Diane Ackerman 
Christmas is over, everyone is lying around the house hungover or too tired to do anything bar watch the cricket and you’re wondering whether it’s worth digging out your laptop to look at the sales? As this will be one of the last big discounts of the season and just about every retailer is involved, … Read more
Don’t go out just to get with people One of my favorite things in the world is that moment when you realize you’re going to hook up with someone. When you’ve both been staring at each other and you gradually work your way across the smoking area or dance floor or living room and say … Read more
Twelve years ago, when he was in his mid-40s, psychotherapist Andrew Keefe found himself in a very stressful job – working with survivors of torture – and really out of shape. Determined to improve, Keefe joined an outdoor fitness class. Hours of burpees and press-ups in London’s Finsbury Park helped him get physically fit, but … Read more
Several major airlines are hosting Boxing Day sales, with domestic flights starting at $34 and international tickets at $145. Jetstar, Virgin and Qantas have discounted thousands of flights for a few days as part of the sales. Jetstar’s Day After Christmas Sale 48-hour flash sale has discounted flights across 85 domestic and international routes. Watch … Read more
We get it—there is simply too much. So, as in years past, we are giving our editors a last-minute opportunity to plug the books, movies, albums, shows, skits, or any piece of cultural ephemera that didn’t quite get the attention or acclaim it deserved. To entertain your holiday guests, we present all the things you … Read more
We had a fireplace that had always bothered me. In the grander scheme of things this fireplace, black, iron, its mouth sucking the eye towards it as soon as you enter the room, was not a huge problem, but still, it bothered me. I worked through a series of solutions (including ripping it out, installing … Read more
A robot vacuum cleaner that countless shoppers have described as the “best in the business” has had its price slashed on Amazon by an incredible 50 per cent. The Ecovacs’ DEEBOT N8+ 3-in-1 Robot Vacuum Cleaner — which typically retails for $1,099 — has been reduced to just $549 in honour of Amazon’s extended Boxing … Read more
This year, Beyoncé left no stone unturned with her Renaissance World Tour. Whether you saw the concert in person, watched it on TikTok live, or just listened to the album on repeat, there was no escaping the singer’s earworms. Equally impressive as her globe-spanning tour were her seemingly unending roster of custom designer costumes. In … Read more
At some point in the next few paragraphs, I will swoon over the memory of a rabbit and black pudding pie encased in an ornate glazed-pastry case so shiny, so golden, you could wave at your own reflection in it. I will rave about a ludicrously cheap tasting menu of uncommon thrills, a playing field-sized … Read more
It’s a brand that rarely goes on sale, such is the power of the household name to attract shoppers full price. But now, in honour of the Boxing Day sales, Myer has quietly slashed the price of a number of top-selling Smeg items by 20 per cent, including toasters and kettles. Shoppers can get their … Read more
