Just the thought of spring can elicit a squeal of excitement. But there can be a same-sameness sigh about its coming, too, captured in four withering words by Miranda Priestly, the feared fashion editrix modelled on Anna Wintour in The Devil Wears Prada: ''Florals, for spring? Ground-breaking.''
Advice service fails to woo couples
Kevin Andrews' love revolution is a slow burner.
Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews' relationship counselling drive off to slow start
Kevin Andrews' love revolution is a slow burner.
Stem cell trial hope for osteoarthritis sufferers
Last Wednesday, Lisa Lark, 54, underwent liposuction - not to lose weight but so her body fat could be filtered for stem cells as part of a clinical trial to slow the progress of osteoarthritis.
NSW Waratahs fall down but get back up again to reward faithful in Super Rugby final against Crusaders
"They'll probably think we'll fall down in the second half," Waratahs coach Michael Cheika said of the Crusaders at halftime of the Super Rugby final.
Mottram to go the distance in City2Surf
He has won medals, broken records and represented Australia at four Olympic Games, but Craig Mottram has never run The Sun-Herald City2Surf before.
Life's tough when you are homeless and have a dog
Life's tough when you are living on the streets. It's tougher trying to find a bed for the night when you have a dog in tow. Most hostels don't welcome canine sleepovers.
Obesity makes pallbearing too dangerous
When it took eight men to lift a 320-kilo coffin containing a young obese man, staff were "rightly nervous" about the logistics involved in the cremation, said an engineer called in to prevent mishaps.
Making hay the old school way
In the late 1960s, the three Smith brothers, Ballarat boys, had 300 tons of hay that nobody wanted. The produce stores were overrun with a glut of horse feed and the money wasn't good anyway.
Ouch, that's expensive! The lowdown on the high cost of surgical specialists
Are surgeons fees a reasonable reflection of skills and professionalism or are they extortionate and unethical? Dan Harrison takes a patient look at operational matters.