The April 22 Edition
Craig Foster’s advocacy: from refugees to a republic | Bob Brown on love & croissants | Crooner Alex Cameron on singing for the ‘table for one’ guy | Brooke Blurton on being a Bachelorette
‘So ridiculous’: Why Craig Foster wants Australia to give King Charles the boot
The former Socceroo doesn’t believe Charles is our kind of bloke – and that it’s high time we had our own head of state.
- by Jane Cadzow
‘More of an effect than you can imagine’: Restoring Notre-Dame’s ancient acoustics
Four years after a devastating fire tore through the famed Paris cathedral, the quest is on to rediscover the sounds of its past.
- by Madeleine Schwartz
‘Too raw’: Some hate Alex Cameron’s songs. Taylor Swift, Russell Crowe beg to differ
Paying homage to the desperate, the disenfranchised and ‘the table-for-one guy’, this Bondi-born crooner has become a globetrotting success story.
- by Angus Fontaine
Fewer imbeciles, more washing up: Bob Brown and his partner’s post-politics life
The one-time Greens leader had resigned himself to eternal bachelorhood. Then an easy friendship with sheep farmer Paul Thomas grew into something more.
- by Tim Elliott
First Nations, bisexual, a Bachelorette: Brooke Blurton on ‘walking in two worlds’
The Noongar-Yamatji broadcaster on being political “just by existing”, her stance on the Voice to Parliament and her fears around starring in The Bachelorette.
- by Benjamin Law
Are car arguments valid entertainment?
Of course, writes our Modern Guru. Real life rules over reality TV.
- by Danny Katz
Good Weekend indeed: Six fun things to do
What to watch, read, eat and buy: get ready for the weekend with these great diversions.
- by Nicole Abadee, Thomas Mitchell, Melissa Singer, Frances Mocnik and Jill Dupleix
When you slow down to think about it, fast food is changing
The chips aren’t down just yet – but when it comes to traditional chains, is the ground shifting?
- by Terry Durack
School night
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Growing pains.
- by Paul Connolly
Pumpkin, golden raisin, zaatar, herb and feta filo pie
This riff on a classic spanakopita is autumn comfort food at its best.
- by Karen Martini
Danielle Alvarez’s prawn and chilli linguine breaks all the rules
I love prawns and I love pasta, but I don’t always love how they come together. This rule-breaking recipe is different and delicious.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Review
Melbourne
Is Firebird still firing? The flavours are fantastic but the service is lukewarm
This fire-driven restaurant may not be writing an entirely new chapter on modern Australian cooking, but it is representing the genre admirably.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Good Weekend
Where’s Nick was always a good place to drink wine, but now it’s an excellent one
There are wine bars in Sydney with deeper cellars and more composed food, but I can’t think of one that’s more convivial than this Marrickville bolthole.
- by Callan Boys
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, April 22
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Good Weekend letters to the editor: April 22
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