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*Theodora: Actress. Empress. Whore.*

*Theodora: Actress. Empress. Whore.*

THEODORA: ACTRESS. EMPRESS. WHORE BY STELLA DUFFY, VIRAGO, $29.99. When her father dies, Theodora survives by performing for men on the stage of Constantinople’s Hippodrome and in bed. Yet she will rise from the backstage brothels of the Byzantine Empire to become one of the most powerful women in the world. Stella Duffy digs up […]
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*On Radji Beach*

*On Radji Beach*

ON RADJI BEACH BY IAN W. SHAW, MACMILLAN AUSTRALIA, $34.99. Social historian Ian Shaw plunges into the jungle of one of Australia’s most heroic acts of women’s wartime service. When two units of city and country nurses boarded the Queen Mary in 1941 to tend soldiers serving in Malaya, duties included treating insect bites and […]
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*Italian Food Safari*

*Italian Food Safari*

ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI BY MAEVE O’MEARA WITH GUY GROSSI, HARDIE GRANT, $55. The long-awaited next feast in SBS’s beautiful Food Safari series is a celebration of the Italian Australians who have kept their food traditions intact over generations. Travel again with Maeve O’Meara and legendary chef Guy Grossi as they spend time with Australia’s top […]
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*The Distant Hours*

*The Distant Hours*

In 30 words or less, tell us what is great about a book you are reading at the moment. The best critique will be printed in the February issue of The Weekly and the writer will win The AWW Cooking School cookbook, valued at $74.95. THE DISTANT HOURS By Kate Morton, Allen & Unwin, $39.99. […]
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James Blunt praises Aussie X Factor contestants

James Blunt praises Aussie X Factor contestants

It can be hard to crack into the music industry, but one of X Factor‘s final three contestants, Andrew Lawson, left not only Australia but UK singer James Blunt with a lasting impression last night. Blunt, who had the hit ‘Beautiful’, praised the 18-year-old Queenslander after the pair performed a duet on last night’s show. […]
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Daughters diet just like their mothers

Daughters diet just like their mothers

Teenage girls are more than twice as likely to fall into a habit of dieting if their mother has a disjointed relationship with food, a UK survey has found. A study of 2500 girls in the UK by teen magazine Sugar has found that 15 percent of teenage girls diet regularly due to comments from […]
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Surfing safari

Surfing safari

Are you keen to get fit this summer but sick of pounding the pavement? Maybe surfing could work for you! No, not surfing the internet, we're talking the original (and the best) form of surfing, in the ocean on a board.
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Surfing safari

Surfing safari

Are you keen to get fit this summer but sick of pounding the pavement? Maybe surfing could work for you! No, not surfing the internet, we’re talking the original (and the best) form of surfing, in the ocean on a board. Don’t be too scared by the prospect of “hanging 10” in the deep blue. […]
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Romance on The Block: Cheryl and Brenton get engaged!

Romance on The Block: Cheryl and Brenton get engaged!

The whole cast and crew were in on Brenton’s secret, writes Clare Rigden, when he planned a proposal, with all the bells and whistles, to his longtime love Cheryl. She’d been hinting for years that she wanted a ring, and now it turns out The Block star Brenton was just biding his time, waiting for […]
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Romance on The Block: Cheryl and Brenton get engaged!

Life after Junior MasterChef for Isabella and Jack

They’ve impressed Australia with their culinary competence on the show, now the two finalists share their hopes for the future – along with their favourite recipes. Isabella’s dream Isabella, who’s been described as an “adult chef in a little body”, now has a legion of fans around the country. “Everyone wants me to cook for […]
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