running out of money – and his take on the toppling of statues of controversial historical figures.
- by Benjamin Law
Modern Guru
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A woman on the train almost falls on my lap. Is it wrong to right her?
Your brain’s emergency reaction overrode all your worry hormones, writes our Modern Guru.
- by Danny Katz
Sick of black activewear? Look to Princess Di for inspiration
The former Princess of Wales’ kaleidoscopic approach to Lycra has returned to the mood-boards of stylists and fashion-followers everywhere.
- by Damien Woolnough
For ‘blokecore’ fashion followers, soccer jerseys are kicking goals
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Deborah Cooke, Sharon Bradley, Frances Mocnik, Damien Woolnough, Barry Divola and Dani Valent
Puttanesca rice-stuffed tomatoes
The pasta sauce’s pantry ingredients flavour the filling of these “gorgeous red orbs”.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Review
Good Weekend
Is this suburban yum cha spot serving Melbourne’s best dim sum?
Melburnians should be grateful for Chef Wong’s beautiful dumplings and exemplary egg tarts, writes Dani Valent.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Mister Grotto
Mister Grotto is the ‘smart-casual fish shop that’s long been missing from Sydney’
The Continental Delicatessen crew blend South American cuisines with North Carolina fish camp vibes at this inner west seafood bar.
- by Callan Boys
Safety in numbers: Shiny restaurant precincts on the rise in Melbourne and Sydney
Like it or not, it makes sense, and not just for the property developers.
- by Terry Durack
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