How a capitalist dream failed in PNG
Filmmaker Bob Connolly returned to PNG last year, full of hope for a place whose progress he's been charting for more than 35 years. What he found broke his heart.
The story behind Liz Taylor's love of bling
A new book traces the tales behind some of the world's most lusted-after jewels.
Minimalism, move over. Fancy is back
Pretty does not have to mean vacuous, something designers have long known.
Instagram sells 2000 Omega watches in 4 hours
Demand for watches is falling, so watchmakers are experimenting with selling beyond their usual retailers.
5 luxurious but fun hotels (in pictures)
Bookish, frustrated muso or die-hard art lover? Have we got a hotel for you.
These 6 wine labels say 'pick me!'
What's wrapped around the outside of the bottle is sometimes as enticing as what's inside.
The Canberra artist who caught John Galliano's eye
Australian artist Benjamin Shine made quite a fashionable impression in Paris.
Feeling down? Dress up. Celebrities lead way
If the worries of the world are getting you down, the solution may be to dress up. Or so the fashion pack would like you to believe.
15 accessories that feel like wearable art
These accessories would look right at home in an art gallery.
World's first luxury chip shop expands
Top chefs are raising chips, cheese and avocados to new culinary heights.
Queensland Ballet lures top choreographer
It didn't take Liam Scarlett long to realise that creating ballets rather than dancing in them would be his forte.
Watch industry trends to watch
Rolex, women and customer's wallets will be winners this year, our watch editor predicts.
Some ugly truths about fashion
“I have a problem with asking a teenage girl to do a woman’s work. People forget they are children not women."
What 'Love Wins' author is reading
Jim Obergefell, who won a Supreme Court challenge to Ohio's ban on the recognition of same-sex marriage, calls himself an accidental activis...
The Aussie helping low-wage Americans invest
Ed Robinson is evangelical about teaching low-income Americans how to invest. And it's working.
Food trends 2017: we're going troppo
Goodbye gloom. This year will be all about high colour, high taste and good times.
Drinks you can serve with a good back story
Wines, beers and spirits that taste uniquely of where they're from are all the rage this year.
Jack Ma's plans for world domination
As founder of internet giant Alibaba, Jack Ma is China’s poster boy for progress. Now he wants the rest of the world to get with the program...
Future cars: self-drive is just the start
Car companies are co-opting tech giants to help them dream up vehicles for the future. Here are five trends speeding down the highway.
Books that prove love trumps hate
Three books to prove that love does trump hate, the struggle to escape conventional life and the inside story into Trump's win.
Where do clever design ideas come from?
What are today's trainee designers thinking about? The problems of the increasingly urban world.
