The October 7 Edition
Here comes the son: Is Lachlan Murdoch up to the job? | Melissa Lucashenko on playing with simple black/white binaries | The photojournalist who captured daily life in Afghanistan | Matthew Reilly on how to write good sex scenes | The issue with supermarket self-checkouts | Is it okay to tell a friend to take you off speakerphone? | The journalist and the prisoner: an unusual pen-pal relationship
Here comes the son: Is Lachlan Murdoch up to the job?
Lachlan Murdoch will succeed his father at the top of the global empire Rupert built over 70 years. Does he have the chops for it?
- by Paddy Manning
Author Melissa Lucashenko on playing with black and white binaries
Melissa Lucashenko must be the only Australian author to have won both the country’s top literary award and a mainstream TV quiz show.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Pen pals: One’s in prison, the other is with his daughter in hospital
A young Indigenous man serving a controversial life sentence corresponded for years with a Sydney journalist – then came an unexpected twist.
- by Dan Box
Shattered lives: The beauty and horror of day-to-day existence in Afghanistan
Photojournalist Andrew Quilty was based in Afghanistan from 2013 until the return of the Taliban in 2021. He captured the stark realities of daily life in the war-torn country.
Two of Us
Two of Us
Libby’s an AFLW star, Harry’s an umpire – and her brother
Siblings Harry and Libby Birch have more in common than just footy.
- by Konrad Marshall
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
My mate puts me on speakerphone – it drives me insane. Can I tell him?
People should warn you they’re on hands-free, writes our Modern Guru, but don’t count on it.
- by Danny Katz
Rush hour
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: The early bird enjoys their tea.
- by Paul Connolly
No beauty duty: Why Chinese women are shaving their heads
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Lauren Ironmonger, Nicole Abadee, frances mocnik, Paul Connolly, Melissa Singer and Jill Dupleix
Dicey Topics
Just in
‘The one with the sex in it’: The Matthew Reilly book his buddies love
The prolific author has sold more than 7½ million books and recently directed his first film, Netflix’s Interceptor.
- by Benjamin Law
Ligurian greens torta
This savoury pie, packed with greens and three different types of cheese, originates from Liguria in north-west Italy.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Pollo agrodolce
This whole roast chicken is smothered in a lip-smacking peri-peri sauce mixed with a sweet-and-sour Sicilian agrodolce.
- by Karen Martini
Review
Good Weekend
‘This lasagne is one of the most compelling dishes I’ve eaten this year’
My default reaction to seafood lasagne was: Eww. Gross. No, thanks. But Noi’s rich and “beefy” version is a revelation, writes Callan Boys.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Good Weekend
Take a quick trip to Lisbon (via London) for a killer sandwich without leaving Melbourne
Exciting concept cafe Square One Rialto showcases dishes from 10 top chefs, and goes back to square one every season.
- by Dani Valent
A fruitless crime: The issue with supermarket self-checkouts
Terry Durack wonders how many petty supermarket crimes occur simply because people get cross.
- by Terry Durack
Good Weekend letters to the editor: October 7
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