Diane Ackerman 
Gustave Eiffel, who died 100 years ago today, is best known for Paris’s most famous landmark, the tower that bears his name. But over a long and prolific career, the Dijon-born civil engineer also built dams, bridges and lighthouses as far afield as Russia, Senegal, Vietnam and Brazil. He worked on an early attempt at … Read more
While travel used to be a means to escape life, new research from Booking.com reveals that travel is our main priority in 2024 with over three quarters (78 per cent) of Aussies stating they feel more alive than ever when on a break. With a majority of Aussie travellers (66 per cent) thinking they are … Read more
“I’m looking forward to finding out what my children are in therapy complaining about me [for] in 30 years’ time,” says Laura Donnelly, with a wry laugh. Sitting, chin in hand, at the back of a rustic Primrose Hill café, on a crisp autumn afternoon, motherhood is on the 41-year-old’s mind—and not just because we’re … Read more
Q I’m looking for advice on the tax implications of buying a property for my disabled parent to live in. My husband and I own our house that we reside in, in Scotland. We also have children and I work part-time. I own my mother’s home because she cannot get a mortgage. Because of her … Read more
Shoppers are rushing to snap up a $55 perfume that’s been compared to the high-end luxury Baccarat Rouge 540 perfume by Maison Francis Kurkdijian, after it was slashed in price to just $41.25 for Boxing Day. French perfumier Aerre Fragrance only launched as a brand in August 2023, but it was just weeks before it … Read more
Once you’ve doled out all your gifts, it’s time for a little reward: shopping the Nordstrom after-Christmas sale, which is in full swing and stocked with the some of the very best designer sale finds of the season. Whether you’re eyeing the prestige beauty or updating your wardrobe essentials, everything from Proenza Schouler ready-to-wear to … Read more
What type of New Year’s Eve persona are you? Some of us are the partygoers, intent on making the most of the final few hours of the year. Others, like myself, look forward to curling up in my coziest pajamas with a friend, good book, cuddly pet—or preferably, all three!—for company. There are others still … Read more
The case of an 83-year-old man who lived with kitchen units in his living room for months after Wickes botched an installation has prompted cries of anguish from fellow sufferers. The company’s declared vision of “a Wickes project in every home” should strike terror in the heart of householders, judging from those who have experienced … Read more
An Australian landlord has been praised on social media for a generous act towards their tenant a week out from Christmas. On December 17, a tenant posted on Facebook that they had come home to find a card had been placed at their doorstep. “We got home from church this morning and found this at … Read more
I might be one of the last New York fashion editors of my generation not to use Botox. I believe this to be true because I go to fashion shows, dozens of them a year, and across the runways I see a lot of foreheads. But if I’m proudly creased above the brows, harder to … Read more
