The May 20 Edition
Can Ozempic really solve the West’s weight woes? | The brutal (very private) reality of widowhood | Meet the new Queen’s racy ex, Andrew Parker Bowles | When a friend calls it quits | The gift of life – literally | Historian Peter Frankopan rolls the dice
A diabetes drug is being used for ‘easy’ thinness. Is it as magical as it seems?
It’s become a social media obsession. Could Ozempic and other drugs like it really solve the West’s weight woes?
- by Amanda Hooton
Charming, unfaithful, misbehaving: Meet Queen Camilla’s ex-husband
At 83, Andrew Parker Bowles is still quite the player in royal circles. He had many dalliances while with Camilla, but the couple was “rock-solid”. In the end, Charles blew their marriage apart.
- by Hilary Rose
‘It takes two years to rewire the brain’: Remaking life as a widow
The shock of widowhood remains mostly private – leading outsiders to underestimate its overwhelming nature.
- by Fenella Souter
‘Do not contact me again’: The sudden death of a friendship
What happens when a long-standing mate abruptly dumps you?
- by Ian Cuthbertson
‘I was just babysitting her for you – in the womb’
In a Torres Strait tradition, sister-in-law Serina gifted basketball star Cayla George a baby.
- by Konrad Marshall
Historian Peter Frankopan’s unusual rules for good writing
The Oxford professor of global history chats about living in hope, the state of UK politics – and why coffee and silence are important.
- by Benjamin Law
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- by Karl Quinn
Striking signs at Hollywood writers’ protest
How punchlines hit the picket line as US screenwriters battle for fair pay. Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Thomas Mitchell, Melissa Singer, Frances Mocnik, Nicole Abadee and Jill Dupleix
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Our Modern Guru discusses post-pandemic biosafety etiquette for pedestrians.
- by Danny Katz
The winter dish that sounds daggy but never goes out of style
A bad name doesn’t seem fair for such a noble meal.
- by Terry Durack
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Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: road trip struggles.
- by Paul Connolly
Danielle Alvarez’s pumpkin, pancetta, kale and barley soup-meets-stew
Somewhere between a soup and a stew, this dish is comforting and hearty without being heavy.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Karen Martini’s green chicken masala
This curry is deliciously bright and light and the swift cooking time for the flavour payoff is a real winner.
- by Karen Martini
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Sydney: Malay-Chinese
The laksa king is back. Callan Boys joins the noodle queue.
- by Callan Boys
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Melbourne: Beverly
Chapel Street’s new drinking and dining destination boasts an extraordinary outlook over Melbourne.
- by Dani Valent
Good Weekend letters to the editor: May 20
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