Now to Love

Tougher and more ruthless than any man, Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh ruled the mean streets of ’20s and ’30s Sydney with iron fists and trusty blades. Larry Writer visits their haunts, the inspiration for the latest Underbelly series. As long as she lived, Maggie Baker never forgot her initiation to Razorhurst. It was 1933 […]

Exotic-sounding fruits like mangosteen, acai and goji are the caped crusaders of the nutrition world. However, most ‘superfruits’ are more like Clark Kent than Superman — they’re so unassuming we don’t notice their healing powers. Red grapes: Red grapes — as opposed to green ones — contain resveratrol, a phytochemical which shows great promise in […]

To me, my mother had the perfect wedding dress. It was a dress I would have worn myself if I hadn’t grown-up to tower over her, and a dress that in my mind, no-one else could top, until Catherine Middleton wore a better version of it on her wedding day. When it comes to the […]

Jack Vidgen stepped onto the stage of Australia’s Got Talent and emerged a YouTube sensation. Bryce Corbett talks to the determined 14-year-old who wants to be a bigger star than Justin Bieber. There’s arguably not enough room on Planet Pop for two Justin Biebers, but local boy Jack Vidgen is nevertheless ready to give superstardom […]

Singer Jennifer Lopez has spoken for the first time since her split with husband of seven years Marc Anthony. Talking to Vanity Fair magazine the 42-year-old mother-of-twins says she is eternally optimistic when it comes to love. “That was my biggest dream, and I really worked hard at it. We both did,” she said of […]

Struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Can’t keep your eyes open and head off the desk at work? The good news is there are easy ways to boost your energy levels and beat fatigue, says nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid. Get eight hours of sleep Getting more sleep may seem like […]

Years ago, after leaving my long-term partner, I moved in with a friend, Sarah. We had known each other for about 10 years but had never been very close. However she offered me a room, which I saw as an out so I took it. Mostly we got along well, but she had a cat […]

Pippa Middleton’s bottom has its own Facebook appreciation society and now it has earned another dubious honour — it is the most requested rear end in plastic surgeon’s offices. Celebrity plastic surgeon Constantion Mendieta says cosmetic surgeons across the US are being bombarded with requests for Pippa’s “naturally pert” derriere. In pictures: Love is in […]

What really goes on inside the head of the average 60-year-old man? Malcolm Farr asks three friends from his schooldays how they feel about reaching the big 6-0. Some 43 years ago, I was involved in possibly the most embarrassing piece of schoolboy song writing in the history of that blighted musical genre. Our school […]

Thanks to a swag of effective new creams and treatments, anti-ageing without going under the knife is now more than a sales pitch — it’s achievable, writes Kelly Baker. Next time you’re out, take a look around and you’ll discover something life affirming. Women are retaining their beauty or becoming more beautiful as they age. […]