Question: I’ve planted a small herb garden, using basil, oregano, marjoram, sage and thyme, and it is now flourishing. Can any of these herbs be frozen or dried for future use? Answer: Herbs may be used fresh or dried. Many are better fresh, but some, including oregano, marjoram, thyme and bay leaves, flavour food best […]

Do you find teenagers to be vain, self-obsessed and materialistic with an infuriating sense of entitlement? Many people attribute these feelings to being old, grumpy and disillusioned, but a US study has another theory: we feel that way because it’s true. Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University presented a paper […]

This weekend’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will have a political message, rallying against the federal law that prohibits same-sex marriages. With gay marriage high on the national agenda, Mardi Gras isn’t missing the chance to tap into the debate, featuring an estimated 15 floats dedicated to the issue. “We are planning something huge […]

Angela Carter’s Book of Wayward Girls & Wicked Women edited by Angela Carter, Virago, $35 A revolutionary and pioneering collection of short stories about mad and bad women, written by women writers, including Angela Carter, this anthology was first published in 1986, just six years before Carter’s premature death at 51. In the preface she […]

Somewhere in between a midi and a maxi, a new length of skirt arrived during the spring-summer shows and looks set to stay for autumn. The hem hovers a few centimetres above the ankle, and looks beautifully chic on the genetically blessed blondes wafting down the runway, but can it work for the rest of […]

One in four Australian students will be bullied at school this year. Bryce Corbett talks to TV presenter Ruby Rose about how she overcame the bullies who made her school days hell. Ruby Rose: “It only really started when I got to high school. I was never really one of those kids who blended in. […]

It’s Hollywood’s night of nights and while much time is spent debating the merit of the nominees, most people are far more interested in the fashion. Here is The Weekly‘s list of the best-dressed women of 2011. The big winners at the 83rd annual Academy Awards: Best Picture: The King’s Speech Best Actress: Natalie Portman, […]

Mia Freedman talks about making her kids’ wardrobe look good, no matter what life brings. The best advice I ever got about motherhood is this: If someone gives your child an item of clothing you don’t like, make it disappear. Because kids have a finely tuned radar for knowing just how much you hate that […]

He hasn’t got a working prototype yet, but a UK man has invented a wristband that would theoretically change colour when his wife is suffering from pre-menstrual tension (PMT). Karl Dorn, 43, a plasterer from Essex, has called the device “Help for Husbands”. He said it would work, in theory, by monitoring the body temperature […]