The June 24 Edition
The key witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith trial | Turn it off! The battle against light pollution | The British institution shaping Australian life | ‘Bigorexia’: the body-image woes of today’s young men | Huon Hooke’s top six bottles right now
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‘I’d never seen a courtroom so still’: The witness who rocked the Roberts-Smith trial
In his forthcoming book Crossing the Line, an investigative journalist at the heart of the trial shares the moment that changed its course.
- by Nick McKenzie
The prime minister factory: How a UK uni is shaping Australian life
With six of our past 13 PMs holding a degree from Oxford University, the institution has had an outsize influence on Australia’s political and business elite.
- by Nick Bryant
Turn it off! The fight to darken our night skies
If you live in or near a city, you’re probably affected by light pollution.
- by Tim Elliott
‘He forces himself to eat more’: One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’
Worries about muscularity and body image are affecting more boys than ever before.
- by Sally Leeds*
‘Our friendship started at the worst time in our lives’
Sally and Imogen both lost their mothers. Since meeting, they’ve helped each other to higher, happier ground.
- by Nicole Abadee
‘You know better than to look at my chest’: Trans actor Zoe Terakes on good manners
The Australian will be Marvel’s first transgender actor. They discuss trans joy, body image and being stared at in public.
- by Benjamin Law
Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers
A premature death leaves a fellow mother searching for answers in burial rites.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Black tie for canapés and cocktails? How uninviting
Translating the complicated world of event dress codes.
- by Melissa Singer and Anna-Lisa Backlund
A friend asked for a $12k loan for breast implants. Would I be a boob to say yes?
Twelve K? Our Modern Guru doubts he’d pay that as a ransom for his mum.
- by Danny Katz
‘Rich-Mom Energy’: The TikTok trend that doesn’t need kids
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Amanda Hooton, Damien Woolnough, Sharon Bradley, Nicole Abadee and Frances Mocnik
Splashing out
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: “What would make you unbelievably happy?”
- by Paul Connolly
Playing favourites: Wine critic Huon Hooke reveals his top six bottles of the moment
Wine writers shouldn’t really have favourites, but okay, I’ll lay my cards on the table.
- by Huon Hooke
Zuppa frantoiana (Tuscan bean and vegetable soup)
Seek out the most recently pressed local extra virgin olive oil you can find for this seasonal soup.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Mandarin and yoghurt cake with cardamom syrup
Using both the peel and the juice of the mandarins maximises the fruit’s potential in this syrup-laced cake.
- by Helen Goh
Review
Bar Soul
Sydney: Bar Soul
After one bite of the croquette at Bar Soul, Callan Boys knew it was going to be his kind of Korean restaurant.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Melbourne
Melbourne: Pretty Little
Take a seat at the communal table – it all feels like a dinner party at a friend’s house.
- by Dani Valent
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