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Kerri Sackville is an author, columnist and mother of three. Her new book is The Secret Life of You: How a bit of alone time can change your life, relationships and maybe the world.

If Tay Tay can pay pay $84 million in staff bonuses, why can’t other rich bosses?

If Tay Tay can pay pay $84 million in staff bonuses, why can’t other rich bosses?

Taylor Swift’s generosity is admirable. But it is truly sad that sharing profits with staff is so extraordinary.

  • by Kerri Sackville

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My memory is less like a catalogue and more like a hoarder’s garage

My memory is less like a catalogue and more like a hoarder’s garage

There are some gems in there, some functional items you’d expect, and a ton of bizarre and totally random odds and ends.

  • by Kerri Sackville
A 71-year-old Bachelor? Expect the competition to be brutal

A 71-year-old Bachelor? Expect the competition to be brutal

In a market flooded with hot young hopefuls, The Golden Bachelor will offer a new generation of contestants looking for love in their sunset years.

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Farewell my toxic love, it’s been (artificially) sweet
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Diet

Farewell my toxic love, it’s been (artificially) sweet

News that an artificial sweetener in Diet Coke may be carcinogenic has forced me to go cold turkey. How I will miss its delicious fizziness.

  • by Kerri Sackville
WHAM! Karma: Is Andrew Ridgeley the Buddha of boy bands?
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Pop music

WHAM! Karma: Is Andrew Ridgeley the Buddha of boy bands?

The late George Michael was the star of ’80s UK pop supergroup WHAM!, but a new doco shines a light on his humble and delightful mate and collaborator.

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Tom Cruise is welcome to his risky business. I don’t need to ‘speed fly’ to soar
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Psychology

Tom Cruise is welcome to his risky business. I don’t need to ‘speed fly’ to soar

Thrillseekers seem content to create scenarios in which they can cheat death. My risk-taking profile is different. I was on dating apps for eight years.

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I don’t care if I don’t need 10,000 steps. Get out of my way!
Opinion
Health

I don’t care if I don’t need 10,000 steps. Get out of my way!

Earlier this week, we reported that we don’t need 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. Brilliant! I thought, before doing my 10,000 steps.

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We all get older but does anyone ever fully ‘grow up’?

We all get older but does anyone ever fully ‘grow up’?

Turns out there is no magic finish line at which we finally attain peak adulthood.

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No heroes any more? Yes there are, you just need to know where to look
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Heroes

No heroes any more? Yes there are, you just need to know where to look

Those with a moral centre are the ones we should hail as heroic, and they are all around us, hiding in plain sight.

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Everyone can have their opinion, but I don’t need to hear from FredFkstone

Everyone can have their opinion, but I don’t need to hear from FredFkstone

We could decimate the incidence of trolling overnight by one simple measure. The solution is so simple that it defies belief it hasn’t yet happened.

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I have a chronic illness. Michael J. Fox brought me back to my future
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Illness

I have a chronic illness. Michael J. Fox brought me back to my future

In our culture, illness is a foe to be quashed with courage and determination. That’s just wrong.

  • by Kerri Sackville