Why Dungeons & Dragons is even cooler now
They’re not afraid anymore. Once banished to the basements of the world, Dungeons and Dragons fans in Australia have burst forth on the back of a surprising surge in popularity.
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Maverick principal’s legacy lives on
From the ashes, Michael Jones transformed a school in Sydney’s east from a few run-down buildings the state government planned to shut down and sell off into a thriving community.
Why Allison Langdon is happy to step on the treadmill
Nappies, night feeds, toothy toddlers and breakfast television shifts; you might describe 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon’s life at the moment as one helluva treadmill.
Gold-plated family: Meet the team behind the biggest charity dinner
Monica Saunders-Weinberg, in her first year spearheading the Gold Dinner — Sydney’s highest profile charity event — has broken two decades of tradition to bring men onto the committee.
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Civilisation, on Earth, 10 million years BC?
Ancient aliens. Devious dinosaurs. Benevolent Atlanteans. Could such legendary civilisations have left any trace behind that would survive the eons? Archaeologists are certain: we have … so why not them?
‘Time to halt high-density development’
BAULKHAM HILLS state Liberal MP David Elliott has come out swinging against developers proposing high-density construction near Memorial Ave and Windsor Rd, Kellyville.
All aboard to shopping central
CASTLE Towers shopping centre will have a direct underground link to the Sydney Metro station at Castle Hill — giving commuters the opportunity to shop all the way up to the train.
Cool, Kamahl and collected
LONG-TIME North Shore resident and legendary entertainer Kamahl reflects on more than 60 years in showbiz. The much-loved Malaysian-born singer says he has encountered massive success and cynical racism in his long career.
Riding the activewear wave
DESIGNER Pip Edwards reveals how her uber-cool athleisure wear label P.E Nation — worn by the likes of Elle Macpherson, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner — was inspired by Bondi.
Composer on song for LA stint
ANGELA Little was four years old when she heard a violin and decided she wanted to play. It proved the start of a passion for music that spanned the next three decades, and saw the Mosman resident co-composing the music for Baz Luhrmann’s film Australia straight out of university.
Why Smart chose art over acting
DEE Smart describes her life in a way that is rough and earthy and perhaps abandons any Bellvue Hillness: “Well I’m really friggin’ lucky”. The former actress reflects on how from depression came drawing, and now her life as a two time Archibald Prize finalist.
What life’s like at Earth’s final frontier
IN Svalbard, just 1000km from the North Pole, where the temperature can be 30 below, they breed the people and the polar bears tough. This is how they survive.
Barry Du Bois: ’Love is the best medicine’
BONDI TV presenter Barry Du Bois once fell 14m off his partially built penthouse, bounced off the building next door and onto a concrete walkway. He injured himself badly but it wasn’t his first taste of mortality. And it certainly wasn’t his last.
Residents rally over White Bay
HUNDREDS of residents have vented frustrations after it was revealed the White Bay precinct — once earmarked as a technology hub — will now be used as a major construction site for the $14 billion Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches link.
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