The October 21 Edition
The intensifying debate over controlling classroom behaviour | Julia Baird on grieving a former partner | How Dr Albert Shun wooed his future wife with his trumpet | My spouse won’t call a Phillips head screwdriver the right name | The new way to crash an Indian wedding
Anxiety, ADHD, ‘snowplough parents’: Behind our worsening school discipline crisis
Australian classrooms are more disorderly than ever – prompting an intensifying debate about how to control bad behaviour.
- by Jordan Baker
Julia Baird: Exactly how do you go about grieving the death of an ex?
When the man she almost married died in a plane crash, she was grief-stricken – and unsure of the place for her sorrow.
- by Julia Baird
Two of Us
Two of Us
His trumpet solo for nurse Petula showed trainee doc Albert fancied her
Australia’s first paediatric transplant surgeon, Dr Albert Shun, played an Irish standard to woo his future wife.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Dicey Topics
For subscribers
‘A position of unofficial war’: Artist Richard Bell’s view of post-Voice Australia
The Indigenous activist’s call for the government to begin treaty negotiations.
- by Benjamin Law
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
This screwy tool’s name is bringing our marriage to a head
Maybe your wife doesn’t want to face any lewd comments, writes our Modern Guru.
- by Danny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
For subscribers
Doppelgänger
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: Seeing him everywhere.
- by Paul Connolly
You can crash an Indian wedding for $233
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Lauren Ironmonger, Nicole Abadee, Frances Mocnik, Jill Dupleix and Melissa Singer
Seed, date, walnut and maple breakfast loaf
This healthy, nutty bread makes a delicious grab-and-go breakfast.
- by Karen Martini
Clams with fregola, peas and parsley pesto
Tracking down the Sardinian pasta shape is worth the extra effort for its nutty, toasted aroma.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Review
Melbourne
Is Studio Amaro the retro Italian restaurant (and disco) that Windsor’s been waiting for?
Fried mozzarella sandwiches, cacio e pepe butter ... the Commune Group’s new Italian all-rounder Studio Amaro brings the cheese.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Accepts bookings
Such and Such is one of the most exciting places to eat in Australia, right now
Canberra, you’ve done it again, with this infectiously cheerful smart-casual bistro from the Pilot trio.
- by Callan Boys
Confession: I can’t stop eating kimchi (while watching others eat it too)
The chunky, funky, fermented cabbage is Korea’s gift to the world at the dinner table (and on TV).
- by Terry Durack
Good Weekend letters to the editor: October 21
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