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‘Eat with your hands’: Guardian readers share their instant noodle serving suggestions | Australian lifestyle
The discourse on instant noodles can get as spicy as a serve of Shin Ramyun. After chefs shared their instant noodle hacks, which included tips …
The moment I knew: we’d known each other for three months and kissed once – then over the phone, I proposed | Australian lifestyle
Kylie and I first met at an event on Australia’s Sunshine Coast during the summer of 1996-1997. She was 18, based in Brisbane, and had …
I waited tables for 13 years. Each unhappy customer is different and I learned from all of them | Australian lifestyle
I still have waitressing dreams. In them, my section suddenly fills with patrons and I launch into action – fetching water, reciting menu specials, grabbing …
Mountain biking is a risky sport, but it helped me cope with my brain tumour diagnosis | Australian lifestyle
It wasn’t the news my doctor expected from the scan. I could tell by the look on his face. Most partial hearing loss episodes are …
Worried about your laundry releasing microplastics? A filter could be a simple solution | Australian lifestyle
You might not know it, but installing a washing machine filter might be one of the simplest defences against microplastics entering the ocean. Scientists estimate …
‘It’s like they’re time travellers’: the peculiar portrait of an artist’s parents, bought by a friend | Australian lifestyle
When Anna Guthrie was working at a Melbourne addiction treatment centre 20 years ago, she could hardly have guessed that a portrait of a colleague’s …
The moment I knew: I said ‘I’d marry you tomorrow’ and that was it | Australian lifestyle
The first time I saw Pernille was in the back of a ute outside Chiang Mai in the early 90s. She was travelling with her …
Drones of the desert: an ancient Aboriginal story comes to life with cutting-edge technology | Australian lifestyle
Deep in the central Australian desert, I sit atop a dune, looking up at the sky. A blanket of stars stretch over Uluru. Woven among …
Don’t tumble, don’t soften and wash less often: how to save money on laundry | Australian lifestyle
Since it doesn’t seem like there’s any way to escape the cost-of-living crisis (neither the reality nor the phrase), this week we’re exploring how to …
Three things with Jenny Brockie: ‘Despite looking slightly sinister it works a treat’ | Australian lifestyle
When she was host of Insight, Jenny Brockie asked Australians often difficult questions about their families, beliefs and darkest days. She departed the program in …
BoF LIVE | The Lifestyle Era: Luxury’s Opportunity in Home and Hospitality
Please join us on Tuesday, May 2 at 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT for the latest BoF Masterclass, when BoF Insights’ associate director of research …
Heritage Porcelain Brand Ginori 1735 Enters Lifestyle
In 1735, inspired by a passion for white gold, the Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori opened a porcelain factory in Doccia, near the Italian manufacturing hub …
BoF Insights Gathers Executives During Milan Design Week to Share Insights From Lifestyle Research
MILAN — During Milan Design Week, BoF and Design Hotels hosted an executive briefing at Triennale di Milano on the latest BoF Insights report: The …
Three things with Andrew Hansen: ‘A knee pillow is the definition of luxury’ | Australian lifestyle
Inflation is biting and the RBA is breathing down our necks. So to help out, Andrew Hansen has put together a musical guide to surviving …
Can I bleach that? How to safely whiten clothes at home | Australian lifestyle
Bleach is an intimidating laundry product. It comes with the vague threat that it might ruin your clothes, it smells like a swimming pool and …
Three things with Jessica Rowe: ‘Whenever I buy a coffee out, it’s not hot enough’ | Australian lifestyle
Jessica Rowe has previously penned memoirs about mental health, motherhood, and parenting. But for her new book, the media personality decided to keep things light …
‘After chaos, there can be calm’: Khmer Rouge survivor’s painting is a reminder of peace | Australian lifestyle
Journalist Clare Arthurs visited Cambodia many times during her stint as a BBC correspondent in south-east Asia. Each trip left her moved by the hope …
Meghan Markle Is Reportedly Resurrecting Her Lifestyle Blog ‘The Tig’
Among the sacrifices made by Meghan Markle on her entrance to royal life were setting aside not only her acting career, but her lifestyle blog, …
‘I love romanticising our own city’: the Melbourne painting that’s become family lore | Australian lifestyle
In 2017, Ally Smith’s mother wrote a birthday message to her daughter’s fiance. The note was penned on the back of a promotional postcard for …