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The TV series that stopped me in my tracks

Until recently I thought I was pretty in touch with my kids. Then Netflix’s Adolescence showed me I didn’t even know how much I didn’t know. Everyone I know is talking about it, just as shocked as I am.

Adrian Barich

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Dirty debate settles a filthy topic

Sometimes, something is argued that seems so obviously beyond debate that it’s a mystery why it’s being discussed. And so this week, we ponder the age old question: how often should you wash your gym gear?

Nat Locke

MobLand, starring Pearce Brosnan, is coming to Paramount Plus - and you’ll be hooked.

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In praise of TV super fandom

Sometimes you just need to spend four hours taking a deep-dive online into your fave TV show. And our resident Screen Queen has your next TV obsession — Guy Ritchie’s excellent new drama, MobLand.

Clare Rigden

The outlook from The Packing Shed in Bickley.

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A taste of Margaret River 40 minutes from home

If you know me, chances are you know how I feel about Bickley. Such is my love for this little slice of heaven in the Perth Hills that I extol its virtues to anyone who is interested, and many who aren’t.

Katherine Fleming

A spicy Roman-style lobster with pasta in New York, Dec. 31, 2013. A combination of savoury lobster with broth, combined with pasta in a spicy sauce, make for a filling meal that can be served year round. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times.)

NYT recipe Spicy Lobster Pasta

This year-round pasta recipe has a spicy, rust-colored tomato-based sauce heightened by a concentrated lobster broth, flecked with chilli flakes and enriched with cream.

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Amor by France’s Compagnie Bilbobasso will be part of the 2025 Fremantle International Street Arts Festival.

STM LOVES PremiumA few of our favourite things for the week

Our tips: a roaming street arts festival, a theatrical release for a special concert, a pop duo team up with WASO, a stylish reusable bag and a special Pilbara dining experience.

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WA Ballet principal dancer Chihiro Nomura wears AJE: Primrose maxi dress in white, Billini bracelet and Kailis button stud earrings, all at Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Styling: Clare Ryan. Hair and makeup: Hendra Widjaja

Ballet beautifulPremiumDancing into a milestone moment

A ballerina’s career can take her on the most unexpected of journeys; just ask WA Ballet principal dancer Chihiro Nomura.

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INXS Reimagined, pictured here at Perth Concert Hall last year, is returning this year to Crown Theatre.

STM LOVESPremiumSome of our favourite things this week

In the need of some self-care? We’ve got you. Our tips include a colour analysis at Karrinyup, a new beauty salon specialising in an innovative manicure and special products from some stylish sisters.

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The Studio is coming to Apple TV Plus, and sees Seth Rogen starring as a bigwig studio head. In this episode, Olivia Wilde pops up playing herself — hilarious!

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Seth Rogan’s comedy series a peek at REAL Hollywood

This week our Screen Queen is reminiscing about her bonkers time on the Universal set, revisiting Alone Australia, catching up with Survival Of The Thickest, and getting cold shivers watching Southern Charm.

Clare Rigden

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Henry VIII and me: the condition I sniggered at is no joke

I used to snigger but now I know better. As someone once told me, it’s the kind of agony “where you limp toward the bathroom calling out for pets that died in your youth”.  

Adrian Barich

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I’m Nat and … I’m a hypocrite

I’ve proudly and loudly stated one rule that I hold myself to above all others, especially at this time of year. Yet in direct contravention of my very strident beliefs I have committed a heinous crime.

Nat Locke

Five-Spice Roasted Carrots With Toasted Almonds. Five-spice, the complex combination of fennel seed, anise, clove, cinnamon and Sichuan peppercorns that is a crucial ingredient in the Chinese pantry, is versatile. Food styled by Monica Pierini. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

NYT recipePremiumFive-spice roasted carrots with toasted almonds

Five-spice powder is a crucial ingredient in the Chinese pantry that also happens to be deeply versatile. Here, along with a bright splash of vinegar and ginger, it dresses up simple roasted carrots.

Sue Li

Intuition Wine & Kitchen on Rokeby Road, Subiaco.

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Intuition brings French flair and taverna chic to Subiaco

It takes no time at all to catch on to the thoughtful and sophisticated ambience happening at Intuition Wine & Kitchen.

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Tom Hanks behind the scenes of The Americas.

TVWhy Tom Hanks jumped at the chance to narrate new doco

Tom Hanks is no stranger to lending his famous pipes to a project, from The Polar Express to Toy Story’s beloved Woody. But it was the offer to narrate The Americas that he says he’s “lived for”.

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Rege-Jean Page, starring in Steven Soderberg’s new spy film Black Bag, is photographed at the IMDb Portrait Studio at SXSW 2023.

Movies PremiumRege-Jean Page is playing a suave spy. No, not that one

Rege-Jean Page is probably tired of questions about James Bond. Debate over the next 007 is in overdrive, just as he hits screens in Black Bag, a classy spy flick from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh. 

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Ben Mingay, pictured at Darling Darling in Fremantle, is back in Perth for WA Opera’s production of Pirates of Penzance. Styling: Megan French. Hair and make-up: Hendra Widjaja. Clothing and accessories: Terrace Men.

Pirate’s lifePremiumPerformer has moves like swagger

Ben Mingay is set for a swashbuckling time as The Pirate King in WA Opera’s The Pirates Of Penzance at His Majesty’s Theatre.

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Thelma Plum is headed to WA for the Ord Valley Muster as part of the Kimberley Moon Experience.

MusicCommentsPremiumThelma Plum opens up about vulnerability & writing new music

Thelma Plum is emotional, vulnerable and sometimes she might even cry in public. After years of apologising for simply being herself, the singer-songwriter in finding power in her stories and successes.

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Thelma Plum is headed to WA for the Ord Valley Muster as part of the Kimberley Moon Experience.

MusicCommentsPremiumThelma Plum opens up about vulnerability & writing new music

Thelma Plum is emotional, vulnerable and sometimes she might even cry in public. After years of apologising for simply being herself, the singer-songwriter in finding power in her stories and successes.

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To my beloved daughter, on her 21st birthday

Yes, you read it right. My daughter, Madison, turned 21 and I’ve got mixed feelings. It feels like yesterday I was holding her tiny hand to walk to kindy and now I’m praying we’ve taught her enough about life.

Adrian Barich

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Deciphering the political minefield of a wedding guest list

People can generally pick the top 30 guests. The best friends, the closest family members, the richest family members. But after that it gets tricky. Cousins. Do you invite them all? 

Nat Locke

Boat Story is screening on ABC, and it’s got a great premise.

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Sunday night ‘destination’ TV is back

This week our Screen Queen is diving into Boat Story on ABC, renovating with Alan and Amanda in Spain, revisiting the bonkers story at the heart of Good American Family and solving crimes with The Residence.

Clare Rigden

One-pot creamy chicken and noodles. Both the bird and the egg noodles cook in the same vessel for a creamy meal that’s not just warming, it’s also so easy to clean up. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Matt Taylor-Gross/The New York Times)

NYT recipe The one-pot creamy chicken and noodles you need to try

Think of this warming dish as a relay race, each ingredient handing its flavour to the next during an (almost!) hands-off cooking process.

Clare de Boer

Ione Skye in Los Angeles, Feb. 13, 2025. In her new memoir, the actress known for movies like Say Anything and Gas Food Lodging, talks about Hollywood, bisexuality and the trappings of gen X fame.

memoir An enigma in her 90s heyday, Ione Skye would like a word

Since the actor and gen X It Girl made her film debut at 15 with Keanu Reeves in River’s Edge, she’s been linked to powerful people, mostly men. In Say Everything, she hopes to let some of her stories go.

Dina Gachman

Bliss Momos in Wellard.

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Perth Breakfast and Brunch: Bliss Momos, Wellard

The first time I visited Bliss Momos I was there to meet Wellard’s most famous local: WA Premier Roger Cook.

Kate Emery