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Bluebeard

Anyone who thinks fairytales are for children clearly has not read Charles Perrault’s Bluebeard. The bloody, cautionary tale about the perils of curiosity and marriage belongs in the X-rated horror genre more than on …

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February 26, 2021

Culture · Sydney Morning Herald

Yo-Yo Ma

Awkward moment leads to 40-year friendship – and a new album from Yo-Yo Ma. Anyone who knows Yo-Yo Ma could tell you that a virus was not going to stop him in his tracks. …

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December 11, 2020

Culture · Sydney Morning Herald

Lynette Wallworth

Is Lynette Wallworth our most influential filmmaker? There is a gentle irony to the fact that film director Lynette Wallworth would rather not talk via Zoom. Instead, we conduct this conversation by phone.

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August 6, 2020

Culture · Sydney Morning Herald

Lime Cordiale

'We said yes to everything': Lime Cordiale's slow rise to top. When the mop-haired sons of friends blossom into musical adolescents and form a band, you wish them luck, expecting them to go the …

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July 10, 2020

Society · Guardian Australia

Japanese Toilets

Royal flush: how toilet paper shortages fuelled an interest in high-end 'smart toilets'. Though they’ve been big in Japan for decades, Covid-19 has accelerated Australians’ curiosity about ‘alternative toileting devices’.

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April 20, 2020

Society · Guardian Australia

Designing A Home For My Mother

Gran designs: could building my mother an upstairs flat renovate our relationship? Friends thought we were mad and tried to dissuade us. Despite misgivings, we went ahead.

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March 7, 2020

Society · Guardian Australia

Storage Facilities

Our lock-and-leave culture: the rise of self-storage and clinging to stuff we hardly use. Moving, downsizing, long-term renovations, deceased estates and divorce are all factors in the relentlessly increasing demand for off-site storage.

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December 17, 2018