Reviews

The 30-minute weeknight dinners I make on repeatBy the time I get home on a Tuesday in Sydney, the sun is already dipping behind the neighbours' roof and I have about as much creative energy as a deflating…
The Political Issue Australians Avoid at Every Dinner PartyA standard Saturday arvo in the suburbs. Someone has dragged out the fold-out table in the back pergola, the Esky is half empty, and the cricket is burbling on…
How to Look Sharp Without Blowing the BudgetLooking sharp has very little to do with how much you spend and almost everything to do with how thoughtfully you approach your wardrobe. Plenty of Australians…
What I Learned From Reading One Book a Week for a YearFor years, I treated reading as something I would get around to when work was quiet, my phone was charged, and my attention span felt unusually generous. That…
The Unexpected Joy Of Cooking AloneThere is a particular freedom in cooking for one that rarely gets the respect it deserves. No one is waiting for the chicken to brown, asking whether the sauce…
Your Fitness Journey Is Not an Influencer’s Highlight ReelInstagram fitness content can make a healthy routine look like a full-time job. Perfect gym outfits, sharply defined abs, meal-prep containers lined up like a…
My hot take on the latest Marvel movie: I liked itI went into Deadpool & Wolverine expecting a loud, overstuffed nostalgia machine with a few decent jokes taped to the outside. That would have been a fair…
How to Write a Pitch Email That Actually Gets a ResponseA pitch email has one job: make the right person interested enough to reply. It does not need to sound grand, clever or painfully polished. It needs to show…
What Your Reading List Says About Your Personal BrandA reading list is a quiet form of self-presentation. It tells people what you notice, what you value, whose arguments you tolerate, and whether your curiosity…
The Problem with Minimalism as a LifestyleMinimalism started as a practical response to clutter. A small apartment, fewer possessions, less to manage. Somewhere along the way it became a moral…