Good Weekend

Irish actor Amybeth McNulty as Anne Shirley in Anne With an E. “There are other versions of Anne out there for ...

Green Gables with grit

Forget “teacups and doilies”: a Breaking Bad writer has re-imagined a childhood classic.

Fresh allegations have emerged about Cardinal George Pell.

The wound that won't heal

New allegations have emerged about what Cardinal George Pell knew about paedophilia in the Catholic Church before he became Archbishop of Melbourne.

UPFRONT

Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

In 2013, a novel selfie had the then Danish PM accused of childishness. In 2017, children really are her focus.

Fashion designer Sarah Brown with her older son, 16-year-old Harry Brown.

Sarah and Harry Brown

Sarah Brown was told during an ultrasound that her first son, Harry, had a rare brain defect. He's now a beautiful young man – who can also be wildly inappropriate.

My sick hat.

Beanie

Scott Carney climbed to the roof of Africa mostly naked – but for a humble woollen hat on his head.

Illustration by Simon Letch

Unclean conscience

Years ago, I gave my sister an expensive hand soap. It's still sitting in her cupboard.

Benjamin Law.

The beauty of theatre

As much as people see theatre as the stuffy realm of wankers, good theatre welcomes everyone.

FOOD

Cuttlefish braised in red wine.

Mediterranean flavours

Olive oil, cuttlefish, tomatoes, lemons, red wine … the flavours of the Med rule this week.

Illustration by the Project Twins.

Oh, the places you'll go!

It's a special dilemma for restaurateurs, where toilet facilities can be both distant and shared.

New Shanghai.

New Shanghai and Bang Bang

We visit the Ashfield joint focusing on Shanghai’s culinary street-food, and a new mover and shaker in Elsternwick.