The February 3 Edition
Saltwater croc conservation: the issue snapping at northern Australia | The Jewish orphan turned Nazi mascot | The author behind bestselling novel Yellowface | A UN human-rights expert on Gaza fatigue | Joining blockades, writing books, launching new exhibitions: the 80-somethings living it up
‘Maybe we could put 100 crocs in a city park’: A conservation issue gets snappy
Booming saltwater crocodile numbers have led to calls to separate the predators from people – and new dilemmas.
- by Frank Robson
‘I’ve never seen so many white people being really anxious about being racist’
Rebecca F. Kuang’s latest novel Yellowface has been a runaway success. How it evolved is a story in itself.
- by Benjamin Law
Did a Jewish orphan really become Hitler’s youngest recruit?
Melbourne man Alex Kurzem’s claims that he’d survived World War II by becoming a Nazi mascot were met with scepticism. Finally, he agreed to a DNA test.
- by Dan Goldberg
Two of Us
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Sue says her life was ‘a mess’ in her 60s. Then along came a man with a poodle ...
This former teacher and her partner, a painter, met 18 years ago. Moving into a Canberra retirement village has coincided with a burst of creativity.
- by Jane Cadzow
Dicey Topics
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‘It’s painful, but we need to see’: UN human-rights expert on Gaza fatigue
Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, discusses the “unprecedented tragedy” there.
- by Benjamin Law
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
Winding up windbags: How to mute people who talk your ear off
Our Modern Guru may be a loudmouth, but he loves the idea of a conversational red card.
- by Danny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Six and out
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Howzat!
- by Paul Connolly
Sriracha v Tabasco: What your go-to sauce bottle says about you
How much of the connection we feel to various food products and dispensers is testament to the ingenuity of its design?
- by Terry Durack
Scandinavian baking project: Runeberg cakes with Biscoff, almond, orange and cardamom
These little cakes from Finland are traditionally made in tall, cylindrical moulds, but a muffin tin will also work.
- by Helen Goh
Karen Martini’s one-tray roasted tomato, red capsicum and chilli sauce for pasta
Roasting enhances and deepens the flavour, which you can’t replicate by cooking the ingredients in a pot.
- by Karen Martini
Review
King Clarence
DJs, fish finger buns, Vegemite toast: This new spot is not your typical two-hat restaurant
It looks half-finished, but King Clarence is every bit the sharp operation we’ve come to expect from the Bentley team.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Wall Two 80
Melbourne icon review: This timeless cafe celebrates 25 years and seven million lattes
When Wall Two 80 opened in 1998, almonds and oats were as yet unmilked and no one had a labradoodle.
- by Dani Valent
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