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‘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 …
Car wrecks, pay cheques and puppy palaces: the fringes of the share economy | Australian lifestyle
Trianda Jubian is getting ready to host a one-year-old’s birthday party. The event will take place in her back yard, in the Sydney suburb of …
‘Hopefully people don’t think I made a shrine to myself’: a portrait gifted to a fellow skateboarder | Australian lifestyle
In 2008, prop master and professional skateboarder Morgan Campbell was sitting on a friend’s front verandah in Melbourne. A man on a bicycle rode by …
Wall stories: a Franciscan friar’s wedding portrait is a call to compassion | Australian lifestyle
The theologian Cath McKinney first encountered Brother Patrick Henigan at a community congregation in Melbourne’s inner-north decades ago. “He was one of those people that …
Three things with Myf Warhurst: ‘It lived in some wealthy person’s mansion for a hundred years’ | Australian lifestyle
Myf Warhurst is about to add something different to her resume. From next week, the beloved Spicks and Specks regular will appear in a new …
‘Don’t take it personally’: three common workplace clashes – and how to deal with them | Australian lifestyle
In our everyday interactions there are people we click with and others with whom we clash. This is a fact of life. So what can …