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Why I no longer feel bad about my screen time

Why I no longer feel bad about my screen time

My Weekly Report used to send me reaching for the spreadsheet. Not any more.

  • by Brodie Lancaster

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Pamela Anderson’s a hero for not wearing make-up? Then call me a bad feminist
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Pamela Anderson’s a hero for not wearing make-up? Then call me a bad feminist

Women are being told we’re more “authentic” if we ditch makeup. Who benefits from that? Not the busy everyday woman who needs a bit of armour in a jar to boost her confidence.

  • by Kate Halfpenny
My father’s quirky idea of a family tree is the reason I miss him most
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Grief

My father’s quirky idea of a family tree is the reason I miss him most

A year to the day after my dad died, the first gardenia of the season bloomed. Those flowers are my childhood - and the blooms of his enduring love.

  • by Rashell Habib
The best Christmas gifts to give in 2024

The best Christmas gifts to give in 2024

To help you cut through the noise of the festive season, we’ve handpicked the best Christmas presents on offer this year, no matter what they’re into.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger and Abby Seaman
I can be the life of the party, but it comes with a big caveat

I can be the life of the party, but it comes with a big caveat

As I age, I am finding this harder to achieve, as work and home pressures drain me of any excess of vitality for others.

  • by Wendy Squires
My wrong-sized shoes and the perverse problem with online shopping
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Shopping

My wrong-sized shoes and the perverse problem with online shopping

Our increasingly confusing and impersonal retail culture seems to have caused customers to lose their minds.

  • by Roby D'Ottavi
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Can I change our over-bearing founder’s behaviour? Or do I just quit?

Can I change our over-bearing founder’s behaviour? Or do I just quit?

Founder behaviour has, quite rightly, been under the microscope lately, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • by Kirstin Ferguson
Millennials are changing the grandparenting rules – and not always for the better
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Parenting

Millennials are changing the grandparenting rules – and not always for the better

One word has had a constant presence in recent online conversations about family dynamics: boundaries.

  • by Zoya Patel
The phrase ‘holding space’ has gone viral. But what does it mean?

The phrase ‘holding space’ has gone viral. But what does it mean?

While the press tour for the movie adaptation of Wicked has made the term go viral, holding space isn’t new. Here’s what it means.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
An Advent calendar for $200,000? Now that’s a very merry Christmas
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Christmas

An Advent calendar for $200,000? Now that’s a very merry Christmas

Once a relatively austere marking of the days, Advent calendars have become a huge, and often obscenely expensive, business. And not just in December.

  • by Shona Hendley
The December 1 Edition
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Sunday Life

The December 1 Edition

Stunning actor Viola Davis graces this week’s cover. The 59-year-old Oscar winner talks about life, love and family, and shares her beauty routine.

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