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Brave new world of book publishing
The traditional business of publishing is dead. In its place is a short, low-margin game between mega-firms and nimble independents.
How to live with video art
There’s a major disconnect between what video art curators are putting on gallery walls and what Australians are hanging at home.
For the love of language
French in Provence, Italian in Sicily, Arabic in Morocco ... learning another language while exploring a new destination is the holiday du jour for high-achieving professionals, writes Ralph Bestic.
Rebuilding Somalia
The country labelled “the world’s most dangerous place” is an unlikely place to start a business, but that didn’t deter Melbourne architect Zahra Mustaf, writes Geoff Winestock.
Taking care of business: Suzanne Santos
The Australia and New Zealand country manager for skin care business Aesop is particular about the details.
From old China to the new
A tale, told through pictures, of the small town of Xucun, caught between old China and the new, and the wrenching effect on its families.
Fashion forecast
A high-end but non-branded sneaker fit for many occasions, plus four other fashion trends.
Southern hospitality on Tasmania’s whisky trail
The Scots aren’t quaking in their boots yet, but Australia’s apple isle has been producing award-winning premium single malt whisky of late.
Chef’s Armoury at the cutting edge of cuisine
Hand-forged knives line the wall at this homage to Japanese cooking.
Bush be gone
Boyish barristas take note: style writer and fashion critic Angelo Flaccavento, the man who started the Ned Kelly look, has moved on.
Alex Seton’s heart of stone
The mystery of why 28 life jackets washed ashore on the Cocos Islands is the subject of Alex Seton’s new artwork.
Books: Rise and fall of the cotton kingdom
Walter Johnson’s “River of Dark Dreams” winds through the American Deep South.
Prize-winning watches
Winners of the “Oscars” of the watch world don’t get much time in the limelight before new contenders steal the scene.
The history of underwear
Now that every pop princess is ready to drop her knickers and sit astride a wrecking ball, it’s harder for a designer to be radical.
Raelene Castle, lawnbowler
The head of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club is an accomplished lawn bowler, but don’t expect to see her dressed in whites.
Tasting times for the end of summer
A number of must-try newcomers emerged from last year’s Young Guns of Wine Awards.
Modern baroque designers
Defiant form and gestural excess characterise a movement every bit as compelling as modernism. And much more fun.
