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The March 2 Edition

Army whistleblower David McBride on his extraordinary life – and possible future | Living alone – and loving it: the soaring trend for solo dwelling | Yumi Stynes on staring down controversy | How the tide changed on a surfer’s bike trip | The pregnant celebs baring their bellies

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David McBride on whistleblowing, his famous dad – and a possible jail sentence

Whistleblowers are often complicated people – take David McBride, who will soon discover his punishment for leaking classified military documents.

  • Jane Cadzow
Peter Simpson has lived alone for about 30 years and suspects he’d be a “terrible person” to live with.

Home alone and happy, thanks very much

Forget lonely-only, cats-and-wine clichés: solo dwellers are on the rise across much of the world – and flourishing.

  • Fenella Souter

‘A very sad place with many ghosts’: So why are Vietnamese tourists flocking there?

The tomb of a “fearless” schoolgirl assassin draws huge numbers of pilgrims to this island off Vietnam’s southern coast.

  • Chris Ray
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‘What was I thinking?’ How Matty’s US road trip took a surprise turn

Filmmaker Matty Hannon was taking a solo bike trip along the west coast of the Americas when he stopped at a surf break – and the tide turned.

  • Tim Elliott
“I’m quite keen to find ways to not
be attacked and not have my life
threatened – to not have people
offer to kill me.”

Yumi Stynes: ‘I’m quite keen to find ways to not have my life threatened’

The author and broadcaster discusses the impact of her Ben Roberts-Smith, Kerri-Anne Kennerley and teen sex-ed book controversies.

  • Benjamin Law

Is my kitchen rendition of Kung Fu Fighting any chop?

It’s hard not to imitate singers we love, writes our Modern Guru.

  • Danny Katz

Cat eyes

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Cat burglar.

  • Paul Connolly

Out and proud: The celebrity baby-bump trend

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Various
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Toast of the town: Your go-to retro Chinese dish is now a fancy chef favourite

Everyone’s favourite oily triangles of sesame-seed-encrusted sandwich bread get a glow-up.

  • Terry Durack
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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