How to turn a good book into a must-read
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Behind every successful author is a person who who cracks the whip.
Behind every successful author is a person who who cracks the whip.
Luxurious fabrics, rich textures and vivid colours come to the fore of the new season's styles.
Japanese, Chinese, Cuban, Argentinian. The face of ballet in Australia has changed markedly since the days when nearly all the top dancers were Anglo-Saxon. And not before time.
Sleek design and durable finishes emphasise the utility of these everyday objects.
How did a tapestry make its way from a dining room in Denmark to the Sydney Opera House?
Australian visual artists have traditionally struggled to find traction offshore. But that’s slowly changing.
Menswear is so different from womenswear. Here's why.
Audemars Piguet timepieces remain highly desired, but they've clocked an emerging threat.
The academic success of Balwyn High School in Melbourne’s east has been credited with turbo-charging house prices in the area.
'It's like a spa for my brain,' says Carriageworks director Lisa Havilah.
Billionaire jeweller Laurence Graff isn't afraid to spend millions on the right diamond.
Judging a wine by its label can have disastrous results but here are three that live up to their graphics.
Meat is making headlines in March: shot in the wild, spit-roasted, or bought from a hipster butcher in a bowler hat.
Architect Corbett Lyon is happy to share his art collection with the public.
A largely autobiographical book about the people who do menial jobs and other fringe dwellers has taken the literary world by storm.
David Sefton, artistic director, Adelaide Festival, loves the random finds from browsing in bookshops.
The Bell Shakespeare production of Romeo and Juliet won't have any boys in hose.
A Melbourne duo are using porcelain to create cool objects that are far removed from chintzy china sets associated with the material.
Simon Stone set Australian theatre alight with his daring adaptations of the classics, now he's made a film – and it's extraordinary.
Welsh designer Bethan Laura Wood finds beauty where others sniff basic.
Entrepreneur and eco-science mover and shaker Tim Smit reveals the secrets of making a paradise.
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