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The May 17 Edition

In our cover story, actor Angourie Rice talks about her latest role, in Finding Emily, and why she’s learning to laugh at herself more.

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Angourie Rice, wearing Scanlan Theodore: “I liked the challenge of playing this character who’s wild and spontaneous.”

Angourie Rice’s early co-stars included Russell Crowe. Now 25, she’s reviving the rom-com

The Melbourne-born actor and star of Finding Emily is out to prove her Gen Z peers wrong when it comes to love.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Step-parenting is, in many ways, invisible labour. It demands emotional investment without offering automatic recognition.

As a child, I fell for the ‘evil stepmother’ myth. Then life handed me a plot twist

We are obsessed with the “gold standard” of biological love. As a stepmother, I say it needs to change.

  • Madeleine Gray
Kathy Lette: “OK, my body might be shrinking but my anecdotes are lengthening.”

Middle-aged women are blowing up their lives. This is what’s behind the boom

My friends are raging against the machine of mid-life malaise and I’m here for it.

  • Kathy Lette
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My friend’s search for her mother was indeed a search for something more.

‘Was I ever loved?’ The question that stopped Dianne in her tracks, and the answer

After nearly dying, the author joined a quest to find her friend’s birth mother. She was shocked at what she learnt.

  • Dianne Yarwood
Cate Le Bon says she would prefer to be single over enduring the gendered labour of an unhappy relationship.

As a 43-year-old woman, Cate is choosing friendship over the ‘unequal’ labour of dating

The Welsh singer knew the trope of the touring male musician. Then she started working with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.

  • Jane Rocca
Nagnata’s Laura May Gibbs loves man-style shirts, which she sources second-hand on her travels.

Are you wearing ‘toxic activewear’? This designer’s label may offer an alternative

Nagnata’s Laura May Gibbs has been trying to overhaul what we wear to exercise for a decade.

  • Georgie Gordon
Jacob Elordi, “represents the shift to natural texture and softer finishes”, says Bickerton.

I’ll have ‘The Jacob’: The hair and beard styles that are in fashion right now

Take a seat in the barber’s chair and get the long and short of men’s hair trends.

  • Stephanie Darling

Harry Garside boxed for Australia at the Olympic Games. But does his diet deserve a medal?

The boxer shares what he eats in a day.

  • Nicole Economos
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Can’t afford a break? Make your home look like a holiday house with these finds

Fab finds with leisure in mind, from a rattan sofa to a cosy robe and a clever new grill with retro vibes.

  • Georgie Gordon
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Taurus: Leave behind negativity, make a list of your goals

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.

  • Hedy Damari

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In our cover story, Heather Mitchell pulls back the curtain on her storied 40-year career, and explains why a ‘messy’ life has been key to her success.

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The June 7 Edition

In our cover story, Zan Rowe opens up about embracing things that scare her, and how she gave a great love a second chance.

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