Celebrity red carpet watch
Awards ceremonies, parties and premieres. Where the stars have been spotted this week.
Fashion
And the 'colour of the year' for 2016 is ...
Mary Ward Good news if you're decorating a nursery in 1952.
The bold and the boudoir
Susan Joy Perhaps you've noticed the packs of celebrities traipsing about town in their bathrobes, slips and pyjamas.
In luxury, a growing female factor at the top
ELIZABETH PATON For a multibillion-dollar industry propelled by female purchasing power, global fashion is a notably male-dominated industry, not only creatively but also commercially. While the gender imbalance in designer hires often grabs the headlines, because their talents play out in the limelight, female chie...
Beauty
Could beer be your training partner?
Gretchen Reynolds For many people, working out and alcohol are closely linked. Sports teams and training partners celebrate victories, bemoan defeats and mark the end of training sessions with a beer or three. Beer, in fact, provides a substantial portion of some exercisers' fluid intake after workouts.
Princess Leia's buns replaced with 'baboon-ass' hairstyle
Michael Idato Expect a "classy gas station attendant" according to Carrie Fisher.
Too Ugly for Love? Lexxie Harford's smart strike back at haters
Lexxie Harford only realised she looked different when she was nine years old.
Wellbeing
Yoga trends 2016: Activewear, Instagram and introspection
Sarah Berry I recently - inadvertently - succumbed to a popular - but largely inadvertent - trend in yoga; see-through pants.
Fast moves to slow down ageing
Paula Goodyer We've known for decades that exercise is a great anti-ager when it comes to how we look and how we function. It keeps pot bellies at bay by burning kilojoules and fights frailty by building stronger muscles. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. It may also have the power to work deep down in our cells to slow biological ageing.
More menus count calories, but obesity rate remains high
Aaron E. Carroll Does calorie labelling really make a difference, asks Aaron E. Carroll?
Home & Style
Blake Lively shutting down her 'ridiculous' website Preserve
Barely a year after it began, Blake Lively is closing down her website, admitting "it's not making a difference in people's lives".
The unglamourous reality behind perfect Instagram photos
There's a running joke on Instagram that the selfie and the tagged picture tend to be chalk and cheese
The most common furniture stains will make you want to spew
You might want to get up from the couch. Those mysterious stains on the sofa have just been named.
Life
Santa chats to little girl in sign language and it is going viral
Sometimes it seems like Santa might just be real.
How to make initiating sex easier
Matty Silver If you want sex, make it happen because your partner can't read your mind.
Anthony Minichiello and Terry Biviano throw OTT party ... for two-year-old
Amy Croffey It was a party so lavish, one would think it was for Princess Charlotte herself.
