Good Weekend

Blizzards and massive icebergs worsened the Akademik Shokalskiy’s Antarctic plight.

White Christmas

Harsh Antarctic conditions bring an expedition to the brink of disaster, echoing the ill-fated voyage of Ernest Shackleton more than a century before.

Dafoe loves auteurs, people who have ownership of the script. The more extreme the auteur, the more he enjoys the work.

Always watchable

Since his breakthrough role in 1986's Platoon, Willem Dafoe has balanced his instinct for arthouse roles with mainstream characters. What motivates his choices?

UPFRONT

Kim Hughes defusing an IED in Afghanistan.

Kim Hughes

Bomb disposal expert Kim Hughes reveals what he wished he'd known at the start of his army career.

Briohny Doyle's dog leash.

Follow the leader

A prized leash reminds Briohny Doyle why the phrase "walking the dog" is only ever half the story.

Danny Katz.

Tusk, tusk

I was given an ivory bangle. The elephant's long dead, so is it okay to wear it?

Illustration by Simon Letch.

Deadlines

Overwhelmed by a wall of commitments? There is daylight, my child.

FOOD

Red wine braised beef brisket.

Melting moments

This braise is great with secondary cuts of beef such as chuck, shin or cheek.