Good Weekend

Adult Education

Benjamin Law.

Coming out

Coming out, I've learnt, isn't a single moment.

Combing attractions

Benjamin Law.

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

On the write path

Benjamin Law

Time management is less about achieving everything you want and more like triage.

Adult Education: colour TV

Benjamin Law.

if spotting non-white, non-heterosexual or non-able-bodied people on Australian TV was a drinking game, everyone would stay sober.

Surf's up

Benjamin Law.

Asians and surfing didn't mix, I'd decided in year 12. But now I'm based in Sydney...

Public property

Benjamin Law.

Asking about real estate is often code for, "How do you survive here?"

A sorry situation

Benjamin Law

We can say, "Sorry, my house is a mess" – but can't apologise for stuff that matters.

Sew, so tricky

Benjamin Law

For most of my life, no clothes have fit me. It'd help if I knew how to do my own alterations.

Writing an obituary

Benjamin Law

Writing can be the pits, but it all pales in comparison to the sheer brutality of writing a tribute to a loved one.

We do democracy

It's easy to be cynical about Australian politics.

My dirty secret: I've got a massive crush on Australian democracy.

When no means no

From early on, freelancers train themselves to say "yes" to every job offered.

​Like a lot of my friends in the media and arts, I work on a "freelance" basis.