Falling out with a friend can feel oddly shameful. Romantic relationships are meant to have passionate highs and lows, but by the time you reach adulthood, you expect your friendships to have reached some kind of equilibrium. I have this image in my head of myself as an affectionate, devoted friend – but sometimes I examine…
It was a cool May afternoon in 2002. I was 19 and had driven to Westport beach in Washington with a few friends to enjoy a day by the ocean. As a child, I’d been a keen gymnast, always doing backflips and energetic routines. As I got older, I still had a habit of doing cartwheels…
How do I start dating casually when I know I’m going to catch feelings even if I don’t want to? My last relationship ended about a year ago and I’ve been taking time for myself and healing and all that good stuff but I now feel as though I’m ready to get back out there….
Sometimes, things fall apart: a zip jams, a lid breaks, a seam ruptures. Unless you’re a whiz with a needle or a tube of glue – or have a brilliant repair shop nearby – it can consign the broken item to the back of the cupboard, or worse, to landfill. The Guardian’s journalism is independent….
Beyond big ticket winter festivals like Sydney’s Vivid, Hobart’s Dark Mofo and Melbourne’s Rising, there’s a bounty of smaller events taking place across Australia. Whether you’re interested in food, music, film, visual arts or words, you’ll find a festival worth booking a weekend around. May New South Wales Narooma Oyster festival. Photograph: Eurobodalla Coast Tourism…