This week we’re watching a documentary about yacht rock (and reliving our childhood), avoiding Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey, delighting in A Man On The Inside and loving every moment of Nugget Is Dead.
Clare Rigden
Are you even allowed to have coffee or is that banned too? I must check. Giving up both coffee and talking would be almost impossible, wouldn’t it?
Adrian Barich
My theory is all of us have some level of Karen in us: a quiet disdain that occasionally bubbles up to mild whingeing, but not to anyone in authority. Rarely do we go full Karen unless pushed to the brink.
Nat Locke
Growing up, the most gastro a microbrewery got for me was bung fritz and tomato sauce sandwiches, and Barbecue Shapes in my home-brewing grandfather Geoff’s shed. Times have changed.
Amanda Keenan
Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro: The Agency, the upcoming adaptation of hit French series The Bureau, has a stacked cast.
Ben O'Shea
Our tips include a delightfully nostalgic dessert, a superstar’s new fashion campaign, an operatic offering with a mysterious twist, a cocktail with a view and the chance to own a piece by a fab local artist.
Katherine Fleming
This revamped icebox (refrigerator) cake is an untraditional dessert perfect for all of the warmer months most traditional meals — a nice trick to have up your sleeve.
Melissa Clark
More than 6000 people entered the world’s richest competition for short stories this year, with tales of love, laughter, despair and much more from around the country. Here are the winners and their stories.
Alison Wakeham
A man takes a morbid trip to identify the body of an old friend in his former stomping ground of Thailand, but all is not as it seems.
Frank Leggett
The impact of a shark attack on an old surfer reverberates through a small community.
Sam Carmody
A connection blossoms between a long-time coma patient and his kind nurse.
Anson Cameron
I was driving on a beautiful morning, heading for a swim. It was only 7am on Sunday and I wasn’t in a hurry, yet when I came upon a peloton of 15-20 cyclists, I still had to fight the urge to get a bit angry.
It was World Kindness Day last week, but imagine if we performed acts of kindness year-round. I have made a stranger’s day with four words or the simple act of returning their shopping trolley. Let’s all start.
The love between Tony award-winner Cynthia Erivo and Grammy-winning pop star Ariana Grande runs deep. Why they hope it helps the big-budget, big-screen adaptation of the beloved musical fly high.
Put store-bought gnocchi to good use, browning it for a mix of crispy outsides and chewy middles, then pairing with juicy tomatoes and melty, blistered pockets of mozzarella for even more crisp-tenderness.
Ali Slagle
Our picks include a local stunner in a swimwear campaign, an operatic journey through Tuscany, a progressive lunch at city hotspots, a Japanese head spa, a beautiful art exhibition and new high-flying tours.
STM team
This new cafe, on the border between Nedlands and Shenton Park, is surely the best new addition to Perth’s breakfast scene this year. At least.
Kate Emery
Lovers of dance across Australia would consider David McAllister synonymous with ballet.
Tanya MacNaughton
The Block’s latest season is wrapping up this weekend — and that finale can’t come fast enough for our Screen Queen, Clare Rigden.
It’s one of the most magnificent dining rooms in the city, but has had a high turnover even for the fickle business of pleasing people. Lo’ is the latest iteration at 448 Beaufort and it’s one of the best.
Dean Lewis’ music has been the soundtrack to countless break-ups. His emotional TikTok videos have gone viral. But is Australia’s favourite sad boi as miserable as his music will have us believe?
Jade Jurewicz
There are now blood tests that can detect genetic markers of Alzheimer’s disease. When Chris Hemsworth found out he was at risk, he re-evaluated his life. Would you want that knowledge or is ignorance bliss?
Yes, I’m on crutches. Mainly people are saying “What, again?” which is completely justified. At this point I’m beginning to wonder whether I’m just doing it for attention.
Jiao yan xia, the classic Chinese dish, inspired these prawn rolls — peeled prawns are seasoned with salt and pepper, breaded with cornstarch and fried until crunchy before getting tucked into toasted rolls.
Kay Chun
