Backyard legends
Our fondness for games played with bat and ball doesn't start in the middle of the Sydney Cricket Ground, but in the backyard. Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH
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Fashion
The Rules: Bask in summer simplicity
Maggie Alderson Olivia Palermo nails relaxed chic for hot streets.
Chic still keeps the catwalk humming
DAISY DUMAS Ursula Hufnagl keeps her modelling agency and its models constantly fresh.
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin: Dutch couple seeking stardom of their own
Lauren Lipton Despite their ubiquitous work, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin are not exactly household names, but the couple are hoping to change that.
Beauty
Ear tattoos: When ink lovers get a buzz in their ear
Gabrielle Lipton There's a joke among tattoo artists that whenever Rihanna gets a new tattoo, droves of 20-something women will soon come asking for the same.
A body of resolution: why I don't want to get skinnier or be better in the new year
SARAH BERRY Why I don't want to get skinnier or be better in the new year and why this could be the best resolution I've ever made.
Beards are back in fashion: razor companies' profits face a shave
Neil McMahon, Georgie Stone Once upon a time you either had a beard or you didn't, and anything in between could suggest not a man of style but a man in strife.
Wellbeing
Food for a healthy gut
Paula Goodyer 6:20pm With bowel cancer now the second most common cancer in Australia, that alone might be enough reason to dust off your dahl recipe.
Bittersweet - the truth about chocolate
Linda McSweeny It's the food of the gods, one we find hard to resist. Yet it can have both good and bad effects on health and its production has a dark side.
Friendly fibre
Paula Goodyer A range of simple and tasty ingredients can help keep gut problems at bay.
Home & Style
The getaway
A coastal cottage gives its city owners a second life at the weekend ... and an instant holiday feel.
Fuchsia-rama: Pantone names Radiant Orchid 2014 colour of the year
Beverly Parungao Pantone, a global authority on colour, picks Radiant Orchid as the 2014 colour of the year, replacing emerald in 2013.
European homewares to lust after
Brad Turner and Jemma Vincent Our favourite finds from the 2013 Maison & Objet furniture fair in Paris.
Life
The world's first internet toothbrush makes its debut
4:15pm 'Brush smarter'. That’s the message from the makers of what is billed as the world’s first internet-connected toothbrush.
Back to work: How to beat the holiday hangover
MJ Angel 3:24pm As the reality of the working year begins for many of us this week, hearing that alarm going off, getting back into that suit or uniform and facing the working day can be brutal.
Something blue
ANDREW TAYLOR From burpees to blue clothes, we discover what's hot for 2014.
