My job as a sex therapist has its challenges. Take, for instance, the call I received from a woman who lives in a large country town where her husband is a shift worker. One afternoon she arrived home unexpectedly to discover him dressed in women’s clothes, wearing a wig and make-up. She was devastated because [...]

Age | 9 months Sex | Male Breed | Staffordshire Bull Terrier Weight | 11.3kg Dante is a gorgeous and affectionate Staffie pup. He will give you lots of slurpy kisses and affection. Being a pup, he can be boisterous and he still needs further socialising with other dogs. He would be best suited to [...]

The Boot Factory in Spring Street, Bondi Junction was built in 1892 by William Sidaway and Son, who had been in the boot production business since 1887 in Cowper Street, Bondi Junction. The factory, a three-storey building, was built well back on land fronting Spring Street. William Sidaway commenced the production of footwear at the [...]

Every June I wonder: where have the days gone? With the marvellous Indian summer hanging on well into May, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the real summer didn’t end so long ago. The water has also been invitingly warm for underwater foraging and idyllic dawn or dusk fishing for wading enthusiasts. June is the [...]

Ducks, geese and swans belong to a group of aquatic birds known as waterfowl. They travel and roost in flocks, and have flat blunt beaks, long necks and short legs with webbed feet. Hatchlings are cute, buoyant and downy, and can run, swim and dive within hours of hatching. Some ducks habitually dive for their [...]

I can’t tell you how many female readers of The Beast bemoan the way countless Sydney men still dress like teenagers. Perhaps lads, you should ask yourselves: why do women of all ages smile when you say the words ‘George’ and ‘Clooney’? The reason is this: Clooney dresses like a gentleman. Just think, have you [...]

Age | 13 years Sex | Female Breed | Shihtzu X Spaniel Weight | 7.5kg Skyler is a beautiful little girl. She has the most gentle, sweet nature and is just a pleasure to have around. She is social with other dogs and never seems to make a fuss. She could handle living in a [...]

2012 was a big year for Gossling (a.k.a Helen Croome), the sweetheart indie artist whose collaboration with hip-hop heavyweight 360 scored her an ARIA nomination and a chance to perform on the ARIA stage. Fast-forward a year and she’s just hit the streets of Paris, recording a gorgeous new single, ‘La Minute de Silence’, alongside [...]

Up – Beard Season – Grow a beard from June 1 to August 31 and help raise awareness about melanoma prevention. Down – The Sniffles – Not bad enough to warrant a day off work, the runny nose and congested head symptoms are still a punish. Up – Slow Winter Living – Everything slows down [...]

Have you ever had that sinking feeling when you enter an Eastern Suburbs café? That feeling that you don’t belong, that your clothes aren’t trendy enough, your hair not blonde enough, your appearance not beautiful enough, your body not slim enough? That feeling that sooner or later your very presence will be discovered by a [...]