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Melbourne’s grandest dames

Melbourne’s grandest dames

by Neil D.A. Stewart

Neil D.A. Stewart explores some of his favourite city's hidden Victorian secrets

365 Days Later

365 Days Later

by Derek Guthrie

"We have vaccines, some kind of road map, and spring. English asparagus has arrived!"

The robot nose, the smell of you

The robot nose, the smell of you

by Chrissy Iley

"When you smell Elizabeth Taylor you feel you are inside her own mink coat. It is heavy and late night"

Je suis Karen

Je suis Karen

by Karen Krizanovich

"Karens are hypocrites, rude toward those beneath her class (that’s economic not educational class), posts nauseating motivational sayings on Facebook, tries to sell pyramid products to her friends and, to tick all Karen boxes, doesn’t believe in science"

Suzanne Moore marries herself, heads to Oman

Suzanne Moore marries herself, heads to Oman

by Suzanne Moore

"There are also lots of older couples who sit blankly looking at each other – their honeymoons clearly finished some time ago"

DTLA | High finance and high times

DTLA | High finance and high times

by Derek Guthrie

"Not that long ago, all this would have been the stuff of fantasy, the area's origins lost and gone, strangled by squalor"

Derek Jarman | A weekend at Prospect Cottage

Derek Jarman | A weekend at Prospect Cottage

by Simon Costin

Simon Costin steps inside Derek Jarman's art world icon on Dungeness beach

Bong! The dope on Denver: modern art, craft beer and Rocky Mountain oysters

Bong! The dope on Denver: modern art, craft beer and Rocky Mountain oysters

by Derek Guthrie

"Acronym fever nearly spread to Five Points, but FiDo would never have caught on. Too barking"

Why it’s all about Malta

Why it’s all about Malta

by Derek Guthrie

"It's about time there was some good news. Malta's chequered, bloody history of invasion and war continued into the 20th century when package-tour Brits turned up in droves to drink lager and scarf fish'n'chips before throwing up outside macabre discos"

How to do Valentine’s Day if you hate it

How to do Valentine’s Day if you hate it

by Karen Krizanovich

"Does Valentine’s Day make love cheap? Thankfully yes … and so do I"