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Can you think of a place where you feel totally comfortable? I've always found this hard.
Can you think of a place where you feel totally comfortable? I've always found this hard.
Overwhelmed by a wall of commitments? There is daylight, my child.
Two more sleeps and winter's finally here, people. No, I'm not talking actual, literal winter I mean that in two more sleeps Game of Thrones is back.
Occasionally, I'm reminded of why I love the internet.
I grew up in Queensland, so I romanticised the idea of winter as a kid. All that time indoors! Soups and books, crackling fires! How cosy and lovely and … hygge (or whatever that Danish concept is that everyone talks about but no one can pronounce). Cut to adult life in a southern city, though, and I've come to realise: winter is shit.
My family has the longest, most drawn-out goodbyes in history.
I'd love for an Asian-Australian family on TV to be unremarkable. But it's not.
It's the best! Except for the occasional shameful shocks - and other people.
Group singing is glorious - like a natural antidepressant.
One reason writer Joan Didion takes notes: to keep track of older versions of herself.
If I were marketing this sport, I'd be targeting bawdy women and plying them with rosé.
As much as people see theatre as the stuffy realm of wankers, good theatre welcomes everyone.
I reckon everyone should be allowed one interest that's objectively, indisputably, scientifically dull. Mine is – wait for it – public transport.
I don't trust people who don't have some trash in their TV-viewing diet.
Literary awards don't make authors rich, but they do help readers discover local treasures.
"Why did I sign up to this? I asked myself during the second lesson of my scuba course.
After my first class, I recall the sign for "embarrassed".
Prepare, show up and feel free to freak out a little if necessary.
I'm not going to pretend I'm essential. But there's one thing gay uncles can offer.
To say you're agnostic feels like a cop-out, but I'm a spiritual fence-sitter.
Women: I'm not one of you. But I share your annoyance.
What protesting gives you is reassurance: you are not insane.
ASK YOURSELF: when was the last time you were naked that didn't involve showering, sleeping or having sex?
In today's Chinese zodiac, a female tiger represents something quite different compared to the past.
I've never committed arson, but nothing makes you dream about burning down a house and everything in it more than clearing out your childhood home.
Fun-wise, this combat sport packs some serious punch. Just don't forget the shin pads.
Where do I come from? Who am I? What is going on?
Coming out, I've learnt, isn't a single moment.
Book clubs are a way to engage in everyone's favourite 21st-century pastime.
There are advantages in dating someone who loathes cooking.
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