Lifestyle
Life & relationships
Nice to eat you: How to fill your garden with edible delights
Growing edible plants is like making new friends, according to the author of this new gardening book.
- by Megan Backhouse
Latest
The public proposal: Romantic gesture or a disaster waiting to happen?
The Paris Olympics have seen seven marriage proposals from athletes in the city of love, but is a public proposal right for you? Experts weigh in.
- by Frances Howe
Opinion
Sunday Life
What a recent breakup made me realise about love
I am discovering good love is hard to find and, sadly, often hard to keep.
- by Wendy Squires
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
The newlyweds’ perfection was painful to watch.
- by Anson Cameron
Feel like the ‘less successful’ sibling? Here’s how to cope
Having a sibling who is widely regarded as a big success can make you feel like you’re living in their shadow. But there are ways out of it.
- by Nell Geraets
My boss says right to disconnect laws don’t apply to me. Is this true?
The laws, which mean employees have a right to refuse contact outside work hours, come into effect on August 26, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Opinion
Jobs
Being a corporate drone was souless. But years of inane tasks gave me my life back
Doing the work in an entirely meaningless but well-paying job is one thing. Performing the work is another, even if they appear to be entirely the same.
- by Wendy Syfret
How to (gently) talk to ageing parents about downsizing and decluttering
The biggest mistake that adult children can make is thinking that the subject of their ageing parents downsizing and decluttering is a one-sided conversation.
- by Kristin Luna
Opinion
Baby Boomers
Good things come in coloured envelopes, but only Boomers know that
Alas, we no longer send birthday cards like we used to. It’s a hallmark of the times.
- by Jo Stubbings
Magazine
Sunday Life
The August 4 Edition
Journalist Sarah Ferguson graces our cover this week. She takes time to chat with our writer Jacqueline Maley about her career, family and interview wish list.
Roxane Gay: ‘Men don’t hold each other accountable’
“They don’t call each other out when they hear friends making degrading remarks,” says the author of Bad Feminist.
- by Robyn Doreian