The November 25 Edition
The number of young people changing gender has risen fast in the past decade. What’s going on – and should we be celebrating or concerned?

Talking trans:Adolescents,gender transition and the conversations we need to have

The genie’s not going back in the bottle. We need to talk more openly and with more nuance about these questions,with the human beings involved at the centre.

  • byMichael Bachelard

I had no strong desire to go to my school reunion. But then ...

Previous catch-ups had felt fake,too full of swagger,or like speed dating. Then we hit our late 60s,and everything changed.

  • byDavid Leser
Teaching kids to bench-press changed Schwarzenegger’s life,much to his surprise – he recalls thinking,“It’s funny that I feel so good about this. I didn’t make any money,and it was not a career move.”

‘A most unbelievable experience’:The mistake that transformed Arnold Schwarzenegger

From movie star to governor,champion bodybuilder to champion of … selflessness? He’s back – in a surprising way.

  • byDavid Marchese
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Born 19 years apart,siblings Fred and Rachelle had very different childhoods

Fred helped his little sister to read at age 3,decipher love at 16,deal with a horrific accident at age 26 – and six years ago,cope with their mum’s death.

  • bySusan Horsburgh
Dicey Topics
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‘Did you satisfy her?’ The question Janine Allis’s son wasn’t expecting

The founder of Boost Juice on her commandments for business,the joys of having dinner early – and the importance of sex education.

  • byBenjamin Law
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Modern Guru

Conspiracy fact:The Queue-Anons stealing your precious spot

Our Modern Guru explains when it is and isn’t acceptable to hold someone’s place.

  • byDanny Katz
Kitchen Sink Drama
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Mossie mossie mossie,oi oi oi!

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life,captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week:swatting a mossie.

  • byPaul Connolly
American backpackers Liv (Jessica Henwick) and Hanna (Julia Garner) at the Royal Hotel.

The real-life roots of outback horror film The Royal Hotel

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byKarl Quinn

Soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns

Too hot to cook? This bright and zingy cold noodle salad is the dinner solution.

  • byJulia Busuttil Nishimura
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Pumpkin pie cheesecake with maple cream

A slight variation on the traditional Thanksgiving dessert,this recipe “loosens” the pumpkin custard with cream cheese and bakes it in a biscuit crust.

  • byHelen Goh

Why are Australian winemakers still using wine corks instead of screwcaps?

Screwcaps aren’t necessarily the best closure,but they’re arguably the best we have at present and much more consistent than cork.

  • byHuon Hooke
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Good Weekend Quiz

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Good Weekend letters to the editor:November 25

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