Felicity Lewis
Felicity Lewis is the National Explainer Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAtoday and The Brisbane Times.
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- Middle East at war
Its seven emirates united 50 years ago. Now the UAE faces its biggest challenge yet
The UAE has had to defend against a barrage of attacks from Iran, and not only on Dubai. Why? And what are the United Arab Emirates anyway?
- Angus Holland and Felicity Lewis
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- Venezuela crisis
Once the epitome of glamour, Venezuela is in crisis. How did it get to this?
After months of military build-up, the US attacked Venezuela and took President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody. Why might this intervention feel like deja vu?
- Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
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- Daylight saving
Daylight saving ends soon. Where did it come from?
Time can be a controversial business. Beyond the twice-yearly clock shifting that’s familiar to many, reaching global agreement on time zones and the squiggly International Date Line has been no mean feat. How did it happen?
- Felicity Lewis and Angus Holland
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- Healthcare
What is an ‘advance care’ plan – and do you need one?
It can happen in an instant. When you can’t make decisions about your own medical treatment, who steps into your shoes? And how do doctors know what you want (and don’t want)?
- Nick Newling and Felicity Lewis
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- Fitness
What does being ‘fit’ actually mean? We took the test to find out
How can you tell if you’re (technically) fit – and what difference does it make to your life?
- Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
Explaining modern mysteries: How the Herald answers your curly questions
Explainer editor Felicity Lewis reveals how her team tackles the questions you want answered – and some you hadn’t thought to ask.
- Bevan Shields and Felicity Lewis
- Opinion
- My First Job
‘Glamour in a packet’: My first job, selling hosiery
Gossamer fine, in colours like ‘Alabaster’ and ‘Chateau’ – pantyhose meant different things to different women, and it was my job to help them find the perfect match.
- Felicity Lewis
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- Christmas
Where did Santa come from? Was pudding really served with meat? Everything you wanted to know about Christmas
In this Explainer from our archive, we go behind the tinsel, to a cornucopia of customs and layers of legend in the festive season.
- Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
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- Halloween
‘The dead know things’: The spooky history of Halloween
Halloween is an American thing, right? Not exactly. We explore how the celebration went from ancient rites to actual riots to (mostly) wholesome fun for all the family.
- Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis
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- Cancer
Why is cancer so hard to cure?
Some 50,000 Australians will die from cancer this year, despite big breakthroughs in treatments. What makes cancer so very tough to treat?
- Kate Aubusson, Jackson Graham and Felicity Lewis