The May 21 edition
Still roaming a wildlife sanctuary: the fox who’s foiled determined captors for four years; what pushes our ‘like’ button? The science revealing just how friendship works; coming to terms with an anything-but-orthodox mother.
What pushes our ‘like’ button? The revealing science behind our friendships
Why do we “click” with certain people and not others? The research on this most fundamental of life forces is growing – and fascinating.
- by Amanda Hooton
Baiting. Shoot nights. Sniffer dogs. 4500 man hours: The fox that won’t be caught
Nicknamed Rambo for good reason, one fox roaming a wildlife sanctuary is yet to be captured, despite a four-year search. What makes him so elusive?
- by Angus Fontaine
Graphic content
Mental health
‘I wish you were never born’: Coming to terms with my mother
Stephanie Foo’s memoir reveals how it can often take until adulthood to realise that a complex relationship with a parent was in fact, anything but orthodox.
- by Stephanie Foo
‘We had become two little lighted lamps ... saying to each other, you exist’
In this Good Weekend Talks podcast, author Patti Miller and Good Weekend’s Amanda Hooton discuss the remarkable powers of friendship.
- by Konrad Marshall
Two minutes with Danny Katz: Is asking Google for help with my crossword OK?
Our Modern Guru ponders whether evolution has moved us on from working things out for ourselves.
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Parenting
No need to say ‘cheese’: The best photos are the unexpected ones
The power of a good photo is undeniable.
- by Amelia Lester
‘What do you do?’ she said. ‘Oh, I play a bit of rugby.’
Former Wallabies captain David Pocock and his wife, Emma, talk about marriage (both weddings), kids and their shared passion for environmental and social issues.
- by Fenella Souter
Food as furniture? Let me sleep on it first
Corn-cobs as stools, hamburger-shaped planters, soy-sauce lamps and lights made from alcohol bottles: the delicious trend that’s sending tummies rumbling.
- by Terry Durack
Possum magic
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week, a dead possum and a happy wife.
- by Paul Connolly
Good Weekend letters to the editor: May 21
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‘A step too far’: Theoretical physicist Paul Davies on life after death
The 76-year-old discusses “one of the greatest scientific mysteries” – plus: what he envies about younger generations – and enjoys about his own.
- by Benjamin Law
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, May 21
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
Melbourne: Sig Enzo
There’s plenty to love about this little bar, but it is yet to find its groove, reviews Besha Rodell.
- by Besha Rodell
Sydney: Bentley Restaurant and Bar
The partnership between food and wine has long been Bentley’s biggest strength, reviews Callan Boys.
- by Callan Boys
Karen Martini’s pot roasted chicken with tomatoes and olives
This dish employs spices and flavours that I associate with Greece and southern Italy, with oregano, lemon, orange, tomato, fennel, wine, cinnamon and garlic.
- by Karen Martini
Helen Goh’s malt loaf with pear and rooibos
Derived from germinated barley grains, malt extract (or malt syrup) imparts a lovely toffee flavour to baked goods.
- by Helen Goh