Brisbane News Magazine January 31 - February 6, 2018. ISSUE 1162

JAN 31 - FEB 6, 2018 ISSUE 1162

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HEART Success is just desserts for cake wizard James Willis

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Rare Picassos arrive at Queensland Art Gallery

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Willpower is a wonderful thing.

Unfortunately, it flies out the Brisbane News window when a cake arrives. But when that cake is a luscious lemon curd and blueberry extravaganza from raw desserts queen Ames Starr of Raw & Peace, a regular at Windsor’s Northey Street markets, the guilt is easier to bear.

Originally from the Blue Mountains, the self-taught cook started her food journey as a waitress at a vegetarian cafe in Katoomba. One day the chef walked out so the boss pointed to Ames and said, “You. In the kitchen”. She was a natural.

Ames is one of three local cake talents featured in this week’s cover story (P10).

Our cover star and cake-in-a-jar pioneer James Willis recently teamed up with Maggie Beer, while Amie Milton is carving out a bright future in cake after her stint on TV’s Zumbo’s Just Desserts.

A word of advice: this is not the week to give up sugar.

THEN & NOW 1974: A man dives into floodwaters at 124 Albert St, city, which was then the headquarters of electrical appliance retail chain Chandlers (now Pane E Vino restaurant), adjacent to concert venue Festival Hall (demolished in 2003 and now the site of Oaks Festival Towers, pictured left). This month in 1974 the city was mopping up after the worst flood since 1893 swamped the city. Fourteen people lost their lives and more than 6700 houses were damaged.

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CONTENTS THE LIST..................................................... 6 LIFE............................................................. 8 COVER STORY .......................................... 10 GOING OUT............................................... 13 RESTAURANT............................................ 17 FASHION................................................... 19 AT HOME................................................... 21 CROSSWORD ........................................... 26 HOROSCOPE ............................................ 55

COVER: James Willis. Photography: Claudia Baxter. Design: Anita McEwan.

Main picture: Geoff McLachlan, The Courier-Mail photo archive.

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Stepping out Fiona Purdon A horrific injury, sustained just before graduating from her dance degree, forced Kate Usher to rethink her future. The pain of her dislocated and broken hip, and the lengthy recovery, gave the then 20-year-old pause to determine her true calling – as a dance and event producer.

“I was devastated I couldn’t dance and I remember sitting in the graduation ceremony and wondering what I would do with the rest of my life,’’ Kate says. “I had been in class when my leg started to feel funny but I kept dancing. Scans showed I had fractured the tip of my femur.’’

To keep busy during rehabilitation, Kate focused on producing shows and enjoyed it so much she took a business course that led to further study in event management.

“I was an average dancer and choreographer, but I’m a really good producer,’’ the New Farm resident says. “I have the experience to understand business contracts, to also build international relationships, and to see dance works around the world. ’’ Now Kate, 30, is mounting her biggest event yet – the second annual Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance, at Brisbane Powerhouse.

Supercell is a nine-day festival featuring more than 30 of the most exciting contemporary dancers from Australia and overseas for performances and workshops.

Kate has secured acts from Scandinavia, Singapore and Sydney while local company Expressions Dance Company will also perform.

“I’ve never felt the need to be based in Sydney or Melbourne,’’ she says. “Brisbane audiences are getting riskier and are happy to take a punt on something new.’’

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DANCE MIX … Kate Usher is producer of Supercell dance festival at Brisbane Powerhouse. Picture: AAP/Ric Frearson

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It’s been three years since their last tour and now TV’s Mrs Brown (aka Brendan O’Carroll) and her flaky Irish clan are back with a new show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Feb 8-10. “Come and see live what we can’t do on d’TV,” Brendan says.

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Phil Brown At the end of the short ride I threw myself on to the ground and rolled Did you hear about that amazing new glass bridge that opened in China recently? It is located in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province near Beijing, and stretches 488 metres. It’s only two metres wide and is 218 metres above the valley below, set between two steep cliffs in Hongyagu Scenic Area in Pingshan county.

It is made of 1,077 panes of transparent glass and is designed to swing a little when visitors walk to its centre. O! M! G! I saw a report on the news that showed some poor Chinese man having a panic attack on it. I identified him immediately as a kindred spirit.

I cannot abide heights and have made an absolute ninny of myself on many occasions because of that. I remember going on a chairlift at Sentosa Island in Singapore. I hadn’t realised how high above the ground it would go. My histrionics drew a small crowd and when we arrived at the end of the short ride I threw myself

on to the ground and rolled. Then I got up, dusted myself off and tried to pretend nothing had happened while my wife and son pretended they weren’t with me.

You will never get me climbing the Story Bridge. I find even parking at the Kangaroo Point Cliffs a challenge. I’m sure I’ve told you before about the job I had once at the top of a city high-rise. I quit after only three hours of employment, telling them: “I’m sorry it’s just too high.”

They probably thought I was too high.

On our recent visit to Paris I got vertigo crossing a canal by way of a steepish footbridge. Quelle horreur.

There was no question at all about me going anywhere near the Eiffel Tower and when my wife and son went up the Arc de Triomphe I stayed downstairs hunched against a wall with my beanie pulled down over my face to keep warm. I think people may have thought I was sleeping rough and when the police

went past they looked at me a bit suspiciously.

Thankfully our hotel in Paris was low-rise. In fact the whole damn city is low rise. I love that.

In London we were staying on the 30th floor of the Novotel London Canary Wharf. The view was absolutely stunning but it took me a while to acclimatise.

And of course I tried not to actually look at that view.

How they get me in a plane is a mystery to me but all I can say is thank God Singapore Airlines has a full season of Curb Your Enthusiasm in the entertainment system to help me forget that I am soaring above the Earth in a metal cylinder with wings.

I love nothing more than being on the ground or close to it.

I won’t even go on a Ferris wheel.

The other day I was changing a light bulb at home and I got vertigo on a step ladder.

It’s a wonder I manage to even get out of bed in the morning, isn’t it?

Belinda Seeney I’m getting too old for burpees. Even as an indefatigable young ’un, I was never a wild fan of those displays of core strength and stamina favoured by personal trainers the world over.

For those unfamiliar with burpees – firstly, congratulations on making it so far without confronting this unique form of torture – a brief rundown.

Stand ramrod straight then duck down to a crouch and plant your hands either side of your feet. It helps if you pretend you’re a toddler emulating a frog.

Tip forward slightly to shift your weight on to your hands and forcefully kick both legs out behind you until you’re in the plank or raised push-up position, once again with a ramrod straight back.

Wait no longer than half a beat before jumping your legs back to where they started then take a huge vertical leap with your arms raised

overhead. Now speed it up so the whole series becomes one fluid movement executed in less than five seconds.

Sounds exhausting, right?

That’s just one and if I’ve learnt anything in all my years of fitness endeavours, there’s never just one of anything. Oh no, everything is counted out in beats of four, sets of 10 or blocks of 100.

The self-congratulation I bathe in after completing one burpee without falling flat on my face or kicking a fellow gym junkie is dampened when the instructor inevitably calls out, “Great! Now give me another 49!”

As inelegant as my execution of burpees is, it pales alongside the mess I made of the one and only Primal class I attempted.

The class outline assured me I would “move better, feel stronger and strengthen resilience” using a series of exercises that mimicked the

natural movements of animals.

After 45 agonising minutes spent mirroring sadistic frogs, gorillas, crocodiles, crabs and even a stork I can report I couldn’t move, felt stiffer and sorer than I ever had and my will to live had dissipated somewhere between the Beast Hold and the Scorpion Reach.

Of course, I couldn’t let on any of this to my fellow fitness fanatics, a gorgeous collective of taut, toned 20somethings who breezed through the strenuous workout with the agility of gazelles and coolness of polar bears.

Instead, I gritted my teeth and focused on a sign hanging high in the torture chamber which asked: “Want to find out what you’re made of?”

I’m not a frog or a powerful primate, steely reptile, a battlehardened crustacean or spry bird.

I’m a bear with a sore head who’s decided burpees and their fiendish ilk are a young (wo)man’s game.

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COVER STORY

Piece of

cake Meet three masters of invention taking the time-honoured treat to exciting new heights JAMES WILLIS The Mason Baker

TOP TASTE ... The Mason Baker founder James Willis.

Picture: Claudia Baxter

Cookies and cream, Nutella, blueberry and lemons, raspberry white chocolate ... The Mason Baker is a hard habit to break once you’ve developed a taste for cake-in-a-jar.

The online gift business, founded

by West End’s James Willis, 26, in collaboration with e’cco bistro owner, chef Philip Johnson, launched in 2016 and now sends up to 1500 cakes a week to dessert lovers nationwide.

Business was brisk in December when limited edition Maggie Beer Christmas puddings hit the menu.

“Being able to collaborate with people like Maggie Beer and Philip Johnson is certainly exciting,” James says. “We have a unique product that has found its home online and can be delivered anywhere in Australia. The possibilities of what can be done are endless. I’m excited about all the potential partnerships that are in the pipeline.”

Working with Maggie was a treat, and she lived up to expectations.

“She is exactly as she seems. She has an endearing nature and a nurturing presence,” James says.

“Maggie took a farmhouse shop and grew it into one of Australia’s most iconic food brands. Only a certain

pedigree of person can dream that stuff up and then go out and do it.”

The young entrepreneur, who won a scholarship to Bond University and rounded off his studies with a masters in finance, set out to change the face of online gifting with his gourmet jar-cakes.

“The lack of creativity within the market was really frustrating, so I decided to create a business that gave Australians an alternative to sending flowers or, as we like to put it, ‘Send cake, because nobody likes eating flowers’.”

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AMIE MILTON Whipped Cake Co. For someone with no formal training, cake queen Amie Milton knows her way around a piping bag. The selftaught baker from Kedron creates custom confections under her Whipped Cake Co. business banner, with her edible artworks attracting 290,000 cake-loving followers on Instagram.

“I never even imagined you could do so much with edible items and the thought that you get something at the end that so many people can enjoy is what’s so rewarding,” she says.

“I have learnt so much over the past six to seven years just by watching others’ techniques and adapting them to suit my own style.”

The 26-year-old’s passion for baking began when she was studying public health and communication at university. Her mum, Christina, bought her a copy of Planet Cake by Paris Cutler, whose Sydney company supplied the cake for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s 2006 wedding.

“From this book I just taught myself watching whatever free YouTube videos and blogs I could find, because cake classes were always too expensive as a part-time uni student. I loved how creative it

ICED MAGIC … Whipped Cake Co. owner Amie Milton with some of her gourmet creations. Picture: AAP/Renae Droop

allowed me to be. I have always loved art and have a really creative family.”

The icing on the cake was a spot on the Seven reality series Zumbo’s Just Desserts, where she was twice named Dessert Maker of the Day. One day Amie hopes to offer online tutorials in making creative cakes at home. It’s something she will juggle with working part time in her family’s horticultural business.

“My mum is also a florist so I have brought all the skills she taught me in floristry to my cake decorating.

“You would be surprised how big a role flowers play in cake decorating these days. I am lucky that I have such a creative mum – she has taught me so much about balance, colours and knowing when to pull away from decorating.”

A self-confessed perfectionist,

Amie strives for straight edges and cakes that aren’t overdone.

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AMES STARR Raw & Peace It all started with a nasty bout of typhoid. Ames Starr was travelling through India in 2009 when she succumbed to the disease and wound up recuperating at a friend’s house on North Stradbroke Island.

The tranquil setting inspired the self-taught cook to embrace the health benefits of raw food and, ultimately, to launch her dessert business, Raw & Peace.

“I was always cooking in cafes part-time through uni, so I knew what flavours worked. But using raw ingredients is a different thing altogether,” says the 37-year-old, who studied linguistics at university.

“I learnt through a lot of play in the kitchen.”

She initially sold her handmade vegan creations – all organic, raw, gluten free, dairy free and sugar free – at markets on Straddie and, from 2010, at Northey St City Farm

Organic Market in Windsor.

Now Ames, who lives at Redcliffe with daughter Willow, 12, and son Orly, 5, also wholesales to The Green Edge at Windsor, Fundies at Paddington, and Wray Organic at Indooroopilly. But Northey St is her biggest love.

“We have so many regulars and it’s just like hanging out with friends all day,” she says. “People love our stuff.”

A customer favourite is cashewbased biscuits sandwiched together with raspberry chia jam and coconut marshmallow, and dipped in raw chocolate. Raw & Peace cakes are popular too, made from cashew, coconut, coconut oil and agave to naturally sweeten.

“We’ve got a million different cake flavours, which I’ve streamlined.

There was a time when I used to make all new recipes every single week … I’d be in the kitchen for 15 hours on a Saturday. I had this thing about not making the same cake flavour twice.”

Picture: AAP/ Ric Frearson

A vegetarian from childhood, Ames – who had a mini-stroke at 32 and also suffers from auto-immune issues – has gradually diverged from strictly raw and vegetarian fare.

She now finds a low-carb diet with eggs and organic chicken more beneficial. Along with a good worklife balance.

“I only work three days a week, which gives me all the time in the world for my kids. I know how to roll things out without putting myself under too much stress, which is the thing that makes my health collapse, so I just don’t do it.” rawandpeace.com.au LEESA MAHER

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RARE SIGHTING Picasso prints star at Queensland Art Gallery

Date with destiny Fiona Purdon Shari Sebbens feels blessed to live in an era of great opportunity for indigenous actors.

The Sydney-based talent, who grew up in the Northern Territory, has been in demand since playing shy singer Kay in her debut film, The Sapphires (2012).

Now Shari is set to star as Charlotte Gibson in the Queensland Theatre comedy Black is the New White, opening this week at QPAC after a sellout Sydney season.

“It’s been excellent timing for me with the number (of roles on offer) and I’ve been lucky to reap the benefits. There have been a lot of hardworking indigenous actors who have come before me who weren’t so fortunate,” she says.

“Being part of The Sapphires was life-changing and a whirlwind. The film also started conversations between indigenous and nonindigenous Australians,’’ she says.

Now Shari hopes the witty comedy Black is the New White will do the same. She stars as hotshot lawyer Charlotte who falls for penniless cellist Francis Smith (Tom Stokes).

Unfortunately both families stand in the way of their engagement.

Charlotte’s father, a charismatic

Aboriginal politician, is at odds with Francis’s father’s conservative politics. Over a fraught Christmas dinner, the feud comes to a head.

“The play is absolutely Meet the Fockers and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,’’ she says. “It’s the best fun you can have in the theatre with some big belly laughs. Charlotte is intelligent, driven and she is at a crossroads with her life ... whether to take her own path or to do what her father wants her to do.

“I like to pick roles which contribute to the conversation about our cultural identity. I look for how it is representing my people and I like playing women who aren’t defined by their relationship to men.’’

As a 17-year-old, Shari came to Brisbane to study at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, but returned home to Darwin because she was homesick.

“Wanting to be an actor came from my five siblings. They are much bigger clowns and actors than me and I felt a need to be seen and heard,’’ says Shari. “When I go home I’m the quiet one in the family.’’

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Myth maker GALLERIES Phil Brown

ARTISTIC LEGEND … Picasso; and his Vollard Suite print Minotaure aveugle guide par une fillette dans la nuit (Blind minotaur led by a little girl at night).

The chance to see Pablo Picasso’s most famous suite of prints in its entirety is not one to be missed. The fact that you can see it right now at the Queensland Art Gallery is amazing. Picasso: The Vollard Suite is a stunning exhibition that we are very lucky to have.

It showcases one of Picasso’s best and least known works, which sounds contradictory. The thing is, individual prints from this series such as Faun Uncovering a Sleeping Woman and Blind Minotaur have been regularly reproduced in textbooks about 20th century art, while others are virtually unknown. To see the Vollard Suite in its entirety is a rare treat.

The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is one of the few institutions globally to have the complete set. It is not often displayed, according to the NGA’s curator of international prints, drawings and illustrated books, Sally Foster. She says we are lucky to have it here first before the NGA and other institutions, due to scheduling.

“It’s pretty special,” Sally says.

“I find it so compelling and I think others will too. It’s just one of the great works.”

The suite’s story began in 1930 when the art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard commissioned the great Spanish artist to produce 100 etched plates in exchange for a few Renoirs and Cezannes. Picasso took to the project in a frenzy of creativity and he worked on them through the

1930s. In 1936-37, the master printer Roger Lacouriere was commissioned to print the set.

Picasso used mythological inspiration and his own sex life at the time for subject matter. His model and mistress, Marie-Therese Walter features in the works.

The suite covers several themes close to the artist’s heart, in particular classical subjects such as the Minotaur, a man-beast, and Pygmalion, the artist obsessed with his model. Picasso identified with the mythical Minotaur, particularly in some of the raunchier works.

Sensuality is rampant in these works so keep that in mind for younger gallery-goers.

Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow, curatorial manager of international art, collection and exhibitions at the Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) describes the Vollard Suite as “surprising”.

“Lust, desire and sexuality are certainly themes,” Barlow says.

“It’s feisty and it is a lot to look at.

It’s pretty special to see it all together like this.”

Geraldine has added some sculptures from the collection which are being displayed alongside the suite. The gallery owns 13 Picasso works and one of them is also included in this exhibition – Femme au parasol couchee sur la plage (Woman with parasol on the beach) painted in 1933. It’s a nice touch.

PICASSO: THE VOLLARD SUITE, until Apr 15, Queensland Art Gallery, South Bank. qagoma.qld.gov.au

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MOLLY’S GAME (M) hhhhj Director: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera Running time: 140 minutes

measurements of her every inch. But Alma is not content to be Woodcock’s mannequin. While his clothes don’t maketh the woman, they give her more clout. When her Pygmalion’s interest wanes, as it must, Alma fights back in a radical act of transgression that has unexpected results.

If this were a fairytale, she’d be a witch and her weapon a magical potion. In the hushed and rarefied atmosphere of The House of Woodcock, the film’s subtext rustles as discreetly as the customer’s satin petticoats.

Phantom Thread is a complex tale of objectification, projection and obsession crafted by two masters.

Audiences will be debating the meaning of the film – and Day-Lewis’s custom-fitted performance – for quite some time to come.

It must be the season for true stories about morally murky American women who are good at winter sports.

One week after I, Tonya – the story of a figure skater’s spectacular fall from grace – we get a movie about onetime freestyle skier Molly Bloom (Chastain) and her ignoble but exciting career running underground high stakes poker games.

Molly’s Olympic hopes are swiftly dashed when she loses one of her skis in mid-flight. But the film is more concerned with Bloom’s second, more famous fall, when she’s arrested 12 years later by the FBI. In the intervening years she skips law school to the chagrin of her demanding psychoanalyst father (Costner), moves to LA, and goes to work for a jerk of a businessman (Jeremy Strong) who runs a highstakes poker game for celebrities on the side. She swiftly learns the ins and outs of a world where the only thing flying around in bigger quantities than the cash is the testosterone.

Back in the present day Molly is obliged to hire an expensive lawyer (Elba) to defend her when it’s revealed that many of her clients were Russian gangsters. But how much did Bloom actually know?

Chastain’s performance sizzles with intelligence and ambition, but it’s just a little disappointing that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, making his directorial debut, feels the need to psychoanalyse Molly in a scene near the end where she confronts her father. If she were a male character, would we accept Kevin Costner swooping in to mansplain everything?

That said, it’s nice to see the old codger in a small but prickly role of the kind he never played when he was a big, bland movie star. He’s a good actor, when the chips are down.

VICKY ROACH

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Yarn unravels fabric of society PHANTOM THREAD (M) hhhhj Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville Running time: 130 minutes After completing this Gothic romance about a renowned dressmaker and the waitress who rumpled his fabric, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was retiring from acting.

Reynolds Woodcock is a fitting role for the three-time Oscar winner to bow out on. Driven, obsessive, fastidious ... the two men are cut from similar cloth. Woodcock pushes himself to the point of collapse.

Day-Lewis has had a famously ambivalent relationship with his craft.

In the late ’90s, he took time out from acting to be apprenticed to an Italian cobbler. In 2013, he took another sabbatical to focus on family and farming. Day-Lewis burrows all the way down to Woodcock’s marrow.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who previously collaborated with Day-Lewis on There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread attempts to unpick the extraordinary relationship between an artist and his muse. The film is set in the 1950s in a glamorous London fashion house – a magnificent white edifice with layers of staircases – that dresses Europe’s elite.

A small army of seamstresses defers to the great master, who is moody, self

absorbed, intense. Woodcock’s sister, Cyril (a career best performance from Lesley Manville, above), with whom he has an unusually close relationship, is the sergeant major.

For the most part Cyril accommodates Woodcock’s peccadillos, but she also knows how to keep him in line. Their carefully managed equilibrium is upset by the arrival of Woodcock’s latest infatuation, Alma (Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, above right, in a breakout performance).

When Cyril walks in on her brother literally dressing his new muse – in what appears to be a ritual act of remaking – she sniffs the barely clad stranger, as if she were a cat or a dog.

The act is almost as unnerving for the audience as it is for Alma.

Brother and sister size the young woman up, taking detailed

16 TRAVEL

Monster tusks ARTS EDITOR Phil Brown She died 42,000 years ago and Lyuba the baby mammoth is now the star of an amazing new exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

Lyuba was found by reindeer herders on the Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia in May 2007.

Apart from missing her hair and toenails, this baby mammoth was perfectly intact, making this a poignant exhibit and sure to be one of the most popular as part of Mammoths – Giants of the Ice Age. Set aside half a day because there’s a lot to see. The museum has a great cafe with one of the best views in town across The Domain with glimpses of Sydney Harbour.

The mammoths exhibition should pack them in and while it doesn't reference the Ice Age movies, you will see mention of mammoths being popular cultural icons. Who doesn’t love Manny the woolly mammoth in the Ice Age movies?

Kids want to cuddle him and they will want to cuddle Lyuba too but

BIG FOOT ... Freya Leisk hugs a model mammoth on show in Sydney’s Australian Museum.

she’s behind glass. But the good news is everything else in this amazing exhibition is cuddleable as creative producer Trevor Ahearn points out when he gives me a sneak preview of the exhibition, which is on until May. “Everything can be touched and we encourage that,” he says. “Usually it’s the opposite.” In fact the signs say “Please Touch” which is refreshing.

This exhibition was developed by the internationally renowned Field Museum in Chicago and includes fossils, casts and cave drawings showing how early humans hunted and honoured these massive creatures. And then there are the

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creatures themselves, recreated lifesize. They are impressive indeed and there were several varieties of mammoths and mastodons but the most appealing remains the woolly mammoth and Lyuba is the cutest of all. She was only a month old when she died of suffocation after being trapped in the mud along the banks of a river. Do I hear a collective “awwww”?

These long lost cousins of the elephant are fascinating creatures and they had teeth as well as tusks and real teeth and real tusks are included in the exhibition. Palaeolithic man hunted these creatures (they were

part of the original Paleo diet) and they finally died out 5000 years ago.

As Trevor Ahearn points out, mammoths are now being dug up in record numbers due to climate change so their story is a cautionary tale about the environmental pressures that helped push these animals to extinction.

MAMMOTHS – GIANTS OF THE ICE AGE, until May 13, Australian Museum, Sydney. australianmuseum.net.au For Qantas Holidays travel packages, see packages.qantas.com The writer was a guest of Destination NSW and Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour

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FOOD + DRINK

Cook’s tour RESTAURANT Tony Harper Does Junk really fit my M.O.?

It’s a restaurant … just. In fact it’s a string of venues on both coasts (north and south), Toowoomba and two in Brisbane, the newest of which is at Coorparoo Square.

It is licensed, it serves food and there is no lack of wait staff scurrying around, so it’s a restaurant, right? But I guess the same could be said for The Coffee Club, or even some of the true fast-food giants.

And in some ways Junk is like a vamped-up Asian McDonald’s – fast and inexpensive. Not really my thing, but it does offer some pretty good Asian food.

Now that’s something I love.

You order and pay at the counter for both drinks and food, take your drinks (it’s a short wine list, with a better selection of ciders and beers such as Bintang, Tiger and Asahi) and a table number, then wait.

But not for long.

Within minutes the food starts arriving and in five minutes the lot is on the table: wham-bam.

And unlike the majority of fastfood places, the menu at Junk is thoughtful, diverse and rather interesting. It covers a few of Asia’s cuisines – Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay, Korean and a hint of Japanese (no Indian), plus one or two oddities like a scotch egg; and fries with Korean spices and cheese sauce.

Bao (above, inset) come as either fish with cos and Sriracha; pork belly

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with pickled cucumber and peanut soy ($13); or shiitake mushroom with teriyaki, bean curd and daikon ($12).

Fish bao ($12 for 3) comes as little battered, fried fillets with a blanket of lettuce and a puddle of sauce and a typically soft sweet bun. Solid.

Korean fried chicken is a bit of a crowd pleaser and a hit with the kids (low-gluten to boot); almost like sweet and sour, but with a more savoury, spicy sauce ($10).

There’s a disappointing lamb rendang curry ($17). Rendang should be dry – slightly more liquid than

FAST TAKE … Junk Coorparoo offers a diversity of Asian street food, served quickly.

peanut butter. That’s what defines it.

The slow-simmering ends up as frying which concentrates the spices and sauce: it can be magic. The Junk version is runny; more reminiscent of a Thai green curry than the Indonesian/Malay specialty. It’s a tasty dish, just not rendang. And it’s mild, which I understand in a fastpaced, broad demographic restaurant.

Grilled prawns ($19) is a far more successful dish: large kings, halved and skewered, swimming in a pretty good Singapore sauce (the sort of thing you’d expect on mud crab).

Again no heat, but delicious in a slightly sweet, sticky kind of way.

Junk could be so much less and still get away with it.

The fact that it’s fast, located in a busy enclave, and reasonably exotic without threatening the princesseaters among us means it could get away with an ordinary menu.

But there’s care taken here, with low-gluten, vegan and vegetarian options, and a very good attempt at crossing a bunch of cultural cuisines, albeit tempered for broad appeal.

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THE LOWDOWN: In case you hadn’t noticed, customisation is the buzzword du jour – from monogrammed handbags to a jar of Nutella with your name on it. And so it goes with beauty. Dermalogica’s new ProSkin treatment hands the power to your therapist, who gets to design a bespoke facial just for you.

Composed of 10-minute modules, the facial is designed to tackle your unique skin issues. There’s the

ProSkin 60 for when you really need help, and ProSkin 30 ($60) for when time is short. Together, calm and knowledgeable therapist Jamie and I decide that fine lines and pigmentation from sun damage are the most pressing of my concerns.

The facial she creates for me includes a lactic peel, which is given extra oomph by a handheld ultrasonic exfoliator (it’s OK, I didn’t feel a thing), and a pigmentation treatment in which a Dermalogica IonActive concentrate is applied to the skin.

Then comes a Gelloid (a combined massage medium and mask), all of which was turbocharged by a dose of LED light therapy.

Along the way there was also the standard Dermalogica double cleanse and a lovely scalp massage.

Proceedings finished with an ultra-

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BEST BIT: Obviously the scalp massage – what’s not to like? But the bit I’d return for was the IonActive treatment which noticeably tackled my pigmentation concerns.

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PURPLE REIGN 21

Plush plum builds drama in living rooms

BLUEBERRY THRILL Alastair McLeod’s no-cook dessert

Divine vision A historic hilltop church finds a new purpose as part of a modern family home

22 AT HOME

Heavenly outlook When scoping out development sites for his construction business, Glen Williams stumbled across this hilltop church at Norman Park.

“We had started to think about finding a larger piece of land to build a home on (with wife Gabrielle), something like 1200sq m but still close to the city. When this came up I thought, ‘This is some serious land’, plus with the church on it, it gave me the opportunity to do something

really cool, something unrepeatable.”

The brick church, which dates back to 1924, is a historical relic. “The church was something we couldn’t touch but we knew it would make an interesting space inside,” Glen says.

Working with architect David Hansford, they determined a new use for it. “We thought it could become a space for Glen’s business and be used for entertaining so that day-to-day life could happen outside the church, in

the new house,” David says.

The architecture of the home takes its cues from the hilltop setting.

“When we first visited the site we were blown away by the topography and the sense of elevation on the edge of the cliff and the feeling of seclusion on a massive open site,” David says.

“We wanted to capture that in the architecture.”

The challenge was framing views to the city and over Norman Park

whilst ensuring protection from the elements on an exposed western face.

Arranging the two-storey house perpendicular to the church ensured open space was preserved and separation maintained between the two. Living spaces were concentrated on the ground floor with the pool considered an extension of the living room, its long edge disappearing to infinity. The roof above, with its cantilevered corner, appears

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When we first visited the site we were just blown away by … the sense of elevation on the edge of the cliff

suspended in the air. “The timber soffit helps create (the illusion of) the floating roof,” David says.

“The angle of it and that huge overhang creates a bit of drama.

When you stand right out on the edge of the pool, it’s awe-inspiring.”

Raw and robust materials such as off-form concrete, brick, zinc, timber and glass were chosen for their durability and sense of monumentality. “It’s quite a masculine palette but we love it,” Glen says. “You could almost hose it out.”

Charcoal-coloured bricks used inside contribute to the dark and moody interior spaces designed in collaboration with interior designer, Georgia Cannon. “The interior had to be bombproof with active kids and dogs inside,” Georgia says. “We

wanted to keep everything tonal so we could celebrate the form and generosity of the spaces.”

The solid concrete kitchen bench appears almost sculptural at the centre of the living room.

“We started with the polished concrete floors and when we suggested the dark concrete bench to Glen, he did a bit of research and then he just gave it a go,” Georgia says.

“It was great to work with a client who was also the builder and who was willing to be a bit experimental.”

MICHELLE BAILEY

Architect: DAH Architecture, ph: 0413 606 636 . Interior Designer: Georgia Cannon, ph: 0439 455 580 Builder: Glen Williams Constructions Pictures: Cathy Schusler

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RECIPE

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Elders and betters Alastair McLeod This recipe came about after a visit to Hampton, north of Toowoomba, where Sue and Rob Groom have been growing blueberries organically for 35 years. This recipe is essentially Sue’s, all I have done is add some elderberry syrup in lieu of maple syrup.

I pass the secret forward.

RAW BLUE AND ELDERBERRY TART

Photography & styling: Miranda Porter Ceramics: instagram.com/ lunaceramics

INGREDIENTS 8 pitted dates 200g walnut halves 1½tsp ground cinnamon Pinch of salt 350g cashews, soaked overnight 225g blueberries 50ml lemon juice 1 small banana, peeled 125ml coconut cream 170ml coconut oil, melted 1tsp vanilla paste 3tbs elderberry syrup, plus a splash for blueberry topping Elder and borage flowers, to garnish

METHOD Pulse dates until just starting to come together. Remove from blender and then blend walnuts, cinnamon and salt to a fine crumble. Return the dates and blend to a dough. Line base of a 21cm cake tin with baking paper and press dough into bottom of tin.

Place in freezer while making the filling. Clean the blender then add drained cashews, half of blueberries and all other ingredients (except topping). Blend until creamy and smooth. Remove cake tin from freezer and pour filling onto crust. Return to freezer for 4 hours until the filling has set. Place remaining blueberries in a pot with a splash of elderberry syrup.

Place over a low heat until the berries just start to split then tip on to a small tray and chill until required. Serve tart with berries and flowers. Serves 12 Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco Catering. alfreshco.com.au

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Eden Park Enjoy a private, productive lifestyle at this rural estate About a five-minute drive from Narangba town ship is Eden Park, a highly productive rural estate with eight dams, a flowing creek and improved pastures fenced into six grazing paddocks.

A 1200sq m residence sits among Eden Park’s undulating country, featuring a cedar kitchen, 3m ceilings, a spiral staircase and four bedrooms

all with ensuites and walk-in wardrobes.

Downstairs, neutral tones and timber appointments decorate the main living hub. To either side of the kitchen are a dining room and meals and family rooms, with the level also including a study, bedroom, media room and billiard room with wet bar.

Wrapping the level is a veranda, linking to a timber walkway that then leads to an outdoor space featuring a fire pit, TV and spa.

Back inside, three upstairs

KURWONGBAH 201 Browns Creek Rd Land: 57.95ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Danny Bukowski, Raine & Horne Rural Brisbane; ph: 5518 8010 or 0427 007 116 For sale: By expressions of interest, closing Fri, Feb 23, 5pm

bedrooms and a sunroom open to either a front or rear balcony. The main bedroom has two walk-in wardrobes, a coffee station and an ensuite, with the residence also housing a triple garage, laundry and workshop.

Other features of Eden Park include a second residence which is currently rented and a 380sq m work shed with a loft.

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Dual living potential This renovated five-bedroom Queenslander dates back to the 1930s and exudes charm with character features such as high ceilings, french doors, VJ walls and polished original timber floorboards.

Spanning two levels, the house features a wraparound veranda on each floor.

On the upper level, there’s a formal lounge room with stained glass features and ornate breezeways, leading to a hallway and the main living hub at the rear of the floorplan.

With its open-plan design, this lounge and dining area has an abundance of natural light with its large windows and glass bi-fold doors to a deck. The deck offers views over the backyard and pool.

Back inside, the updated kitchen has a breakfast bar, timber cabinetry

and quality appliances including a gas cooktop.

Also on the upper level of the house are four bedrooms, including the main which contains french doors to the deck, a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite.

Downstairs there are three multipurpose rooms, a living area, bathroom and a kitchenette. Outside there is a granny flat with a private courtyard.

HAWTHORNE 25 Virginia Ave Land: 766sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Joanna Gianniotis, Place Bulimba; ph: 3107 6999 or 0433 168 761 Auction: On site, Sat, Feb 10, 4pm

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‘Dri away’, 25 Ocean Road, Brooms Head, Northern NSW • An absolute beachfront co age set on one of the most spectacular strips of coastline • The idyllic family holiday, weekender at any me of the year or even a place to call home • Refurbished 3 bedroom beach co age located directly where both arms of Cakora Lagoon enters the ocean. The outlook from the home is a constantly ever-changing beach, water and sand view • Brisbane and Gold Coast just a 3* and 2* hour drive, Sydney 8* hour drive (or 2* hour flight) Being away from the hustle and bustle, this could be the most affordable absolute oceanfront beach house sold along the east coast of Australia in 2018.

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HAWTHORNE 25 Virginia Avenue

INSPECT Wednesday 6 – 6:30pm and Saturday 12 – 12:45pm

This rarely found traditional Queenslander on 766m2, with wraparound verandahs on both levels, is positioned in the highly sought-after river avenues. Spacious and subtly separated, a large lounge room leads to an open plan dining area and living area with seamless deck access. The master bedroom with a walk-in robe and ensuite provide the ideal parent’s retreat. A further three bedrooms with built-in robes and verandah access are within easy reach of the main bathroom with separate toilet. Downstairs, a further three multipurpose rooms with built-in robes are serviced by a third bathroom, creating an apartment that can have a separate entry.

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BULIMBA 24 Harrison Street

AUCTION Saturday 10 February at 4pm, on-site

Joanna Gianniotis 0433 168 761

INSPECT Wednesday 6 – 6:30pm and Saturday 10 – 10:45am

This once in a lifetime opportunity, with spectacular city views over two lots, this grand Queenslander on 810m² offers an incredible opportunity with two street access. All flowing together, the family, living, dining and kitchen seamlessly access the front and rear decks, the rear deck captures sweeping city views. Also located on this top level are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Downstairs, on the first floor are three further bedrooms, third bathroom, rumpus area and multipurpose room, which open to a patio and large in-ground pool.

This home is completed with a self-contained studio on the ground floor.

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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AUCTION Saturday 10 February at 6:30pm, on-site

Glenn Bool 0400 120 999 PLC-OP4047_BN_D

BREATHTAKING Only once in a lifetime does the opportunity arise to acquire such a prestigious location surrounded by some of the most exclusive residences of Hamilton.

HAMILTON 51 Toorak Road (access via Annie Street) Design your dream home on the scale to match the magnificence of the views of exquisite sunrises and sunsets, fireworks and nightly city lights. Ensure your home is truly unique among the mansions and heritage homesteads you count as your neighbours. Zoned Character Residential over two 405m2 lots, your new home will not only be a in a blue-chip location but close to the Racecourse Road precinct and Portside, with an array of fashion boutiques, shops and award winning restaurants and cafĂŠs to choose from. This exclusive site is also within the highly sought-after Ascot State School catchment.

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AUCTION Thursday 1 February at 12:30pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane

Alex Rutherford 0417 877 828 PLC-OP4047_BN_A

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As par t of the Barca Penthouse Collection designed by Arkhefield, this unique 354m2 apar tment with 12m frontage has been inspired with a grand spacious floor plan that seamlessly integrates the nor th facing indoor and outdoor living areas. The kitchen and walk behind pantr y will awaken your inner chef with premium Miele appliances.

Four dedicated bedrooms include a master suite with walk-in robe and ensuite. A main bathroom, multipurpose room, separate laundry and powder room complete this magnificent residence. A rare four car, lock-up garage with storage facility and amenities including lap pool only add to the magic of Barca.

4 BED 3 BATH 4 CAR + POOL

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FOR SALE Jason Chaffey 0408 208 939 Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668 PLC-OP4047_BN_B

MASTERPIECE Spanning over 323m2 with explosive 270° uninterrupted views, PH 4102 is the pinnacle of splendour and luxury, offering the ultimate privacy.

INSPECT Contact Agent for Inspection

BRISBANE CITY 4102/140 Alice Street

FOR SALE

As you enter PH 4102, you are treated with an enormous sense of space. The external curvilinear design creates open spaces throughout the living, dining and outdoor areas.

The increased ceiling height and floor-to-ceiling glass throughout fur ther enhance the penthouse feel. The master suite epitomises penthouse living with a bespoke walk-in robe and ensuite design while three further bedrooms, two bathrooms, media room, library, laundry and guest powder room service this home. No penthouse is complete without a four car garage. This large, ultra sophisticated residence is not to be missed.

Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912

4 BED 3 BATH 4 CAR + POOL

Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668

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Character charm Classic Queenslander features such as fretwork, french doors, a large gable roof, decorative lattice and the wraparound, covered veranda give this charming property plenty of street appeal.

Set on a corner block, the house has renovation potential and character accents throughout the primarily single-level floorplan.

The main entrance sits on the upper level, reached via a white timber staircase and period-style portico.

Inside, there’s an open-plan living and dining area with the original wide timber floorboards, high ceilings, VJ walls and casement windows, as well as airconditioning. The casement windows have the original hardware intact.

The three bedrooms have an

abundance of natural light and are spread across the floorplan, two boasting french doors to the veranda.

They are serviced by a central bathroom with scope for refurbishment. The kitchen sits nearby, in a large open-plan space, with leafy suburban views and easy access to the veranda.

Downstairs there is a powder room and also a single carport, and outside is a large green backyard.

TARINGA 133 Swann Rd Land: 537sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Jan 31), 5.30-6pm; Sat, Feb 3, 10-10.45am Agent: Brock Smith, LJ Hooker Brisbane West; ph: 3871 1811 or 0447 599 527 Auction: On site, Wed, Feb 7, 6pm

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Taringa 133 Swann Road Unique Queenslander With Incredible Potential On 537sqm!

Standing outside the white picket fence of 133 Swann Road, Taringa the incredible potential of this gorgeous property is immediately obvious. Featuring a massive gable, timber portico & decorative lattice this beautiful house has street appeal in spades & the charming character features continue throughout the residence. The home currently enjoys a leafy outlook & is situated atop the renowned Swann Road ridge on a corner block with a large backyard.

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127 Laurel Avenue, CHELMER

With its highly coveted riverfront address in one of Brisbane’s most beautiful tree-lined streets, this magnificent property truly has it all. One of the best riverfront blocks in Chelmer, it is positioned on 3122m2 with 40m of prime river frontage. Stately, classic and full of charming features, the two-level home across two buildings was originally designed and built by the renowned Knowlman McDonald Builders. Multiple indoor/outdoor living areas, wine cellar, fireplaces, N/S tennis court, pool, spa and private pier provide every chance to celebrate the joys of riverfront living.

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Landmark home Offering panoramic city skyline views, this landmark three-level, fivebedroom house on Bulimba Hill is set across two allotments.

Traditional accents including wood panelling, leadlight glass, ornate ceilings, picture rails and bay windows enrich the interiors, while the classic facade features a double gable roof and casement windows.

The main living spaces sit on the upper level; formal lounge and dining areas have rich timber and glass accents and carpet floors, while the adjacent open-plan space has polished timber floorboards and a bay window bench seat.

There’s also a set of full-width glass bi-fold doors opening to a covered deck with city vistas.

Back inside, the large kitchen has quality appliances and extensive

cabinetry. Bedrooms are spread across the floorplan; the main sits on the upper floor and includes a bay window seat and an ensuite, while all the others have varying features.

There’s also a bathroom with a clawfoot bathtub.

The middle level offers three bedrooms, a rumpus room and an office.

Outside, there is a covered terrace and a pool.

BULIMBA 24 Harrison St Land: 810sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Jan 31), 6-6.30pm Agent: Glenn Bool, Place Bulimba; ph: 3107 6999 or 0400 120 999 Auction: On site, Sat, Feb 10, 6.30pm

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City vistas Impressive 180-degree views of the CBD and the Story Bridge are a highlight of this classic house with renovation potential.

Within walking distance of Bulimba’s cafe and dining precinct on Oxford St, the once-stately house has traditional Queenslander features.

With plenty of scope for refurbishment, the main living hub is on the middle entry level, and includes large lounge and dining areas, leading to a sitting room and a deck that is oriented towards the city panorama.

Inside, there’s also a study with built-in wardrobes and large windows, a formal entry foyer and the kitchen.

There are high ceilings and timber floors throughout the level.

Two bedrooms are also nearby, with the main offering a bay window

looking to the city. Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and are serviced by a central bathroom.

A third bedroom sits on a separate, upper level, reached via a staircase, and boasting a built-in wardrobe and impressive views of the surrounds. A final lower level of the residence has space for a double garage, laundry and storerooms.

Outside, the backyard boasts the shell of a pool.

BALMORAL 26 Wentworth Pde Land: 678sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Jacob Butler, Ray White Bulimba; ph: 3914 0000 or 0406 561 909 Auction: On site, Sat, Feb 10, 6.45pm

PRIME WATERFRONT POSITION Point View Residences Now Complete www.pointview.com.au Display Open: Tuesday 11:00am - 2:00pm Thursday 4:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday & Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm Or by appointment (7 days a week) Address: 32 Glenora Street, Wynnum QLD 4178 Price: 1 bedroom from $375,000 2 bedroom from $495,000 2 level skyhomes from $1,125,000 Contact: Tim Holmes 0418 725 158 tholmes@savillsgc.com.au

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Coastal escape Five blocks of land on Bribie Island, each with a 16m frontage to the ocean, have been offered for sale from a 3235sq m site.

Each block, with uninterrupted views, covers 647sq m and is zoned as general residential under the Moreton Bay planning scheme, with options for apartment development or individual houses.

The blocks of land at 76 and 72 Rickman Pde have already been purchased.

The block at 76 Rickman Pde was priced at $1.052 million.

These blocks were to the northern side of the site with 76 Rickman Pde enjoying a corner position.

There is a price of $775,000-plus for the blocks at 68, 70 and 74 Rickman Pde and they lie to the southern end of the site.

Ray White Ascot owner, director and principal Dwight Ferguson said the blocks were positioned on possibly one of the best stretches of beach on the east coast.

“This is rare beachfront land, having never before been offered to the market,” Mr Ferguson said.

“Bribie Island has a pristine landscape with beautiful Pumicestone Passage on one side and kilometres of open surf beach on the eastern side.”

WOORIM 68-76 Rickman Pde Land: 3235sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Dwight Ferguson, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0412 385720 Price: $775,000+ each

AUCTION ON SITE SAT 10 FEB, 4.00PM

11 RIM ROAD, BUDERIM VIEW Sat 10:00-10:45am

BREATHTAKING PANORAMA… • Architect designed masterpiece • Sweeping 270-degree panoramic views • Grand entrance with 18 foot ceilings • Fully equipped media room • Granite kitchen with high-end appliances • Expansive living areas for entertaining guests

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Horoscope with Tanya Obreza CANCER

AQUARIUS

(June 22 - July 22) Best Day: Friday 2nd If you don’t know which way to turn, sit still and let events take their course. There’s little point in taking action when you’re unsure of the direction you should head. The best thing you can do is find some good company and a sympathetic ear.

(January 21 - February 18) Best Day: Friday 2nd You’ve been patient enough, Aquarius. Others have had all the time in the world to resolve their issues. But they’re still dragging their heels. Problem is, they continue to rely on your help. Break away for a while, and get on with your own business.

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TAURUS

(February 19 - March 20) Best Day: Monday 5th To say that you’ve had a better time in relationships would be an understatement. If you feel that you’ve been wronged, stand your ground. Here’s your chance to scissor any frayed relationships or alternatively, go about mending them.

The choice, as they say, is yours.

(April 21 - May 20) Best Day: Sunday 4th This is an assertive week, Taurus.

You have energy to spare, and demand the spotlight. It’s a great time to ask for favours or a promotion. Do it soon, and you may get more than hoped for. Someone wealthier and wiser could become a staunch supporter.

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(March 21 - April 20) Best Day: Wednesday 31st Make way for a material kind of week. Truth is, Ariens are always smitten with spending, but even more so now. Fortunately, finances look optimistic. Just as well, as you’re in the mood to spend even if the credit cards do go into serious meltdown.

(May 21 to June 21) Best Day: Thursday 1st Maybe you can have too much of a good thing. Last week left you to your own leisurely devices, but now you’re bored with the lack of challenge.

You’re ready to be stirred back into action. Seemingly, the planets have heard your call and readily come to the rescue.

(July 23 - August 23) Best Day: Wednesday 31st Life changing experiences can come in many ways. Perhaps something or someone has been a catalyst for change and you’re forced to rethink your life. Use this experience to trash old rules and regimes. Perhaps it’s time to start anew. You are the author of your own destiny.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) Best Day: Sunday 4th There’s a fair bit of tension in the air, which you can’t help but sense. While your level head usually keeps you out of trouble, less pragmatic minds seem determined to pursue a collision course. Don’t buy into trouble just because others are deliberately egging you on. You’re stronger than that.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23) Best Day: Tuesday 6th The week signals a communication problem with someone in your immediate circle. Maybe you just can’t

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see eye to eye on an issue. Before making accusations, listen carefully to their viewpoint. It could be that you don’t stand as far apart as you thought.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Best Day: Monday 5th Professionally, you’re on the right track. But if considering a romantic escapade, disappointment may follow. Seemingly, your best ventures this week are solo efforts, so if it comes to the question of a romantic tango, you might have to sit this one out.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Best Day: Tuesday 6th It’s a week of change, but you must be getting used to that by now. Joint money matters might lead to arguments. Emotionally, expect a time of fiesty passions. Just try not to make too many demands on friends and loved ones — they have a breaking point too.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Best Day: Saturday 3rd So much to do, and so little time.

Ambition is your driving force, but be discriminating — not everything is worth doing. Decide what you really want before making a long-term commitment. Though love has been fraught recently, here you finally get a break.

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The amazing little gecko lizard has footpads that interact with surfaces on a molecular level, meaning they can stick to any known surface, except Teflon. This grip is so strong that a single adult gecko could theoretically hold aloft your threeseater sofa (130kg!).

Unique fingerprints are only found among animals that evolved using specific hand use.

Humans, other primates and the koala all have unique prints. Even with an electron microscope, distinguishing between koala and human prints can be difficult.

In 1972, Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan didn’t realise he would be the last man (to date) to set foot on the moon. On his final visit to the moon’s surface, he drew his only daughter’s initials in the moondust. “TDC” is still up there and still perfect.

Fireworks were used in China as early as 200 BC, but it was the Italians who perfected the rockets that most modern fireworks displays use. The Italians invented the aerial shell, which allowed fireworks to have specific colours and shapes.

The huntsman spider doesn’t spin webs. Instead, it uses speed and stealth to hunt, and its legs allow it to run both forwards and sideways at about a metre per second. Huntsman spiders are social and territorial and they often hang out in groups.

In November 2014 Christie’s Auction House in London sold three Andy Warhol artworks for more than $2.6 million. Andy Warhol (1928-87) was the leading light of the visual art movement known as Pop Art and he’s also credited with the expression, “15 minutes of fame”.

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