Fashion

A review of Liberal MP Dennis Jensen's erotic war novel

Jenna Clarke 12:15 AM   A plot that makes as much sense as an Adam Sandler movie.

Anna Wintour reigns supreme in The First Monday in May

Amy Croffey 6:39 AM   Wintour throws shade so good, it's worthy of a Devil Wears Prada 2.

Designer to the stars accused of underpaying staff

Michaela Whitbourn   Sydney designer Johanna Johnson has dressed celebrities for the red carpet. Her former employees are seeing red over her alleged failure to pay them thousands.

Beauty

'Man, it's painful': Gwyneth gets stung by bees for therapy

Gwyneth Paltrow has been stung by bees in the name of beauty.

Emma Watson fans upset by skin whitening ad

Mary Ward   Fans of the gender equality advocate have expressed their upset on social media after discovering Watson advertised a range of Lancome skin whitening scrubs.

Why your perfume no longer reeks

C. Claiborne Ray   Q. Why do we become desensitised to a perfume we are wearing while others can still smell it?

Wellbeing

Researchers find 'alarming' new side effect from eating fast food

5:28 AM   There might be some new powerful ammunition for those who could do without the food the fast food industry serves.

Mars Food warns against eating too much of its own Dolmio sauce

Martinne Geller 3:25 AM   Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of their high levels of salt, sugar or fat.

Polyunsaturated fats may not prevent heart disease, new study suggests

Catherine Armitage   In the battle for our hearts, veges, grains and seeds are still winning, but beef and butter are fighting a rearguard action.

Home & Style

Scouring the bookshops

Erin Munro   We tend to think of minimalist style and apartment living as a contemporary concern.

Collector's corner

Erin Munro   A funny thing happened to comedian Bev Killick while riding on a Melbourne tram.

House of surprise

Helen McKenzie   This beachside award-winner has a conversation piece at every turn.

Life

The science of a good cry

Meeri Kim   ​The shedding of emotional tears is unique to humans, but our evolutionary, psychological and biological reasons for "crying it out" remain a mystery.

You can blame STIs for monogamy

Amy Croffey   A study has found evidence that prehistoric humans may have been driven into the social norm of monogamy - over polygamy - because of the spread of STIs.

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