The Beast cover stars and aspiring channel swimmers Quinn Darragh and Luke Stewart have received an exemption to travel to the United Kingdom in September amid COVID-19 restrictions. The pair have been training to swim a...

In the August 2020 edition of The Beast we published a letter from a Randwick resident, Jonathan, about a “high pitched, continuous tone” he had been hearing since he moved here on May 1. We subsequently received so ...

After facing delays due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the annual Forever Johnno fundraiser will return to the Coogee Bay Hotel on Friday, September 18, to raise funds for the Clancy Ward at the Children’s Hospital at Westm...

Traffic Chaos out of Control It’s about time Waverley Council introduced a form of compensation for local residents suffering from the inconvenience of major development work in the municipality. With the massive deman...

In my capacity as COVID-19 ambassador to the prime minister, I had promised in this month’s column to provide my faithful followers with “Pearl’s Guide to Pedestrianism During the COVID”. Alas, I am sorry to disa...

Introducing this month’s cover artist (and former cover star), Bondi’s marvellous Martine Emdur… How long have you lived here? I grew up here, so it’s been fifty-odd years now. I’ve attempted a few moves aw...

Leo Jul 23-Aug 22 You worry way too much about all your possessions. You’d be heaps happier if you owned less shit, so stop accumulating. Virgo Aug 23-Sep 23 It’s not some silly genetic disorder or food intolerance t...

The fresh, light, and fragrant nature of this spicy soup make it so uplifting. Before you’ve even dived in there’s a sense of winter comfort and the familiarity of Vietnamese flavours. Chicken noodle soups can be as ...

For those who do not know me, I am not an Eastern suburbs local. Before I moved here and became a revered food critic, I was born and raised in the rugged wilderness of Hobart, Tasmania. Before David Walsh erected the wo...

No doubt as you read this you are somehow reflecting on the effects of the COVID-19 virus, whether it’s a health impact on you or someone near to you, an employment impact, or in the case of most people, a financial im...