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JULY 4-10, 2018 ISSUE 1184
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ALL FOR LOVE
Raw talent Meet the best mates building a berry-based superfood empire
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ON THE COVER Acai Brothers founders Sam Carson and Ben Day, Cover Story, P8. Picture: Hawke Anderson Design: Anita McEwan
Welcome to your newlook Brisbane News, filled with more of the things you love. It’s bigger and brighter, with more colourful characters, more arts coverage, more fashion, more beauty, more food, more entertainment news, and more design and decorating inspiration for the home. And, of course, all the regular sections you look forward to, including columnists Belinda Seeney and Phil Brown. Each has found a new home in the magazine, with Belinda ensconced as our First Person (P4) and Phil having The Last Word (P20) – which, if you know Phil, seems only fitting. Enjoy the issue!
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Belinda Seeney Left to my own devices, that lovely picture on the right would be of me staring off-centre with a half-blinking gaze, a wonky smile and several chins A former colleague and I were reminiscing about the horrors of “headshot day” recently. This is the day most print journalists dread, when the powers-that-be decide the photo that accompanies a reporter’s byline needs updating. She recounted the time one showed up right on deadline, dragged the cohort of caffeinestained, makeup-free, frazzled journos out to a back alley “to use the natural light”, lined them up against the wall and fired off frames mugshot style. Two weeks and countless reader complaints later, the new headshots were binned and the older versions reinstated. So, when Leesa Maher commissioned new photos for Brisbane News, I took it in my
stride. I strode to the hairdressers, the make-up studio, the spray tan booth and Sacha Drake’s nearest boutique; pored over Instagram for posing advice; hit up my stylish friends for tips; and ran everything past a critical 12-year-old. Yet, for all my preparation, I froze once the camera started flashing. Left to my own devices, that lovely picture on the right would be of me staring off-centre with an unsettled, half-blinking gaze, a wonky smile and several chins. Instead, I hit the photography jackpot with Renae Droop and like a child, was fed a set of simple, repetitive commands: chin down, lean forward slightly, turn a little to your left, your other left, now look back at me, chin down. And so Renae’s patient patter continued over several hours,
many poses, three outfit changes and two locations. This wasn’t a one-shot wonder – we produced an entire portfolio of pictures to trot out over coming editions. I reckon I’m only a July ski bunny and December novelty antlers pose away from having enough “looks” to release my own calendar. That’s not to say the shoot went off without a hitch. We dodged delivery vans and oncoming traffic; lined up a perfect pose only to have it photobombed by a passer-by; and I froze in the rain and moved more furniture than is wise in borrowed designer frocks. You wouldn’t know it, though, because she made me look like a natural – well, as natural as that hair colour, tan and eye lashes allow. But thanks to Renae’s jibes and jokes, that smile is real.
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Trained eye Trent Dalton’s debut novel draws on his childhood in the shadow of Brisbane’s underbelly Fiona Purdon Journalist Trent Dalton always knew he had a novel inside him, but he just needed a deadline to get him started on it. “I’ve always really wanted to write about a Brisbane you don’t hear about much,’’ says the award-winning writer who started his career 18 years ago with Brisbane News before moving on to The Courier-Mail and his current role at The Weekend Australian Magazine. Now he has notched up a first for an Australian writer, with his debut novel Boy Swallows Universe set to be published globally in a six-figure deal, slated for 2019. “Ever since I was a child, I wanted to explore the city and get amongst it. It was part of the reason I became a journalist and a reporter,’’ he says. Trent was researching a story when he found “the springboard’’ for Boy Swallows Universe, set in Brisbane in 1983. By chance he came across stories about Arthur Halliday (1910-1987), nicknamed the Houdini of Boggo Road prison for his escape attempts from the 1940s. Trent was shocked to realise the ex-criminal was the same “sweet and kind old man’’ who was a family friend when Trent was a child. “We just knew him as Slim. He was like a father figure to us, and he often came around to our house and did odd jobs,’’ Trent says. “We didn’t know he was Arthur Halliday and was well known for escaping from Boggo Road.’’ In Boy Swallows Universe, Trent draws on his own child-self for the curious, bright and story-loving Eli, while melding his three older brothers into Eli’s beloved and protective elder sibling, August. With Eli and August’s mum in jail, the wily ex-con Slim often acts as their babysitter, especially when their stepfather, a small-time drug dealer, is tormented by legendary Brisbane drug-dealer Tytus Broz. Eli grows up determined to be a journalist and to expose corruption, and is destined to fall in love with a photographer. “I realised with the novel I had questions I wanted answered about my own memories,’’ he says. “Every character from the book has come from something I’ve
TABLES TURNED … Trent Dalton’s first novel is set to go from local to global publication. Picture: AAP/Steve Pohlner seen or a person I’ve interviewed or met along the way of my life in Brisbane.” Trent not only started his writing career on January 10, 2000, at Brisbane News, but he also met his future wife Fiona, then a journalist on the magazine and now a media adviser for Arts Queensland. They have two daughters, aged nine and 11. Trent, who mainly grew up in Bracken Ridge, has always
been interested in the darker and colourful side of Brisbane. “When I was small I was silent for a long time. People probably thought I had mental development problems, but then when I was eight or nine years old I came out of my shell and became interested in stories.” Meet Trent Dalton at his Boy Swallows Universe author talk, Carindale Library, Carindale, Jul 5, 6pm, free. eventbrite.com.au
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The acais have it They’re Bayside boys and fitness devotees whose berry-based superfood bars are taking on the world. Meet the Acai Brothers Hannah Davies It was an ordinary day that turned out to be anything but for Sam Carson and Ben Day. The best friends and fitness fanatics were chatting over lunch at a restaurant in their native Redlands, on Brisbane’s southern Bayside, in 2014. Talk turned to their new mutual obsession – the acai berry, touted as the new “superfood”. What happened next changed everything. Their idea was simple – to open a cafe that served fresh, nutrient-rich foods with acai at the top of the menu. The fruit was just starting to garner fans for its delicious taste, antioxidant content and powerful plant compounds thought to benefit brain and heart function. Knowing their friends were travelling 40 minutes from the Redlands to the city to get their hands on an acai bowl (thick, smoothie-like acai topped with granola and other fruits), the chums spotted a gap in the market and seized the moment. “It was really funny when we first came up with the idea that day,” Ben says. “We were joking around about how it was going to become a global brand like Campbell’s soup, but we didn’t realise what exactly it would involve to get there.” Within an hour they had a company name and a logo. And when they looked out the window of that restaurant, they saw a vacant property for lease. Acai Brothers was born. Four years later the company is one of Australia’s fastest growing superfood bar franchises, specialising in acai bowls, smoothies, juices, raw treats and coffee. As well as its focus on health and
well-being, the company has become famous for its humorous and cheeky videos – including one in which the handsome founders appear with bare bums to promote the stripped-down nature of their food. “We’re trying to break the stigma attached to superfoods – that they are just for hippies and vegans,” Sam says. “We aim to make people feel comfortable by giving it a cooler vibe.” With 27 stores nationally, including 10 in Queensland and the flagship store at Wellington Point, plans are afoot to take Acai Brothers to the US, starting in Los Angeles, plus Asia and the Middle East. The plan is for 200 franchises worldwide. “I think we’re starting to achieve what we set out to now, but it was hard work for a long time,” Ben says. The enterprise has pushed their friendship to the limits at times, although
Sam was a super-fast sprinter and I just couldn’t go as fast as him. I should have looked at nutrition to give me the edge they’ve achieved a happy balance. The fitness enthusiasts first met when they competed on the school athletics track. Ben, a student at Sheldon College at Sheldon, recalls being beaten in track and field events by lightning-fast Sam, who attended Redland’s Ormiston College.
“I hated veg as a child and looking back I think I could have done a lot better if I’d put some good food into my body,” Ben says. “Sam was a super-fast sprinter and I just couldn’t go as fast as him. I should have looked at nutrition back then and I think it would have given me the edge.”
Sam laughs before countering that Ben was referred to as the “Greek god” at school. The friends, both 28, went their separate ways after school days, with Ben playing professional baseball for the Laredo Broncos in Texas from 2008 to 2009, before returning to earn a master’s
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09 CLEAN BOWLED … Ben Day and Sam Carson at their Coorparoo store; the acai bowl that started it all; Sam says Ben (below) was known as the “Greek god” at school. Main picture: AAP/Renae Droop
degree in exercise science. Later, he opened a gym for professional and amateur sports people and athletes. A business and marketing graduate, Sam used his degree to run a Snap Fitness gym at Cleveland. The pair reconnected in 2010, when their girlfriends at the time
were friends, and found they enjoyed hanging out as grown-ups. When the opportunity arose to join forces in a business, they didn’t hesitate. “Not only did we have a great personal relationship, but Sam had good business experience, and we had a similar vision
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there is an element of give and take involved, and I think we’ve only really achieved balance in our lives in the last 12 months,” Ben says. “We work together every single day and travel together all the time, too, so we do need to have downtime away from each other. Most of the time if we’re together we’re talking about work so the break from each other is very welcome, and we do try to give each other space when we can.” Constantly looking for new ways to entice customers, the pair attend health expos in the US to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to food trends and, this month, they will introduce a nutritious toastie to their menu. “The toasties are great for winter. We use grain bread and coconut cheese so they’re vegan-friendly,” Ben says. “I don’t put anything on the menu that I don’t like – I’m very selfish like that.” But work will take a back seat this week when Ben weds his fiancee Jordana Demos, 24, who is the Acai Brothers national support manager, on the Greek island of Santorini. “Jordi is part Greek and we didn’t want the 400-person Greek wedding in Australia, so we chose a small, intimate setting with family and friends,” Ben says. Sam, of course, will be there, too, with his own partner Elizah Caruana, 25, who works for Channel Ten. “We barely have time to take holidays, so this is going to be extra special,” Ben says. “It’s going to be nice to socialise and we will try not to talk about work.”
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Human touch Vanessa Fowler is promoting kindness in memory of her sister, Allison Baden-Clay Fiona Purdon Vanessa Fowler still struggles at times when recalling her younger sister Allison Baden-Clay, the Brisbane mother who was murdered by her husband in 2012. As chairwoman of the Allison Baden-Clay Foundation, which funds initiatives to raise awareness of domestic violence, Vanessa often speaks at public events. “Sometimes it gets emotional … because it brings it all back to you,” says Vanessa, 51. “But there is satisfaction in sharing our story. I’ve learnt to live in the spotlight.” Vanessa’s life changed dramatically with the death of Allison, who would have turned 50 this month. Along with her husband Brad and sons Jacob, 14, and Ben, 11, Vanessa moved from the Gold Coast to Brookfield to be near Allison’s three daughters. Then followed the move to her home town of Ipswich to support her parents Geoff and Priscilla Dickie, who took on the full-time care of the girls. “I see the girls every day, whether I’m picking them up or taking them to ballet class,” she says. “The girls are very strong and resilient, and are surrounded by love.’’ Vanessa, a Year 1 teacher at Ipswich Girls Grammar, says the impact of Allison’s death on the community still surprises the family. “We don’t know why Allison’s case was high profile. Allison touched a lot of lives with her kindness. She was very involved in the Brookfield community, with the school, teaching children to dance, and she had a lot of friends. We miss her every day.” And it is Allison’s kindness that will be remembered on Strive to Be Kind Day on July 27, when the Story Bridge and Goodwill Bridge will be lit in her favourite colour – yellow. A lunch will support the Griffith University MATE Bystander Program, which trains people to understand family and domestic violence, and to intervene effectively. “We are all brought up from that generation where you don’t get involved in people’s personal lives,” Vanessa says. “We want to make sure Allison’s death can assist others.” Strive to Be Kind Luncheon, Victoria Park Golf Complex, Herston, Fri, Jul 27, $150pp. allisonbadenclayfoundation.org.au
ALL FOR LOVE … Allison Baden-Clay (inset); and her sister Vanessa Fowler. Main picture: AAP/Ric Frearson
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Damsels in the dress It’s a match made in heaven – a historic city venue for a show of Australian bridal gowns curated by Miss Fisher’s costumier
WEDDING BELLES … Exhibition favourites include (from left) a bridal tea gown in white Swiss cotton with bobbin lace inserts; a mother of the bride outfit in pintucked musk silk organza; and a bias-cut bridal gown in silk ninon with cowl neckline. Pictures: John Gollings
Fiona Purdon Everyone loves a wedding. That was Marion Boyce’s first thought when she was asked to curate an exhibition for Old Government House in the city’s QUT precinct. The award-winning costume designer realised she had a collection of 45 dresses, from the 1880s to 1970s, ideal for a show. The gowns, each one pure romance, are showcased in The Bowerbird and the Bride exhibition, which opens this week. “These are all real Australian dresses worn by real brides. When I suggested a bridal exhibition, everyone at QUT laughed because so many people have got married in Old Government House so it’s a natural home for the exhibition,” Marion says. “I’m inspired every day by working with these fabulous fabrics. Sometimes it takes your breath away; you burst into tears because of the sheer beauty and the skill … in making these stunning
dresses. I get so much excitement seeing them and sharing my treasures.” Marion, who has worked on films and television shows such as The Dressmaker (2015) and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015), has drawn on her cinematic knowledge to create a visual story for each gown. For example, every outfit is kitted out with historically accurate headpieces, bouquets and hand-embroidered handkerchiefs. “I wanted to complete the story of the bride,’’ she says. “Whether it is for a film set or an exhibition, I like to create these little vignettes. I love the journey of putting things together and making scenes come alive.’’ Her favourite piece is a 1930s “sublime construction made from really fine silk’’. “The way this dress has been put together with the side slatings and slotted back, its bias cut and hand-sewing, the skill is of an incredibly high standard,’’ Marion says. “It’s one of the sexiest
frocks but no skin is shown: it’s visionary.’’ A costume designer for more than 35 years, Marion says half of the dresses are from her own collection, while others were bequeathed to her from her friend Judith Evans. Marion’s 2016 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries costume exhibition attracted more than 100,000 people on its national tour. The Melbourne-based designer has been fascinated with fabric and dressing up all of her life, and “worked her way up’’ in costume departments on film sets from her 20s. For The Dressmaker, the story and costumes were interconnected, so she created most pieces from scratch. “Working closely with (actor) Sarah Snook on her transition as Gertrude from frump to head peacock was extraordinary. She ensured her costumes became an extension of her character.’’ The Bowerbird and the Bride, presented by QUT, Jul 12Aug 19, Old Government House, city. www.ogh.qut.edu.au
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Worth its weight Alastair McLeod Baking is not my natural golf swing. It requires a certain discipline to balance time, temperature and ingredients. Yet when I’m in the mood, the alchemy of so few ingredients gives me real joy. Traditionally, a pound cake was prepared with one pound each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs. As this is way more than a modern-day family could consume, I reckon it was so called as that’s how much weight you put on when you ate it. This recipe preserves the simple ratio and pairs it with beautifully poached Tamborine Mountain rhubarb. If you find yourself so inclined, play a round in your kitchen and you are guaranteed to hit a hole in one.
RHUBARB POUND CAKE, BUTTERMILK CHANTILLY Ingredients 4 large rhubarb stalks 400g caster sugar 2tsp vanilla bean paste 200g plain flour, plus extra for flouring the pan 1tsp baking powder ½tsp fine sea salt 4tbs milk 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing 4 large eggs, at room temperature Buttermilk chantilly 250ml cream 25g icing sugar 1 lemon, zested 125ml buttermilk
Method Preheat oven to 170C. Cut rhubarb to fit crosswise inside the top of a 22cm x 12½cm loaf pan. Combine half the sugar, 250ml water and half the vanilla, and bring to boil. Simmer until sugar dissolves then add rhubarb, simmer for 1 min, then remove from heat. Cool, then slice pieces in half lengthwise, reserving the poaching liquid. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk together milk and remaining vanilla. In the bowl of an electric mixer with paddle, beat butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl between each addition. Beat in half of flour mixture until just combined, then add milk mixture until barely combined, scraping the sides of the bowl. Beat in remaining flour mixture until just combined. Butter and flour the loaf pan then scrape half the batter into prepared pan, then place half of rhubarb slices on top. Cover with remaining batter and smooth the top. Bake for 20 mins then remove pan from oven and quickly place remaining rhubarb slices on top. Return pan to oven and bake until skewer comes out clean, another 40 mins. While cake bakes, simmer rhubarbpoaching liquid until syrupy and brush on top of cake once it comes out of the oven. For the chantilly cream, whisk cream and icing sugar to stiff peaks in a food mixer. Add zest and slowly stream in buttermilk with the mixer on medium speed. Whip to medium peaks. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack before serving with chantilly. Serves 12 Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco, alfreshco.com.au
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RESTAURANT Tony Harper What do you want out of a beer bar? Exceptional beer, I expect, and ideally a thought-provoking, pertinent range. Do you need imports or is an all-Aussie list good enough? Tippler’s Tap doesn’t do the import thing – at least not on its taps. Instead it focuses on a nicely broad range of Australian beers, with an emphasis on the truly local – Newstead, Slipstream, Archer, Range, Croft. It’s a canny collection. The Fortitude Valley/New Farm (it’s on the cusp) restaurant has taken over what
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SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 6 Drinks: 8 Vibe: 6 Service: 5.5 was Freddie’s Taphouse and Kitchen, having previously moved from Fortitude Valley to South Bank, where it remains open. The James St venue is Brisbane’s second Tippler’s Tap. Service is pub style in that you order at the counter, and there’s a small but contemporary range of wines, some terrific
spirits and a handful of cocktails. Food leans towards the usual American thing, but it’s no more moronic than charcuterie and cheese in a wine bar. We are slaves to tradition. And if creating a sponge for three or four beers is the main objective, it does just fine: lots of stuff on bread, deep-fried things, big flavours, calorific.
Tippler’s Wings ($8/$15) is the best dish we try – moist and tender with a rather delicious blue-cheese sauce. They work out to be about $1 each. Happy days. Onion rings ($6/$12) are crusted with panko crumbs but they want for seasoning. Apparently the kitchen hangs its hat on the deep-pan pizzas (sorry … too much food for me) of which there are two, plus a good range of burgers, sliders, dogs and American sandwiches. It’s all good fodder for beer. We opt for a slider-buy: five for $22, with five fillings offered – Reuben, the Little Baby (mini beef burger), Italian beef, Cajun chicken and haloumi. We try all but the Reuben and vegetarian. The classic beef is the best – really nice patty, decent pickles – and the chicken is solid, but the sliders could do with a softer, fresher bun. Tippler’s Tap remains one of our better craft beer venues. The food is apt, and if the whole American thing seems a little unimaginative, think Fred and Barney; boardshorts and thongs; Alfa Romeos and hefty bills. It just goes.
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Gothic romance An illicit love affair involving the teenage author of Frankenstein is brought to life by a Brisbane local Geoff Shearer Screenwriter Emma Jensen’s fascination with the story behind the writing of the horror novel Frankenstein turned into a monster of its own. Her “creation” comes to life on July 5 as the Brisbane-raised writer’s film Mary Shelley opens in cinemas across the country. The movie details Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin’s early years in London, two centuries ago – from when she was 17 and being courted by the, then unknown to her, already married poet Percy Shelley, to her marriage, the death of a child and her writing of the gothic horror novel at the tender age of 19. Emma first studied Shelley’s Frankenstein in the late 1980s at Indooroopilly State High School. Further research and a re-reading of the story, including Shelley’s prologue, convinced Emma in her mid-20s that there was a film to be told. It wasn’t until about five years ago that she put pen to paper. “What was really interesting to me, was how did a 19-year-old girl come to tell this story?” says Emma, who grew up in Oxley. After moving to first draft stage, the Mary Shelley script was quickly optioned by a producer, and actor Elle Fanning, herself only 17, was soon attached as Mary. Douglas Booth was signed to play Percy, Bel Powley as Mary’s stepsister Claire and Tom Sturridge as Lord Byron. The film is an inspiring look at Mary’s right to authorship of the novel, and the fragility and misapprehensions of relationships.
Emma was able to stay involved throughout the filmmaking process and earned an executive producer credit. Her original screenplay made it through the “Hollywood process” relatively unscathed. “Certainly things … change along the way and that’s the nature of the beast,” she says. “Everyone reading the screenplay responds to things that speak louder to them based on their life experience, or just what’s interesting to them. And then the actors bring their ideas.” Sturridge did throw a curve ball as the flamboyant Lord Byron. When shooting a scene where he welcomes Mary, Claire and Percy to his villa, he strode forward and kissed a surprised Douglas Booth on the lips. It made it into the finished film. “I remember watching, going, ‘That wasn’t in the script’!” Jensen says, laughing. “But in a way that energy completely
MONSTER AWAKES … Emma Jensen; actors Douglas Booth and Elle Fanning (left). changed Tom’s interpretation of Byron. It worked.” Up next for Emma is a biopic on singer Helen Reddy, set in the 1970s, with Gold Coast producer Rosemary Blight (The Sapphires) and LA-based director Unjoo Moon. “All being well we go into production later this year on that one, in
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO (MA15+) êêêkj DIRECTOR: Stefano Sollima STARRING: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner RUNNING TIME: 122 minutes There are no good guys in Day of the Soldado, which is set in a grim and merciless world inhabited by hitmen, terrorists and CIA black operatives. So a man with any moral code at all stands out as a kind of beacon. Here, the masses are represented by poor and desperate Mexicans who are being smuggled across the border in what has become an extremely lucrative side trade for the drug cartels. Their plight, while not a focus of this hardcore crime drama, is powerfully rendered. And strikingly topical. When a suicide bomber crosses illegally into the US, Matthew Modine’s hawkish Defense Secretary throws an already tattered rule book out the window.
Water-boarding is legal torture, Josh Brolin’s tidy-up man informs a Somalian pirate before razing his family compound while the man watches on a computer. Matt Graver (Brolin) has been tapped by CIA chief Cynthia Foards (Catherine Keener) because of his expertise in the region. To start a war between rival drug cartels,
his team set up a “false flag” operation in which they kidnap a drug lord’s daughter, Isabela Reyes (Isabela Moner). Heroes are in short supply in this film and the body count is almost as high as in a Rambo movie. In this sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed 2015 thriller Sicario, Alejandro Gillick (Benicio Del Toro) seeks
Australia.” She has also optioned a project on actor Ava Gardner, who had an African American maid (Mearene Jordan) who became her companion and best friend. “This was all pre-civil rights, so this friendship was way ahead of its time.” And then there is a UK true crime TV series that Emma is working on.
redemption, of sorts. A drug lord has killed his wife and daughter, and when the kidnap operation is sabotaged by corrupt Mexican police, something in Gillick shifts. The avenger becomes the protector. This is shown in a moving scene in which Gillick connects with a deaf Mexican labourer through sign language, giving a glimpse into his own family history. Taylor Sheridan’s screenplay is every bit as taut as its predecessor, which he also wrote. Villeneuve hands over the reins of the sequel to Italian director Stefano Sollima, who began his career as a war cameraman for television networks including CNN, CBS and NBC. He handles the material with ruthless efficiency. The suicide bombing of a Texan supermarket, for example, in which a terrified mother, arm around her daughter, begs one of the perpetrators not to press the button, is shot with a newsman’s eye. Del Toro gives the film its heart in a compelling performance. VICKY ROACH
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Devotees of iconic Brisbane label Easton Pearson donned their favourite pieces for a preview of garments to appear in The Designers’ Guide: Easton Pearson Archive exhibition at the Museum of Brisbane from Nov 23. Designers Lydia Pearson and Pamela Easton, who closed the label in 2016, mingled with fans who wore gloves to handle the precious pieces.
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Life in colour New York-trained Felicity Cooney designs fashions with a focus on bright hues and clever cuts Leesa Maher WHO Felicity Cooney, 27, designer at Felicity Cooney. The Australian shoe, bag and fashion label is based at Wooloowin. WHY MAKE FASHION YOUR CAREER? It is the perfect blend of artistic creativity, engineering and business. It’s a career that’s constantly shifting and changing. There’s never a boring day. AND IT TOOK YOU TO NEW YORK CITY? At a young age I decided I wanted to study fashion at Parsons in New York. Looking back on it, I don’t know how it all came together, but I moved to New York at age 20 and was there for five years. WHAT WAS PARSONS LIKE? Amazing, competitive and such hard work. I had fantastic professors and met so many talented friends. I got so much confidence in myself and as a designer. I think it is so important in this industry to be really tough as well as creative. And personally, I made such an amazing group of friends from all over the world. WHAT IS YOUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY? I like to design things that are easy to wear but are very considered. For example, I just designed a small cross-body bag, perfect for travel, and I chose a leather used to make motorcycle jackets because it’s very hard wearing. DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE … Very clean and architectural. I love to promote sustainability and ethical design with my products.
Felicity’s beauty faves … 1. Rodin Olio Lusso Lipstick in Billie on the Bike, $55, mecca.com.au | 2. Origins Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief Soothing Face Cream, $96, mecca.com.au | 3. L’Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream, $63, au.loccitane.com | 4. Stila Convertible Colour in peony, $36, mecca.com.au | 5. Sugar & Sea Salt Spa in a Jar, 300g, $40, endotaspa.com.au
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON COLOUR? I’m a fan. Most people I consider to be stylish wear a lot of colour. A lot of people wear black because it is easy, but wearing colour makes me so happy.
WHO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS? My customers are stylish women, looking for something a bit different. I find my customers are all ages, sizes and from all over the world. WHAT ARE WINTER MUST-HAVES? Nobody Denim jeans because I love that they are made in Australia; the new Felicity Cooney brogues in olive and pearl; and I might try and knit myself a big grey fluffy jumper. ESSENTIAL BEAUTY KIT FOR WINTER? Bite Beauty’s Agave Lip Balm, L’Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Cream and Origins Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief Soothing Face Cream. YOUR SIGNATURE FRAGRANCE? I love Molecule 01 by Escentric Molecules. It smells different on each person so it’s a perfect signature scent. WHO DO YOU SEE FOR FACIALS? I love to do skin care at home, but I recommend pedicures at Endota Spa on James St, Fortitude Valley. WHO DOES YOUR HAIR? Matt and Kristin at The Assembly Hair at Mooloolaba. I have been going to them for 10 years and they are brilliant. BEST BEAUTY TIP? Don’t over-pluck your eyebrows. Sage advice from my mum in the late ’90s when thin brows were all the rage. BEST FASHION TIP? My favourite tip at the moment is from a Dawn O’Porter interview where she says, “Just bloody wear it!” We all have a secret gem in our closet that we are saving for best. Wear it now!
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Sun catcher A bright new home garden plays with light in a modern take on timber-and-tin tradition Michelle Bailey In a sheltered pocket of characterful Auchenflower, this new home takes its cues from its central, sun-drenched courtyard. Designed by architects Wesley and Joel Kelder in collaboration with developer and builder Natural Lifestyle Homes, the building wraps around the courtyard garden, allowing ground-floor rooms to open on to the lawn and giving upper-floor rooms views of green space. “We were interested in adopting the idea of a courtyard house because we know courtyards allow you to live around your garden,” Wesley says. “(Here) the courtyard is private and sheltered from neighbours at the centre of the site.” The experience of garden and landscape begins at the street where a concrete staircase establishes the fluid descent to the front door. Concrete treads were crafted from panels salvaged from the original, mid-century house on the site. Cantilevered edges give the illusion of it floating over the garden. A brick wall anchors both the staircase and the house, reaffirming its solid base. “We wanted the house to look like it has some mass and thickness,” Wesley says.
PRIVATE OASIS … Timber, brick and salvaged materials anchor the house, with large windows, a glass splashback in the kitchen and stackable doors letting in the light.
“But we were also taking cues from timber-and-tin traditions, using lightweight materials on the upper floor to provide relief and shadow.” Inside the entry vestibule and staircase, polished concrete floors, white walls and cedar timbers offset views to lawn and sky. The journey from here to the living spaces follows the perimeter of the courtyard as it wraps around the southern and eastern boundaries. In the north-facing living space, pivoting glass walls open the doubleheight room to the outdoors and allow it to become engulfed by dazzling sunshine. Curved edges carved out of the balustrade above define the second-storey void. This motif is echoed in the fluid surfaces of the nearby wall. “The curved edges were designed to soften the transition as you move around the house,” Wesley says. “The curves also give the plasterboard that sculptural quality and make it appear like it is carved out of a solid mass.” The curved motif returns in the kitchen bench top, which is carved from marble and supported by a sweeping timber corner. Bathrooms also embrace softer lines, with tiles applied to curved surfaces. Every opportunity is taken to capture views to the outdoors from inside. Rather than a solid kitchen splashback,
fixed glazing frames a view to the garden. Likewise, a window beside the bench seat allows the dining room to absorb the morning sun. On the opposite side of the room, the corner of the building seems to disappear as stackable doors are concealed by brick walls on each side. “We wanted to make a house that had meaningful and memorable connections to the outside,” Wesley says. “On this site the courtyard is enclosed by the house on three sides and the open side faces directly north, meaning the best opportunity for view and sunlight is at the centre of the home.” Architect: Kelder Architects, ph: 3160 7069, www.kelderarchitects.com.au Developer-builder: Natural Lifestyle Homes, ph: 3811 5072, nlhomes.com.au Photography: Angus Martin
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Phil Brown I have tried to learn instruments in the past but I have never had the patience or the ability … I've seen footage of chimpanzees playing them better I wish I played an instrument, I really do. My son plays the piano and we love having his music in the house. It would be nice to be able to accompany him but I’m not sure how my playing the spoons would go with Chopin. I have tried to learn instruments in the past but I have never had the patience or the ability. The only one I ever half-mastered was the bongos, but anyone can play them, right? I’ve seen footage of chimpanzees playing them better than I did. But I have some rhythm, I think. I had bongos and a snare drum in my room when I was 11. And a guitar I decorated with psychedelic stickers. I tried to learn to play it and got an instruction book to help but I was an abject failure. My parents weren’t musical but
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they did try to get us to play. We had an electric organ at one stage – goodness knows why – and I used to get lessons once a week on that, but I complained bitterly about them and the teacher heard me one day and resigned in a huff. Which thrilled me. In my teens you’d go to a party and there’d always be some dude who could play guitar and the girls would be hanging around him going all gooey, and you’d think, “I wish that were me”. I had another crack at the guitar in my early 20s but I was plucking awful. I was a bit of a blues fanatic in those days, so I thought the harmonica might work better and I got a little blues harp. I wrote songs back then, and I got together with a few guys and we recorded a few
songs with me puffing away on my blues harp. But I never got past a few rudimentary notes even on that. One of my best friends from childhood came to visit us a few years ago and he was banging out tunes on my son’s keyboard. I remember when we were young, his old man forced him to have piano lessons a couple of times a week and I thought that was a bit extreme, but when he was sitting in our loungeroom playing The Long and Winding Road, I thought it was all worthwhile. As for me, well, I think it’s probably too late and what would I play anyway? Something from the cutlery drawer, perhaps? Or maybe I could get another set of bongos? I always wanted to be a beatnik. It’s not too late, is it?
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the standard Elegant location in Brisbane’s inner eastern suburbs A Victorian era design with resplendent features such as Italian crystal chandeliers, Western Australian Jarrah, custom plaster and Carrara marble makes this fivebedroom inner-city estate a treasure. Agent Cathy Richards from Place Bulimba said The Riverbank was the original homestead of late 19th century Bulimba, transformed into one of the most elegant renovated heritage residences of Brisbane’s inner eastern suburbs. “Built in 1886 as the home for the landlord of a market garden, The
Riverbank is today a two-thirds newly constructed family house that embraces its Victorian era architectural history while offering every amenity for a comfortable way of life,” she said. “Only viewing this property will truly reveal its many exceptional features and captivating European charm – every detail has been carefully crafted with quality materials and thoughtfully designed, exclusively using bespoke, high-end fixtures and fittings.” Positioned on an 809sq m block with a saltwater pool and within walking distance of the Brisbane River and a CityCat terminal, the residence has two levels with the main living hub on the upper floor.
HAWTHORNE 94 Elliott St Land: 809sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Cathy Richards, Place Bulimba; ph 3107 6999 or 0417 706 498 For sale: By negotiation
This light-filled space offers a combined lounge and dining area with timber floors and French doors opening to a wraparound deck which has city views. The Wyer and Craw kitchen includes European appliances, and the nearby breakfast room has a Wyer and Craw floor-to-ceiling bookcase. There are three bedrooms on this floor, including one with a walk-in wardrobe and a luxury ensuite. Opulence continues on the lower level with a grand entry featuring Foscarini Caboche pendant lights. It’s accessed via a custom Western Australian Jarrah staircase which was designed and built by Slattery and Acquroff.
Impressive river vistas This contemporary three-bedroom apartment on level 10 of the Vida complex has a spacious interior with quality finishes. It captures views across West End and down the Brisbane River, and also has access to a range of resort-style facilities. On entry, the apartment showcases natural finishes and modern comforts such as top-grade timber floors, ducted and zoned airconditioning and downlighting. To the rear of the apartment is the main living hub, including the kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, a breakfast bar and pendant lighting. From an open-plan living and dining room is a balcony with river views. Occupying one side of the residence is the main bedroom, featuring a walkthrough wardrobe and an ensuite with twin vanities and dual showers. Other features of the apartment, which has a corner position, include a laundry, study nook with a built-in desk and two side-by-side car spaces. It also has easy access to the riverfront boardwalk and West End markets, with
Rural escape is on offer This idyllic country estate sits between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast and offers 67.56ha of rich and fertile hinterland. The farm is ex-dairy country and ideal for cattle grazing and fattening, encompassing lush pastures that can comfortably run 80+ breeders plus calves year-round. Also on the property is a six-bedroom homestead, built in 2013 as a single-level Queenslander. Boasting panoramic views to Moreton Bay and the surrounding
the city also within easy reach. Residents’ facilities at Vida include a rooftop entertainment area with an infinity-edge lap pool, gym and barbecue amenities. There is also the convenience of on-site management. Agent Phillip Harrigan said the apartment enjoyed generous proportions throughout, bespoke designer interiors and a modern indoor with a wonderfully inviting address.
MT MEE 24 Duncan Rd Land: 67.56ha Inspect: By appointment Auction: Level 26, 111 Eagle St, Brisbane City, Friday (Jul 6), from 10.30am Agent: Barry Quinn, Ray White Rural Brisbane; ph: 3231 2222 or 0409 828 342
mountains, farmland, creeks and valleys, the house sits on a large, level plateau on top of the hill. Framed by a wraparound covered veranda, there’s plenty of space for outdoor dining and entertaining.
WEST END 1007/21 Buchanan St Unit: 151sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Phillip Harrigan, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0400 043 426 For sale: By negotiation
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Build Your Ulঞmate Escape with Scenic Rim Views Dunn Rd, Allandale (via Boonah), QLD — 75min* Brisbane and 10min* Boonah ‘Lemon Tree’, 33.18ha* (82* acres). Zoning — Rural. Spring fed dam, seasonal creek with springs. Power runs through the block. Fully fenced with mostly new four barb fencing. Cleared country sown to some improved pasture. So scrub soil. Easterly facing block. ‘Lemon Tree’ is a very usable, quality block wai ng for a new owner to put their mark on. ‘Norfolk’, 33.06ha* (81.7* acres). Zoning — Rural. Two dams. Power runs along the perimeter of the property. Fully fenced with mostly new four barb fencing. Sloping with cleared and flat house site at the peak of the property. So scrub soil. Easterly facing block. ‘Norfolk’ is the perfect lifestyle block to build a weekender, get out of the city and escape from it all.
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Aucঞon Friday 27 July 2018 10:30am Level 26, 111 Eagle St, Brisbane View Sundays 9:30–10:30am Jez McNamara 0427 270 280 Andrew Goodall 0412 093 551 Ray White Rural Queensland *approx.
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Stunning Homestead on 100* Acres ‘Whispering Hills’, Bald Knob (via Maleny), QLD • Stunning high end homestead • 40.5ha* (100* acres) on a private shelf posi on • Spectacular ever-changing vistas and colour • Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, four cars Owners have commi ed to another home and offer ‘Whispering Hills’ for an immediate sale.
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Sale View Sunday 10am 16 Hillside Lane, Bald Knob Jason Maমazzi 0419 650 343 Peter Douglas 0407 172 101 *approx.
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INSPECT Saturday 11am – 2pm, Sunday 11am – 1pm and
2401/59 Byron Street
Wednesday 11am – 1pm or by appointment
Designed by award-winning architects Arkhefield, this three bedroom Penthouse at Barca Bulimba reflects craftsmanship, rich detailing and luxury river living. With an expansive north-facing frontage, high ceilings and one of the largest internal and external living spaces on offer, we are excited to share this opportunity. This riverfront apartment comes complete with secure garage, on-floor storage, direct entry via private lift, and the option to purchase a marina berth. This is a luxury lifestyle choice that fosters a tangible connection to the world outside; something truly rare. View the Barca Bulimba sales suite, at 59 Byron Street Bulimba.
3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR + POOL
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Your opportunity to purchase a very rare east facing courtyard villa with direct access from its very own lock up gararge, located riverfront in Kangaroo Point.
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INSPECT Saturday 10 – 10:30am
110/1 Holman Street
Attention all downsizers, green thumbs and those looking for something rare, we have found it! Experience a luxurious inner city lifestyle in this contemporar y three bedroom apar tment. Recently renovated, this home boasts a low maintenance layout, combining dining, kitchen and multiple living areas. Glass sliding doors open to a spacious covered outdoor terrace, a perfect space for the family pet, green thumbs and entertaining guests with river views. The master bedroom boasts a walk-in robe, stylish ensuite and private outdoor access. Walk out the front of your private villa onto the Riverwalk to experience local restaurants or catch one of the numerous ferries to the inner city.
3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR + POOL
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AUCTION: Thursday 5 July at 6pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane
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KANGAROO POINT 110 Main Street
INSPECT Saturday 2 – 2:30pm
Nestled in one of Brisbane’s most iconic heritage buildings, this four bedroom home honours the traditional and exhibits the contemporary. Spread over four levels and framed by eastward river views, a timeless interior balances charming timber flooring, sash windows and original woodwork with modern appointments of stone and marble. Options to create a sizeable media room, study, cellar or gym, this is versatile living at its best! This luxury riverside living experience comes complete with a residents gym, infinity lap pool and over 3,000m2 of manicured gardens for residents to enjoy.
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NEWSTEAD 901/71 Doggett Street
INSPECT Saturday 2 – 2:30pm
Spanning over 125m2 ‘The best value penthouse’ in Newstead under $1M. Residence 901 offers a large open floor plan, combining the dining, kitchen and lounge areas to create a spacious living hub. Floor-to-ceiling sliding doors expand the open plan living to a large balcony, ideal for seamless entertaining. This apartment hosts three generously sized bedrooms with ample storage. The master bedroom, spacious enough for a king sized bed, features a large walk-through robe and stylish ensuite. An extraordinary residential experience, this is winning prospect is just 1.7km from the CBD in Newstead’s dynamic lifestyle precinct.
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BULIMBA 59 McConnell St
Sunday 12 – 12:30pm or by appointment
This designer three level, four bedroom home is a masterclass of geometry and space with direct access to the riverfront. The ground floor has been designed for the family, with an open plan kitchen, dining and living area leading to a stunning deck, patio, lawn and sparkling in-ground pool. The upper floor hosts all four bedrooms, including the master with river views, private balcony and ensuite with spa bath and shower. Just two minutes from Oxford Street, this architectural marvel comes complete with a study, laundry, media room, cellar, six car garage and private jetty.
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5 BED 3 BATH 6 CAR + POOL
Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912
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GREENSLOPES 18 Peach Street
INSPECT Saturday 1 – 1:30pm and
This residence provides an elegant yet easy maintenance lifestyle sprawling over a 607m2 allotment. The upper level provides an open layout that combines the dining, kitchen and lounge areas. The family kitchen is equipped with quality appliances, custom cabinetry and extends out to an expansive entertainer’s deck overlooking the garden and pool. Also located on the upper level are three bedrooms, including the master bedroom. On the ground level is a media room and second living area that transitions to a covered patio, garden and pool area, ideal for kicking the football around or just spending quality time with the family.
AUCTION Thursday 12 July at 6pm,
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WELLINGTON POINT 3-7 Main Street
ZILLMERE 70 Funnell Street
Capturing outstanding 180-degree Waterloo Bay and surrounding island views, this elite bayside address is sprawled over an expansive 2,852m2. If you are seeking the ultimate haven, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure real estate gold.
Situated just 170m from the Aspley border IS THIS THE BEST BUY OF 2018? Boasting 180 degree mountains views and picturesque sunset plus two levels of living and a kid friendly yard, whether you are a first home buyer or an investor this is a real estate no brainer.
VACANT LAND INSPECT Saturday 2:30 – 3pm
3 BED 1 BATH 2 CAR INSPECT Contact agent for
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Style at the double These two residences on intersecting streets present an opportunity for potential buyers to purchase two homes that have been purpose-designed for interconnected living. The houses have interconnected common areas, perfect for bringing family or friends together. The first residence, The Atrium House, has a magnificent atrium with high clerestory windows, polished tiled flooring and timber finishes, with Shoji screens complementing its open-plan design. The five-bedroom house also has a music room, dining, lounge and family rooms, a contemporary kitchen, modern bathrooms, a double garage, gymnasium and covered patio with an outdoor bathroom and adjoining vegetable garden. Recently renovated and reached via a shared pavilion and pool area, the second residence on Muirfield Court provides open-plan living across a single level. On entry past a double carport and covered patio are tiled living and dining rooms with high ceilings. A media room with carpet flooring and an adjoining study
are nearby. Centrally located is a kitchen with an island bench, ample cabinetry and stainless-steel appliances. A laundry and three bedrooms are to one end of the house. Two of these bedrooms have walk-in wardrobes. The main bedroom has an ensuite. Agent Sonya Treloar said the homes had been purpose-designed for families to live seperately in their own homes, yet be interconnected with common areas.
ALBANY CREEK 34 Country Club Dr and 1 Muirfield Court Land: 1621sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Sonya Treloar, Ray White Bridgeman Downs; ph: 3353 7600 or 0424 514 404 For sale: By negotiation
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CHELMER 154 Hargreaves Avenue Situated in a very tightly held, multi-million dollar address this 522sqm vacant parcel of land captures picturesque north / east facing river views and presents a unique opportunity to create your dream home and riverfront lifestyle.
FOR SALE NOW OR BY AUCTION ONSITE THIS SATURDAY 7TH JULY @ 10AM
Found in one of Brisbane’s most desirable locations featuring the best in position and aspect this land will provide the perfect foundation for your new home in one of Brisbane’s premier suburbs.
Benjamin Smith 0416 005 008
Featuring absolute river frontage, original jetty and an aspect takes advantage of the morning sun and stunning afternoon breezes.
Kel Goesch 0408 647 568
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FANTASTIC PARK AVENUE APARTMENT ON SOUTH BANK Located on the first floor of the prestigious Park Avenue Apartments, this well-proportioned 157m2 renovated apartment is one to call home. Positioned directly on the Brisbane River and boasting sensational views to the City and the river, this beautifully presented apartment features open spaces for living and dining which lead out to the expansive balcony, the focal point to the apartment and perfect for entertaining. With South Bank on your doorstep, you will enjoy all the shopping, culinary and cultural delights it has to offer. A short stroll across to the CBD or to the CityCat add to the convenience of the inner city lifestyle. An inspection will impress!
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For Sale By Negotiation Inspect Saturday 7th July 11:00AM-11:45M
Margaret Willis 0402 683 287
Spectacular Riverside Views
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403/483 Adelaide Street, Brisbane With a desirable easterly aspect, this rare four bedroom, two storey home in the sky offers a continuous connection between inside and outside with an expansive podium terrace. The on site facilities are second to none with temperature controlled wine cellar and tasting room, boardroom, pool and gym. This residence, positioned in one of Brisbane’s most prestigious buildings, is a great penthouse alternative. Walk to 5 star restaurants or enjoy a stroll along the Riverwalk with the CityCat close at hand.
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CANCER Across (June 22 – July 22) 1 Cancer. Christening (7) Relax, This is not the time to bang doors that refuse to open. 5 onFavourable result (7) Whatever obstacle you face, trust it is 9 Checkgood. oneself (7) for the highest It’s an opportunity to regroup 10 Slyand (7)reconsider your choices, and trust that your intentions will take 11 An assumed name (5) form in good time. Hoping for 12 Means to an (9)to outlandish outcomes can end only lead disappointment. 13 Well planned (9)
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carefully and draw from your more pleasurable memories to help create the future. This is a healing cycle that occurs only a few times a year, so make it count. CAPRICORN (December 22 – January 20) As much as you’d like to cosy down into a comfy little routine, the cosmos suggests otherwise. Disruption reigns, but in the best possible way. This is your week to discover that change can bring extraordinary opportunities. So when presented with different options, don’t hesitate. This precious window of opportunity will soon close.
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(August 24 – September 22) Being granted the opportunity to let Down 25 26 your character shine can be rare. (7) PISCES 1 true North American bison (February 19 – March 20) That’s because there are so many haters 2 Separation (7) anything Consider this a healing week, a time out there who will gun down to rid yourself of baleful ghosts or vaguely heartfelt and(2,7) imaginative. But 3 Basically buried guilt. Never make yourself feel 27 28 you’re ready to defend and reclaim your 4 Meet andfocus joinshifts (5)to what “small” just to please others. Release power. This week’s old fears or emotions that need to go 5 truly Play (4-5) you wantdown out of life, as opposed to your life. With forgiveness, you what expect from 6 others Preserved byyou. salting (5) from finally see the light at the end of a long 7 Pressing (7) CRYPTIC CLUES 3 Drops that will harm the 10 Sly (7) and dark tunnel. Step into the light, LIBRA Across eyes (9) 11 An assumed name (5) my friend. (September 23 of – October 23)(7) 8 Place refuge 1 One member takes part in 4 Might be cold, yet good 12 Means to an end (9) This week may not be clear cut. 14 Unwavering (9)to send C H E S T U N Ttempered M A N (5) T R O J A13NWellAplanned N A L (9) Y S I S strikes (7)E R S ARIES A cash-flow crisis threatens D E venue O O E V C15 Subsequently E I (5) K H 5 EArt exhibition for O 5 Light bait (4-5) E 15 Famed inGrand storyschemes (9) give (March 21 – April 20) finances into a spin. F O (7) R M R6 Afterwards? O O M C OofNsmall T R trees I T (5) E L people A U NinCthe H theatre R E N C16HThicket top DeadDright! There’s little disputing you’ve had you to aspire to, but they 16 something A green vegetable (7)can C rattles I disturb A L E R O18 Instruct B N (9) T M L I 9 EAlarm (7) I (5)S enough of unsettling changes, and also break the bank. 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Ease yourself through As for finances this week, well, 16 Them’s drunk, them’s managed single-handed (7) 4 Meet and join (5) a short spell of tetchiness and you’ll find we’ve all been warned about the evil Quick what drinks it! (5)Cryptic 19 Writer comes up with a 5 Play down (4-5) yourself entering a new world of path of materialism, but it’s still nice to be out of15 place in bar16 melody for big star (7) 6 Preserved salting (5) 9 Drench, Taureans have Mercury to surround with the of Across: 1 Trojan, 4 by Analysis, 10yourself Contrite, 12luxuries Observer, 13thought. Gospel, 15 Sage, 16 Derogatory, 2 Stampede, 18 13He’ll Enters, Edit, seat (9) 20 School books for 7 Pressing (7) thank for their renewed intellectual life. Be extravagant. You deserve the 19 La Traviata, Itch, (7) 23 Outlaw, 25 Transfer, 27 Anathema, 28 Minute, 30 Intent. , 27 Hoodwink, 28made Cicada, 29 Dreading, 30 21 He very valuable lecturers (7) 8 Place20 of refuge vigour, 29 evenDetonate, if it initially manifests in the very best. contacts (4,5) 22 Design a miniature (5) 14 Unwavering (9) form of frustration. You’ve wasted Down:(5)1 Tedious, 2 story Oversight, 3 Accord, 5 Neon, 6 Littoral, 7 Skimp,enough 8 Shelley, 11 Bedevil, 14 Pottery, 24 A pie’s turning brown (5) 23 Splendid organ-effect 15 Famed in (9) energy dwelling on the past. SAGITTARIUS Academic follows Judah’s 14 16 A green (7) 19 Leopard, (November – December22 21)Ensign, 24 Tract, 26 Emit. 17 Out of tune, 18 vegetable Marathon, 2123Harvest, , 7 Moose, 8 25 Nemesis, 11 Adverbs, son continually (2,3,2) QUICK CLUES 17 Deep in thought (7) GEMINI You may be fraught with indecision, air, 22 Bikini, 26 24Obliteration Noose, 26 Anon. Across is certain 19 Insignificant (7) (May 21 – June 21) Sagittarius. Take your time and chill. after time (7) 1 Christening (7) 20 A posy (7) Truth is, many Geminis would prefer to Don’t act hastily or impetuously. 27 Took uncertain steps (7) 5 Favourable result (7) 22 Plant life of a place (5) be free of responsibilities this week. Think about the issues in your life 28 They hold records in 9 Check oneself (7) 23 Play for time (5) Sorry – no can do. But take solace in the trade (7) knowledge that well-earned goodies will eventually come your way. Financially, Down you’ve been dishing out more than feels 1 A change in dates offered comfortable and it would be wise to as an alternative (7) stem the flow, especially if it’s all going 2 Kind of surgery in which into the outstretched hands of a wastrel. cat’s lip is repaired (7) 14
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Solutions to last week’s puzzles
CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Impacts, 5 Gallery, 9 Startle, 10 Obtains, 11 Enter, 12 Lower form, 13 Deck chair, 15 Break, 16 Meths, 18 Abstainer, 21 King Midas, 24 Sepia, 25 On and on, 26 Erasure, 27 Toddled, 28 Ledgers. Down: 1 Instead, 2 Plastic, 3 Cataracts, 4 Steel, 5 Glow-worms, 6 Later, 7 Episode, 8 Yashmak, 14 Abandoned, 15 Brass band, 16 Make out, 17 Tankard, 19 Neptune, 20 Readers, 22 Model, 23 Swell. QUICK: Across: 1 Baptism, 5 Success, 9 Forbear, 10 Furtive, 11 Alias, 12 Expedient, 13 Organised, 15 Later, 16 Copse, 18 Enlighten, 21 Bona fides, 24 Nails, 25 Arizona, 26 Amazing, 27 Elegant, 28 Loyalty. Down: 1 Buffalo, 2 Parting, 3 In essence, 4 Merge, 5 Soft-pedal, 6 Cured, 7 Exigent, 8 Shelter, 14 Steadfast, 15 Legendary, 16 Cabbage, 17 Pensive, 19 Trivial, 20 Nosegay, 22 Flora, 23 Stall.
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