Lifestyle - Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.

Playful dressing is back, and our menswear expert has picked his top staples and styling tweaks for the new season, from stripes to moustaches • How to buy secondhand clothes online that you’ll actually wear Over the past couple of years, the runways have felt hushed: classic colours, minimal silhouettes, understated accessories. This season feels like a gear change: the mood has lifted, and designers are getting playful again. We’re talking colour, stripes, brooches, bandanas, resort wear, jewellery, denim jackets, even pyjamas … Personality and feelgood dressing are back on the agenda. I’ve put together a list of 50 tips and tricks to get you on top of your fashion game for the upcoming season. For spring, your best investments will be transitional layers that wake up your wardrobe – think denim jackets, long-sleeve bretons and argyle knits. Continue reading...

When we can’t control what’s happening in the world, there is some solace in the predictability of a comforting routine and the safe landing of a warm bed An early bedtime is my number one prescription when things go awry. It’s a reliable comfort through all life seasons, especially when uncertainty is rife and sleep is disturbed. I’m not ashamed to admit that I spend a considerable amount of time each day thinking about how nice it would be to get into bed. We’ve just passed the autumn equinox which means we’ll light the first fire soon and “hottie season” will officially commence. Yes, my partner of 20 years is handsome but it’s the hot-water bottle that gets preference when the temperature drops, the world threatens to implode and extra cosiness is required. Continue reading...

Don’t fall for herbal elitism. Curly parsley is so much more than a dated garnish.

My honest results from PRP, Moxi, Botox, & lasers—and what actually moved the needle. The post The Beauty Treatments I Regret—and the Ones I’d Pay For Again Tomorrow appeared first on Camille Styles .

You’ll never catch me owning a glass dining table now I’ve moved so many. But it was the people I worked alongside who made the job what it was Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email My “wilderness years” began when I lost a job I loved hosting a daily radio show in Melbourne, then spent a decade slowly rebuilding my broadcasting career. That meant most of my on-air appearances went back to being unpaid, and the rent wasn’t going to cover itself. To survive financially, I spent 10 years saying yes to almost every job I stumbled across: pub trivia host, wedding DJ, babysitter, copywriter, documentary reviewer, arts event moderator. But the gig that changed my life was the years I spent as a furniture removalist. Continue reading...

Australian pharmacies now offer rapid tests for perimenopause, iron, vitamin D levels and more. Experts weigh in on whether they’re worth using Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Convenient, discreet and offering results in minutes, rapid health and wellness tests are popping up on pharmacy shelves across Australia. There are pinprick blood tests for vitamin D and iron levels, urine tests for perimenopause and menopause, and multi-health kits covering urinary tract infections and a cocktail of metrics such as glucose, ketones and pH. Most range from $5 to $30, which is cheaper than a private GP consultation fee. You don’t need to speak to a doctor or medical professional to buy one (or a whole basketful). So can a pee-on-a-stick test confirm if I’m perimenopausal? Will low ferritin (iron stores) solve the mystery of my eternal tiredness? And, if they do work, does a positive result simply mean more clinical tests down the track? Continue reading...

All Jo Khan wanted was a normal motorcycle jacket. Instead she was offered cursive script and flowers A few years ago I wandered through a large motorcycle store in search of a nice leather jacket. I wanted something classic. Simple, cafe-racer vibes, black or brown – no frills, literal or figurative. Easy, right? At the back of the shop I found the (limited) women’s range and nearly threw up in my mouth. It’s no wonder these jackets were tucked away. Was that … an embroidered flower? Some flowing cursive script? Why, for the love of two-wheeled transportation everywhere, would I want pink on my motorbike jacket? Continue reading...

If you do it right, telling a company that things didn’t go well can often yield a good outcome.

Letter writer wants to make space for son’s feelings while not “becoming his punching bag.”