He was driving taxis in Echuca. Now Hollywood’s hailing Scott ‘Mr Inbetween’ Ryan
A few years ago, the reclusive Australian writer was struggling to make ends meet. Today, the world can’t get enough of his cult suburban crime series.
- Angus Fontaine
The blasts came: medical student Anastasiia had 15 minutes to pack. Now she’s here
While her Ukraine classmates prep for nuclear attack, Anastasiia Danshyna now studies online from Sydney. The moving stories of women who fled to Australia.
- Nicole Abadee
What makes a parent look up from their phone? My new life as a swim coach
Teaching kids to propel themselves through the water takes a particular kind of skill. Then there are the adults.
- Alan Attwood
Xander, 15, has had 12 surgeries – but he’s found advantages to dwarfism
Xander Cipl lives with achondroplasia, or short stature. To his mum and chief cheerleader Gilda Rosskamp, he’ll always be her Alexander the Great.
- Lo Carmen
‘I had a really good life’: So why did Helen Haines decide to run for parliament?
The federal MP for Indi talks about what the government spends too much (and too little) on, whether two-party politics is dead – and her 36-year marriage.
- Benjamin Law
Stop of the bops: How do I tell folks at my jazz club to be quiet?
Our Modern Guru answers a question about jazz club diplomacy.
- Danny Katz
Hot date: Is there a wine that pairs well with curry?
As it turns out, yes. Huon Hooke offers his favourite drops for lovers of both spice and wine.
- Huon Hooke
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s miso pork cutlets with buttered sesame corn
Using miso in marinades is one of Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s go-to kitchen tricks; it adds depth of flavour to meats with very little effort.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s grilled cherries with plum wine zabaglione
Sweet, boozy and creamy, zabaglione thinly spooned over fresh fruit is a simple and elegant way to end a meal.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Helen Goh
- Review
- Contemporary
Sydney: Mod. Dining by Clayton Wells
The ex-Automata chef’s menu at the Art Gallery of NSW’s Sydney Modern has plenty of left-field flavour combinations to keep things interesting.
- Callan Boys
The water closet
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: A sleep-walking shuffle and some soggy shoes.
- Paul Connolly
Good Weekend letters to the editor: February 4
Want to chat? We’d love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au
‘None have broken my heart’: Cameron Mackintosh on less-than-blockbuster moments
In a wide-ranging chat, the British musicals producer describes learning as much from his failures as his successes.
Other editions
The March 21 edition
Stephanie Alexander and The Cook’s Companion at 30 | Free-diver Ant Williams | Debra Adelaide and Gabrielle Carey | How to deliver a baby on a plane
- 11 stories
The March 14 edition
The high-strung, low-key world champ who could become our most-capped swimmer | Ukraine’s world-leading robotics work | Filmmaking at -50C | Consoling a friend
- 13 stories