The Best Australian Yarn, from West Australian Newspapers and Minderoo Foundation, is an unprecedented short story competition giving writers, both professional and amateur, the chance at a $50,000 prize pool.
I am officially old enough that the fashion of my youth is considered ‘retro’
and is therefore being revived by a new generation. It raises a lot of
questions; namely, why?
Some of my most treasured childhood memories stem from a long road trip when I was about 11, with my Mum, Dad, brother — then eight— five-year-old sister, and my maternal grandparents.
This week we’re eyeing off Kip&Co’s new wallpaper, chilling out in Peak Performance Institute’s ice baths and looking forward to an art exhibition at a new private member’s club.
Prominent former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been facing trial this month over the shooting deaths of his wife and son, in a case that has sparked a popular podcast and documentaries.
Colin Fassnidge isn’t big on the fancy stuff, but the chance to see what he can create with one of the world’s most luxurious ingredients, black truffle? He’s in.
When Claire Metcalf shuttered her globally successful bathers business 20 years ago to focus on her young family, she didn’t really want to let it go. Now, it’s back - and once again, it’s a family affair.
Viewers should, by all accounts, loathe Siobhan Roy. She can be abominable, even in a cast of some truly, deeply awful characters. And yet. In the hands of Australian actor Sarah Snook, we can’t hate her.
Our favourite things this week include zodiac-inspired cocktails, coffee with a deeper purpose, an exhibition on ancient Egypt, Disney On Ice and a floral dress to chase the winter blues away.