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Few Australian electronic acts have crossed over from underground clubs to festival main stages quite like Peking Duk. The Canberra duo—Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles—have built a reputation for wild live shows and party anthems that stick around long after the beat drops. Monthly listeners on Spotify: 984.3K · Instagram followers: 225K · Facebook likes: … Read more
Skiers and snowboarders keep returning to Mount Hotham for its high-alpine advantages – 1,750 metres elevation, 320 hectares of terrain, and consistent snowfall – but the altitude also brings colder temperatures and a shorter season. Here’s what you need to know before planning your trip. Village Elevation: 1,750 m · Skiable Terrain: 320 ha · … Read more
Five movies. Five Best Picture nominations. That’s the improbable record John Cazale left behind when he died at 42. For most actors, a career that short would be forgotten, but Cazale’s work — and the love story with Meryl Streep that shadowed it — keeps people asking about him decades later. Born: August 12, 1935 … Read more
Maia Mitchell’s departure from Hollywood was quiet and deliberate. After nearly a decade playing Callie Adams Foster on The Fosters, she packed up her Los Angeles life in 2023 and moved back to Northern New South Wales to be closer to family. Born: 18 August 1993 · Hometown: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia · Occupation: … Read more
There’s a scene in the 2020 film Shiva Baby where Rachel Sennott’s character is trapped between a plate of bagels and an ex-girlfriend’s glare — and somehow makes it the funniest two minutes of the movie. Since then, the Connecticut-born comedian has become one of Gen Z’s most talked-about performers, but with visibility comes intense … Read more
Say the name Björn Ulvaeus and most people hum an ABBA song within seconds. But behind the glitter and pop hooks is a songwriter who helped sell more than 400 million records worldwide, a businessman, and a man whose personal life has fueled both tabloid headlines and musical masterpieces. Born: April 25, 1945 (Gothenburg, Sweden) … Read more
The actress who transformed her BRCA1 mutation into a global health conversation remains as defined by her private choices as by her public roles. Angelina Jolie’s preventive double mastectomy and her long-running separation from Brad Pitt offer a lens into how public figures manage personal decisions under constant scrutiny. Full name: Angelina Jolie Voight · … Read more
Few stories in American history carry the weight of both tragedy and transformation quite like Rosemary Kennedy’s. Born into one of the nation’s most powerful political dynasties, she lived most of her life in the shadows—first of her family’s ambition, then of a catastrophic medical procedure that left her incapacitated. This dossier separates the confirmed … Read more
When Hannah Green stepped onto the 18th green at Hazeltine in 2019, few outside Perth knew her name. Just a few years earlier, she was a teenager playing amateur events in Western Australia; today, she’s a major champion with eight LPGA Tour wins, a career-high world ranking of No. 9, and no spouse has been … Read more
There are few stories in motorsport where a single crash could have ended everything—and then became the pivot point for five world titles. Mick Doohan’s career is one of those. In 1992, he nearly lost his leg in a practice crash at Assen, yet he went on to dominate the 500cc class from 1994 to … Read more