Last month, the New York Times’ Modern Love column told the tale of two romantic relationships that ended and were then rekindled many years later. The author’s romance first ended when her boyfriend lost the piece of paper with her … Continue reading
Editor’s note: This is the first of two columns on the year’s best long-form essays.It is time once again for the Sidney Awards, when I pick out some of the best long-form essays that you might download for your holiday … Continue reading
This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 14, 2014, shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria.Uncredited/AP In August 2014, ISIS released a video showing American journalist James … Continue reading
Graduates eqipped with ACAP’s counselling diploma can register with the Australian Counselling Association. Photo: Fiona-Lee Quimby Counselling diplomaLifeline counsellor Nicholas Laughlin works three nights a week from 10pm to 2am listening to harrowing tales of the city. He says completing … Continue reading
Panic Saturday is here, the day dedicated to last-minute Christmas gift-shopping and flooding the post office to send forgotten cards. Before joining a sweating throng of up to 12.6 million Britons on the high street (and it will be sweaty, with … Continue reading
A 19-year-old psychology student who stepped in to confront a mouthy bigot on a Sydney train has become friends with the young woman she was defending.Nikki Strong says she couldn’t stay silent when an older lady started grumbling because Natalie … Continue reading
Photo: Courtesy of Natia Araujo / @nadia.araujo Having the right look helps, but time and time again the refrain boils down to: Personality is a model’s greatest asset. Luckily for London-bred rising star Nadia Araujo, she has that in spades. … Continue reading
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A university student stabbed his former flatmate in the neck, causing life-threatening injuries, during a visit to a safari park. Christopher Blaikie, 24, knifed Claire Mazzucchi, 22, as she sat eating lunch at Blair Drummond safari park, near Stirling, on … Continue reading
Christmas is starting earlier and stressed adults are paying the price. The seemingly innocuous task of shopping has the power to turn your average person into an aggressive monster or an anxious heap at Christmas – but why?Christmas is supposed … Continue reading