What does it mean to feel comfortable in your own skin?
That’s the question at the heart of SOAPI’s new production, Life Drawing 301 – a bold, funny and, at times, confronting play set in a life-drawing studio.
The story opens with a reflection on nudity in art – from historical acceptance to modern-day taboos – and the effect these shifting attitudes have had on body image. In this context, artists emerge as … Read more »
If you’ve driven past Four Winds lately and thought, I should really get up there more often – this is your nudge. There are a couple of gatherings coming up that feel less like ‘events’ and more like the kind of things our community does best: music, stories, a bit of hanging around on the grass and bumping into half the people you know.
Flesh
by David Szalay
Reviewed by Wendy Tucker
This novel of restrained, realist fiction is the winner of the prestigious and lucrative Booker Prize for 2025. Not unusually, it caused controversy with its extremely pared-back prose that follows the life of one man from adolescence to late middle age.
David Szalay was born in Canada to a Canadian mother and Hungarian father, grew up in London, lived in Hungary and is now based in Vienna. He … Read more »
by Mark Evans
Proteus, the Greek sea god who could change shape at will, gave his name to the plant family Proteaceae, via the genus Protea. When Carl Linnaeus encountered plants that varied wildly in flower, leaf and habit, he knew exactly what to call them.
The Proteaceae family now includes around 83 genera and some 1,700 species. Australia is the great stronghold, holding roughly half the genera and the majority of … Read more »
I live in Central Tilba and I’m a food writer and stylist, yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, counsellor and tour guide. These Japan-inspired recipes come from firsthand knowledge of this cuisine – I lived there for several months and now take food tours to Japan. My next one is in October. For details go to jodyvassallo.com.
1.6 kg free range chicken
2-3 tablespoons ghee
1 heaped tablespoon shiro miso (white)
2 tablespoons … Read more »
I live in Central Tilba and I’m a food writer and stylist, yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, counsellor and tour guide. These Japan-inspired recipes come from firsthand knowledge of this cuisine – I lived there for several months and now take food tours to Japan. My next one is in October. For details go to jodyvassallo.com.
This is my take on a Japanese omelette/pancake. I’ve replaced the Kewpie mayonnaise that is usually squiggled across the top … Read more »