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Fixed address? That's so last-century. Meet the new-gen digital nomads

Fixed address? That's so last-century. Meet the new-gen digital nomads

Have laptop, will travel: meet the digital nomads riding the twin trends of work flexibility and soaring house prices into a new, palm tree-fringed era.

  • by Kyle Chayka

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'Less than lovely': what Tim Winton learnt about today's men while surfing
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'Less than lovely': what Tim Winton learnt about today's men while surfing

It's mere serendipity that Tim Winton's first novel in five years features a damaged man, and is released just as men's failings hit peak zeitgeist.

  • by Tim Elliott
The dark web: uncovering monsters (and myths) in the Net's 'evil twin'
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The dark web: uncovering monsters (and myths) in the Net's 'evil twin'

The dark web is seen as a haven for drugs, paedophiles and hit men. Eileen Ormsby, who has been investigating it for five years, says it's more than that.

  • by Greg Callaghan
Meet Mami Kataoka, the Biennale's first Asian artistic director
Art

Meet Mami Kataoka, the Biennale's first Asian artistic director

Mami Kataoka is the first artistic director in the Biennale of Sydney to come from Asia. The renowned Japanese curator brings a worldly perspective to the role.

  • by Miriam Cosic
Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday March 10
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Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday March 10

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.

Dicey Topics: Geneticist Jenny Graves on death, sex and religion
Science

Dicey Topics: Geneticist Jenny Graves on death, sex and religion

The geneticist and university professor was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science in 2017. She has spent 50 years in genomic and epigenetic research.

  • by Benjamin Law
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Two of Us: 'I was pretty scared. I'd never dealt with animals bigger than a dog'
Two of Us

Two of Us: 'I was pretty scared. I'd never dealt with animals bigger than a dog'

Soon after they first met, bespoke shoemaker James B. Young and designer Elliat Rich spent a year walking the NSW wilderness with two camels and three donkeys.

  • by Konrad Marshall
Outdoors: Our pick of the upcoming garden festivals

Outdoors: Our pick of the upcoming garden festivals

When you're seeking garden inspiration, nothing surpasses seeing the real thing up close.

  • by Richard Unsworth
Sydney Airport: a jarring way to begin an Australian sojourn
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Sydney Airport

Sydney Airport: a jarring way to begin an Australian sojourn

Sydney Airport received one million more passengers this year than last year. But let's be clear: it's not a good airport for international visitors.

  • by Amelia Lester
Modern Guru: saying 'no gifts' on a birthday invite when you don't really mean it
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Modern Guru: saying 'no gifts' on a birthday invite when you don't really mean it

Is there a way I can craft a party invitation with a P.S. akin to "No presents", but which doesn't totally deter invitees from giving me one?

  • by Danny Katz
Listen: the podcast inspired by Reddit's most compelling stories
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Listen: the podcast inspired by Reddit's most compelling stories

A Boston radio station is wading through internet "time sink", Reddit, and finding extraordinarily powerful stories.

  • by Donna Lu