Rewatching Lost in Translation nearly 20 years on:a rude awakening

Rewatching Lost in Translation nearly 20 years on:a rude awakening

At the time,the movie was celebrated for capturing Tokyo’s essence – yet for much of it,the city is noticeably absent.

  • byAmelia Lester

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‘We will not share dessert’:Setting the rules for a girls’ weekend

‘We will not share dessert’:Setting the rules for a girls’ weekend

Once a year,I spend a weekend with friends,and as always I am full of nerves. Have we grown apart? Is there tension? What did that text in July mean anyway?

  • byAmelia Lester
‘Okay Zoomer’. How Gen Z have mastered the work/life balance

‘Okay Zoomer’. How Gen Z have mastered the work/life balance

Gen Z are much better at policing their leisure time and respecting boundaries than Millennials.

  • byAmelia Lester
Is it time to rethink workwear?

Is it time to rethink workwear?

Clothing designers are as rusty as the rest of us on what constitutes work-appropriate ensembles.

  • byAmelia Lester
The doctors ordered three days of ‘cognitive rest’. Cognitive what?

The doctors ordered three days of ‘cognitive rest’. Cognitive what?

Lying in a dark room after a mild concussion was a welcome break – and something we should all probably be doing.

  • byAmelia Lester
The extension of the ‘coastal grandmother movement’ sweeping the Western world

The extension of the ‘coastal grandmother movement’ sweeping the Western world

From housework to entertaining,the pandemic has forged a new,more nonchalant approach to life.

  • byAmelia Lester
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Advanced adulting:The reliable salve for a wounded relationship

Advanced adulting:The reliable salve for a wounded relationship

My house guesting skills may have taken a turn for the worse since becoming a parent,but other areas of finesse have evolved.

  • byAmelia Lester
Has COVID made cancelling plans acceptable?

Has COVID made cancelling plans acceptable?

When I recently cancelled a trip back to Australia,no one seemed to mind. Has our attitude to sticking to plans no matter what fallen by the wayside?

  • byAmelia Lester
I finally found a bed I didn’t lose any sleep over

I finally found a bed I didn’t lose any sleep over

I thought I’d experienced my perfect sleep years ago,but a recent night in a London hotel proved otherwise.

  • byAmelia Lester
How a distaste for Donald Trump has added flavour to a US farmers’ market

How a distaste for Donald Trump has added flavour to a US farmers’ market

Being a so-called ‘purple’ state in the US usually symbolises a local divisiveness as voters shift from Republican red to Democratic blue. But not here.

  • byAmelia Lester
Rediscovering the Hamptons – and that strange way the rich go to the beach

Rediscovering the Hamptons – and that strange way the rich go to the beach

Australians view the beach as a place where everyone is equal. The same cannot be said for Americans.

  • byAmelia Lester