Life and style
‘It’s not whether you do it – it’s how you do it’: the expert guide to healthy gossiping
Talking about others has a bad reputation – but it can also be a social glue that helps create bonds. This is how to harness its power for good
Elle Hunt
07, Feb, 2025 @3:00 PM
Detox your kitchen: three things you can do right now to avoid toxic chemicals
Pfas and microplastics lurk everywhere – from pots and pans to storage containers and utensils. These simple changes are a first step in reducing them quickly
Tom Perkins
07, Feb, 2025 @3:00 PM
I lost my partner, but our relationship was a secret so I can’t talk to anyone | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
You need to process your grief by letting other people in. That means telling them about it
Annalisa Barbieri
07, Feb, 2025 @2:30 PM
Peter Garrett: ‘This is the worst deal ever done by a sovereign Australian government’
The Midnight Oil frontman, former Labor MP and conservationist muses on politics, prescient lyrics, and whether the Rolling Stones should give up touring
Paul Daley
07, Feb, 2025 @2:00 PM
Houseplant clinic: Help! My calathea is so temperamental
Prayer plants are notoriously fussy – the key to keeping them happy is to mimic their natural environment as much as possible
Gynelle Leon
07, Feb, 2025 @12:00 PM
How an architect and an antiques dealer fell in love … and completely redesigned a tiny flat
With a little inspiration from Lieutenant Columbo, the challenging transformation of the bijou modernist apartment is now complete
Charlotte Luxford
07, Feb, 2025 @11:30 AM
Can’t wait for spring to get growing? Try the versatile, fast-growing cup and saucer plant
Fragrant and colourful, your future self will thank you for getting these flowering vines started early
Alice Vincent
07, Feb, 2025 @11:00 AM
You be the judge: my brother only showers twice a week. Should he wash more often?
Isla can’t understand why Jake will go four days without a shower. Jake says daily bathing is unnecessary. You decide whose argument doesn’t wash
Georgina Lawton
07, Feb, 2025 @8:00 AM
I’m a successful woman but worry I don’t deserve it. How can I shake my constant self-doubt? | Leading questions
Nobody beats you at being you, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Instead of trying to answer your inner critic, use your role and talents with responsibility
Eleanor Gordon-Smith
06, Feb, 2025 @2:00 PM
Dining across the divide: ‘He thinks politicians should be paid more – I think they should be paid less!’
One votes Conservative, the other Labour, and they disagreed on what should motivate MPs. Did they come any closer on Elon Musk or taxing cyclists?
Sam Wollaston
06, Feb, 2025 @12:30 PM
Bandicoots, phantom bans and metric musicians – take the Thursday quiz
Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
Martin Belam
06, Feb, 2025 @11:00 AM
A moment that changed me: I was raised to be wary of strangers – then came an unusual request
When a frazzled couple asked me and my friend to witness their wedding, I forgot my training in suspicion and began reconsidering my instincts
Sundus Abdi
05, Feb, 2025 @6:55 AM
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