NEW EDITION - OUT NOW LET’S GO SURFING Australians have been surfing, in the modern sense of the word, for more than a century. In 1915, the Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku hoisted Manly girl Isabel Letham onto his shoulders on a wave at Freshwater Beach, and a national obsession ensued. In this edition, we celebrate the sport, the art, the lifestyle, the community and, yes, the obsession, which, as Jock Serong writes, might just save the world!
ALSO IN THIS EDITION... Seven-time world surfing champion Layne Beachley on quietening her inner control freak, growing up with boys, and getting in the water every day in her Letter to My Younger Self. Photographer Ryan Carter discovers the best time to surf Canada’s Great Lakes is when the winter wind sets in and temperatures drop below zero. Writer Carmen Angerer heads out for a surf lesson, while Lisa Walker pens an ode to her surf-mad town. Byron Bay surf-rockers Skegss on how 90-year-old actor Harry Dean Stanton – and beer – inspired their new album Rehearsal. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch tells us about playing a real-life spy in new film The Courier – and pondering his art during the pandemic. Actor Tracee Ellis Ross on her “powerful and important” series Black-ish, and the evergrowing empire of -Ish spin-offs (Grown-ish, Mixed-ish, Old-ish) that she’s creating. Pakana writer Adam Thompson talks about his debut short story collection set in the heart of Aboriginal Tasmania. Pietro Demaio shares his recipe for classic Passata: “There are a few ways you can make passata. My preferred method is the easiest way!”