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Love: Sweet and Cheesy
February 9, 2010 – 3:33 am | 7 Comments

In the spirit of Love week, Lin Tan shares some of her favourite love poems, theories, and other mushy stuff.

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Articles by Sarah Ayoub

Film Review: The Young Victoria
September 4, 2009 – 4:08 pm | One Comment
Film Review: The Young Victoria

I’m going to open this review with a disclaimer. I love royalty. I am a staunch monarchist, and I often wonder what would have been had the French decided NOT to stage a revolution. I …

Beauty - It’s Really Quite Simple
August 3, 2009 – 2:39 pm | 3 Comments
Beauty - It’s Really Quite Simple

Sarah Ayoub breaks it down for those caught up in a world of Vogue, reality television, air-brushing and Facebook. There is camera-ready beauty and there is trackpants-and-ugg-boot beauty - and both are in everybody.

Woe to Write
July 20, 2009 – 12:17 pm | 5 Comments
Woe to Write

“Writer means strolling down a city street wearing fabulous heels and sharing your glamorous life with the world. And I have stuffed it up already. I’m only sharing my woes.”
Sarah Ayoub looks at the tougher reality of a career in journalism and freelance writing, one the Carrie Bradshaws of the world forgot to tell you about.

Divorce Has Never Been So Amicable
July 16, 2009 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Divorce Has Never Been So Amicable

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of a potential husband must be in want of a good fortune. As a woman in that very situation, I have decided to forego …

Books to Hibernate With
July 8, 2009 – 11:32 pm | No Comment
Books to Hibernate With

Hibernating in winter has some benefits for your heart, soul and bookshelf. Curl up with some wine or hot tea, some good cheese and crackers or a divine piece of cake, and sit back and …

Tailored Reinvention
July 1, 2009 – 8:16 pm | 4 Comments
Tailored Reinvention

My closet has a problem with the recession. She is feeling very neglected. Truth be told, it’s not just the fact that I have recently been made redundant that is the only problem, but also …

Wish You Were(n’t) Here
June 15, 2009 – 11:15 am | No Comment
Wish You Were(n’t) Here

Nearly three years after the Israel-Hezbollah July War in Lebanon, Sarah Ayoub reminisces on the time she spent in her mother country, and how the idyllic holiday she planned to spend with family went horribly wrong.

Trespassing With … Ranger Spacey
June 9, 2009 – 1:00 pm | 2 Comments
Trespassing With … Ranger Spacey

Ranger Spacey are a Sydney-based trio whose music style has been dubbed “Indie-Alt.Country Rock ‘n’ Roll for the Soul”. Forming in 2007, Vocalist, Songwriter and Guitarist Jimi Linton teamed up with Bass Player and High School …

From Riches to Rags
May 25, 2009 – 1:31 am | 2 Comments
From Riches to Rags

We know, we know, people are losing their jobs left, right and centre. Things are only going to get worse before they get better. Still, doesn’t mean you can’t find a little bit of humour in it all. Sarah Ayoub shares the lessons she has learnt so far in her adventures in unemployment.

Books: New Releases
May 6, 2009 – 12:09 am | No Comment
Books: New Releases

The Other Half Lives
Sophie Hannah, Hodder & Stoughton, $32.99
Best-selling poet and award-winning short story writer Sophie Hannah’s electric fourth novel is one of her trademark ‘what-if’ stories of suspense. Ruth’s love for the new …

Trespassing With … Rachel Hills
April 30, 2009 – 12:06 pm | One Comment
Trespassing With … Rachel Hills

Trespass talks with writer, speaker, blogger and mentor, Rachel Hils

Ganging Up
April 20, 2009 – 12:55 pm | 4 Comments
Ganging Up

Does the future of Australian youth lie in declarations of racism, bouts of criminal behaviour, bloodied turf wars and an allegiance to everything that opposes the fair go, laid back Aussie lifestyle? Sarah Ayoub looks at the path Australia is heading down and how we’re the generation that can make or break that bleak prospect.

We Read: Latest Book Releases
March 6, 2009 – 12:54 pm | No Comment
We Read: Latest Book Releases

March’s new releases, as rounded up by Sarah Ayoub.

There’s something about Mary… And Henry, and Lizzie and Catherine and Anne…
February 16, 2009 – 10:05 am | No Comment

Sarah Ayoub gives us the lowdown on the family that was the soap opera of its time, long before the concept was even in existence.

Tidbit Thursdays: Tees to Thrash Around In
February 12, 2009 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
Tidbit Thursdays: Tees to Thrash Around In

With festival fun rocking all around us, there’s no doubt in our minds that it’s worth joining in and rocking along ourselves. And what better way to do this than with the rock-inspired range of …

Tightass Tuesdays: Hail to the Cheap
January 20, 2009 – 6:13 pm | One Comment
Tightass Tuesdays: Hail to the Cheap

Our resident shopaholic Sarah Ayoub makes an effort to curb her Habit, all in the name of love. Bright blue leggings are making it a touch easier.

Tight Ass Tuesday - The True Meaning of a Bargain
January 6, 2009 – 12:36 pm | No Comment

This week, it’s all about justifying tight ass-ness.

Platform Parade
January 5, 2009 – 3:37 pm | No Comment
Platform Parade

The best platforms to stomp about in this Summer

January’s New Releases
January 4, 2009 – 11:37 pm | No Comment
January’s New Releases

Titles to keep an eye on this month.

Credit Crunch Calender
January 4, 2009 – 11:35 pm | No Comment

Current Climate. Economic Crisis. Credit Crunch. If your reaction is to run screaming, think again.

Sale Away
December 30, 2008 – 1:41 pm | No Comment

We round up some of the best of the online and instore sales happening right now.

Stack ‘em High
December 29, 2008 – 11:54 am | No Comment
Stack ‘em High

Put your best arm forward.