life
life
health June 15, 2019
Disability and natural disasters
When natural disasters strike, their impact on people with disability is even more diabolical. So what measures are being put in place to assist those affected?
travel June 8, 2019
Tropical Islands Resort, Berlin
The transformation of a one-time Nazi airbase into faux Tropical Islands is a spectacle on a scale that must be seen to be believed.
travel May 25, 2019
In search of the northern lights
In honour of a special birthday, the author withstands the subzero temperatures of Lapland on a quest to experience the famously fickle aurora borealis.
education June 1, 2019
With studies showing too much time on smartphones adversely affects children’s mental and social development, is it time for teens to be forced to disconnect – at least occasionally – from their online lives?
health May 18, 2019
Canada’s new 2019 healthy food guidelines illustrate what public dietary advice might look like without the influence of powerful food industries. Should Australia follow suit?
travel May 11, 2019
Studying language, history and culture in Toledo, Spain
As a descendant of Sephardic Jews forced to leave Spain during the 15th-century Inquisition, the author visits Toledo seeking citizenship, only to discover ties to the ancient city can sometimes be set in stone.
life May 4, 2019
Private grief and public memorials
Where once grief was kept under wraps, it now seeps into the collective consciousness via social media and public memorials. But what are the consequences of this new openness?
education April 27, 2019
Yiramalay/Wesley Studio School
A two-way learning program founded through collaboration between an Indigenous community in the Kimberley and an exclusive Melbourne private school could one day become a model for other education projects across Australia.
travel April 20, 2019
Whisky business at the Laphroaig distillery
A wee dram at the Laphroaig distillery in the Scottish Hebrides turns into an invocation of a whisky-loving soul.
travel April 13, 2019
While old-style public housing apartment blocks conjure fond memories of the ‘real’ Hong Kong, a flawed system has seen them unable to keep up with demand, leading to near-intolerable living conditions for many tenants.
life April 6, 2019
Reading a summary of his father’s life in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet prompts a reflection on memory, connection and the strange profundity of small moments.
