The November 25 Edition
Adolescents, gender transition and the conversations we need to have | Overcoming school-reunion dread | Arnie Schwarzenegger on the value of selflessness | Boost Juice founder Janine Ellis on business success and sex education | Dealing with queue-jumpers
Talking trans: Adolescents, gender transition and the conversations we need to have
The genie’s not going back in the bottle. We need to talk more openly and with more nuance about these questions, with the human beings involved at the centre.
- by Michael Bachelard
I had no strong desire to go to my school reunion. But then ...
Previous catch-ups had felt fake, too full of swagger, or like speed dating. Then we hit our late 60s, and everything changed.
- by David Leser
‘A most unbelievable experience’: The mistake that transformed Arnold Schwarzenegger
From movie star to governor, champion bodybuilder to champion of … selflessness? He’s back – in a surprising way.
- by David Marchese
Two of Us
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Born 19 years apart, siblings Fred and Rachelle had very different childhoods
Fred helped his little sister to read at age 3, decipher love at 16, deal with a horrific accident at age 26 – and six years ago, cope with their mum’s death.
- by Susan Horsburgh
Dicey Topics
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‘Did you satisfy her?’ The question Janine Allis’s son wasn’t expecting
The founder of Boost Juice on her commandments for business, the joys of having dinner early – and the importance of sex education.
- by Benjamin Law
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
Conspiracy fact: The Queue-Anons stealing your precious spot
Our Modern Guru explains when it is and isn’t acceptable to hold someone’s place.
- by Danny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Mossie mossie mossie, oi oi oi!
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: swatting a mossie.
- by Paul Connolly
The real-life roots of outback horror film The Royal Hotel
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Karl Quinn
Soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns
Too hot to cook? This bright and zingy cold noodle salad is the dinner solution.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Pumpkin pie cheesecake with maple cream
A slight variation on the traditional Thanksgiving dessert, this recipe “loosens” the pumpkin custard with cream cheese and bakes it in a biscuit crust.
- by Helen Goh
Why are Australian winemakers still using wine corks instead of screwcaps?
Screwcaps aren’t necessarily the best closure, but they’re arguably the best we have at present and much more consistent than cork.
- by Huon Hooke
Good Weekend letters to the editor: November 25
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