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THAT’S LIFEA list of my ‘grey’ flags

Every now and then I am struck by the realisation that, like everyone else on the planet, I am getting older. I call the little epiphanies grey flags, and they sure are stacking up.

Nat Locke

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BEING BARRAWhy faith in humanity doesn’t need a miracle

Barra-land was a pretty good place to be this week. It was one of those weeks that quietly restores your faith in humanity. Nothing earth-shattering. Just little reminders that people are pretty good.

Adrian Barich

Jai Koutrae, Mark Mitchinson and Matt Crook in a scene from Treasure & Dirt.

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Is Australian TV getting weirder?

There has been a run of strange, off-kilter Aussie TV hitting screens of late. This week, our resident Screen Queen Clare is checking out the latest, Treasure & Dirt, on ABC. Here’s what else she’s watching.

Clare Rigden

Boto Teppanyaki and Wine Loft in Cottesloe.

Food review The restaurant worth navigating Perth’s worst carpark for

Boto Teppanyaki and Wine Loft sits above Perth’s flashiest supermarket and serves up Japanese fare so good you almost forget a Range Rover nearly reversed into you below.

Jade Jurewicz

Sheet Society x Peppa Hart collaboration.

STM LOVESWhat the STM team are loving this week

This week we’re adding some unique cinema to our winter itinerary, lusting over a new bedding brand AND Zendaya’s The Odyssey press tour looks, and flying through a new thriller.

Jade Jurewicz

Parkerville Grove School inaugural principal Alice Alibrandi.

Education A new era of schooling for Perth’s at-risk students

An exclusive look at Parkerville Grove School, WA’s first therapeutic first, education second campus for students exposed to complex trauma. 

Bethany Hiatt

Artist Stormie Mills, at his studio. AGWA is about to host a significant exhibition of Stormie’s work, with a theme around secrets and the things we keep hidden.

ArtInside the mind of Stormie Mills

The street/visual artist is reflective ahead of his first solo exhibition in an Australian State gallery at AGWA, titled All The Secrets Are Buried Between The Oceans And The Mountains.

Tanya MacNaughton

Winter cake with seasonal apple, orange and fennel from Easy Italian Dinners From My Little Kitchen by Melanie Lionello.

recipe Winter cake with seasonal apple, orange and fennel

This unique recipe hails from Veneto and features iconic Venetian ingredients, such as grappa, sultanas, polenta, milk, butter and fennel. It seems like an unusual combination, but it really works.

Katherine Fleming

Double Rainbow, Northbridge. Pictured: Dandanmyeon noodles and scorched brocollini.

FOOD REVIEWSCommentsPremiumDoes Double Rainbow pass the date-night test?

There’s an art to finding a great date-night restaurant, writes Megan French. Does this Korean(ish) venue qualify?

Megan French

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BEING BARRAComments
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I’ve found the one flaw of owning a dog

And every dog lover reading this will know exactly what I mean.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke

THAT’S LIFE The restaurant rule for parents that shouldn’t need stating

This week, a restaurant in California made the news for a very mundane reason and it’s something that has similarly left my mouth literally agape.

Nat Locke

Miranda and Steve are back in the limelight thanks to Olivia Rodrigo.

TVOlivia Rodrigo was right about Miranda and Steve

In this week’s Screen Queen, Jade Jurewicz is rewatching Sex and the City with a new perspective thanks to a new hit pop album. Plus, The Agency is back and pickleball gets the Hollywood treatment in The Dink.

Jade Jurewicz

Yarri Bar + Restaurant 's Aaron Carr will be hosting a six-week residency at Crown Perth.

STM LovesWhat the STM team are loving this week

This week’s items include an exciting Crown Perth pop-up, a futuristic skin treatment, an Australian collaboration with Marilyn Monroe’s official estate and the latest book from a local author.

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Soprano Amy Manford.

Musical theatreAmy Manford on making all her dreams come true

From performing in four different The Phantom Of The Opera productions around the world to sharing the stage with Andrea Bocelli, the accomplished soprano is ticking off career goals, one performance at a time.

Tanya MacNaughton

Oven-roasted tomato and garlic soup, extracted from Easy Italian Dinners From My Little Kitchen by Melanie Lionello, photography by Mark Roper. Murdoch Books $39.99.

recipe Oven-roasted garlic and tomato soup

Is there a combo of flavours that beats the garlic, onion and tomatoes cooked in olive oil? If there is, I’m yet to find it. This dish is my take on a classic tomato soup, elevated by garlic and lentils.

Melanie Lionello

Monelli in Burns Beach offers Italian with an elegant, modern twist.

FOOD REVIEW‘I’ve been sleeping on northern Insta-darling, Monelli’

Last week Megan French hit Perth’s most Instagrammable cafe. This week, Laura Newell typically has the opposite rule: If it’s the hottest thing, it’s the last place you’ll find her. This spot changed her mind.

Laura Newell

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BEING BARRACommentsCan a toddler hurt your feelings? Asking for a friend ...

Thank you to the lovely, red-faced mum who immediately said, “You don’t look that old”. Although, if I’m being honest, I think it was the “that” that hurt the most.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke

THAT’S LIFECommentsMy most memorable South Korea moment wasn’t the obvious one

A baseball game? Yes, a baseball game. All I’d been told was that it’s lots of fun. And I happen to like fun, so that was enough to pique my interest. 

Nat Locke

The F Ward is coming to Stan.

TVNew Aussie medical drama up there with the best

This week, our Screen Queen is peeping the excellent new Stan series The F Ward, squealing with delight over Ride Or Die, checking out Lucky and saying farewell to Kip and Charlie with Heartstopper Forever.

Clare Rigden

Kmart's new August Living range.

STM LOVESWhat the STM team are loving this week

From a chance to win a Maurice Meade makeover to viral Kmart homewares, there’s plenty to love.

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Bailey Spalding at Tigerfish, Cottesloe, wearing Attic and Barn shirt, Wynn Hamlyn denim top and jeans from Essencia; Atlas necklace, Daphne earrings, Astrid cuff, Mila, Maia and Monique ring from Mountain & Moon; Matcha mules from Betts.

FilmFrom Hi-5 to horror — Bailey Spalding has range

Making her debut in a gory slasher flick is a far cry from the Perth actor’s first major gig in the screen industry. But whether they’re laughing or crying, Spalding hopes people are watching.

Ben O’Shea

Blonde bolognese, extracted from Easy Italian Dinners From My Little Kitchen by Melanie Lionello, photography by Mark Roper. Murdoch Books $39.99

recipe Melanie Lionello’s blonde bolognese

This might be the first time you’re seeing a blonde bolognese: it uses milk to bring the ingredients together, making it creamy, fragrant and jam-packed with flavour. I guarantee it will become a favourite.

Melanie Lionello

Para-athlete Rhiannon Clarke at the WA Athletics Stadium.

STMRhiannon Clarke on finding peace on and off the track

Growing up the para-athlete felt in between worlds, never fully belonging in the disability or able-bodied community. Now, ahead of the Commonwealth Games, she sees it as an opportunity.

Glen Quartermain

Nat Locke

THAT’S LIFE My latest episode in Things I’ve Observed in Other Countries

This time I’m in South Korea and seeing as I’ve been here for, like, days now, I feel qualified to wax lyrical about the things I’ve seen. Let’s call it cultural exchange.

Nat Locke