Good Weekend

“People are surprised at how beautiful our dead look,” says counsellor, celebrant and “death consultant” Victoria Spence.

Last rites: bringing death back home

Many Australians are in denial about dying. Blame decades of outsourcing the entire end-of-life business, say the experts now working to wind back our fears.

Features

Why we have affairs

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Infidelity has become big business: but can marriage survive one partner's urge to "feel alive again"?

Weapon wars

An anti-carry rally on the University of Texas campus.

University students in Texas now have the right to carry concealed firearms on campus, a trend that has the police deeply worried.

Di Morrissey's fine romance

Di Morrissey counts her blessings. "There are, like, six people in Australia who can make a living from full-time writing."

Di Morrissey seems to have it all: a big house, doting partner, a legion of fans. Well, everything but a literary award …

Song of the siren

Danielle de Niese.

A Young Talent Time winner at the age of nine, Danielle de Niese has gone on to become one of the world’s leading opera sopranos.

Two Of Us

Paul Crake with his wife Daniela Zanon.

Paul Crake and Daniela Zanon

Former champion athlete Paul Crake met his wife, Daniela Zanon, a year before an accident left him in a wheelchair.

Modern Guru

The Modern Guru Danny Katz.

Health by stealth

I'm secretly adding more fibre to my husband's food. Should I tell him?

Adult Education

Benjamin Law

Combing attractions

I take my haircuts seriously. It's taken trial and error, but here's what I've found.

Minutes With...

Endorsed

Somehow, despite all the other breakages, my cup has survived my clumsiness for 30 years.

My cup and saucer

These mass-made, dishwasher-proof pieces of china are incredibly precious.