Latest news with #TheCon:Kaitlyn'sBaby
Sydney Morning Herald
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘A sartorial middle finger': The $8500 clutch shaped like a coffee cup
LISTEN | Pregnant pause Amy is a Canadian doula, a non-medical person who provides emotional and physical support during a birth. One day, she receives a call to remotely assist a woman named Kaitlyn, who's totally alone in another state, is pregnant as the result of rape, and is about to deliver a stillborn baby. What follows is days on the phone, with Amy barely eating or sleeping, emotionally spent from shepherding Kaitlyn through crisis after crisis. It turns out that Kaitlyn was lying about everything – and Amy isn't the only birth worker she has deceived. The podcast The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby is confronting and baffling. Since Kaitlyn's motive wasn't money, points out host Sarah Treleaven, what could have prompted her to attempt such a callous deception? Barry Divola SHOP | Smoke, no fire Big flavour, small footprint: meet the Weber Lumin, the electric barbecue that's changing the way Aussies grill $649). Sleek, compact, and channelling serious, retro-suitcase vibes when closed, the Lumin smokes, sears, steams, defrosts and warms with just a flick of a switch, hitting sizzling temps of more than 315C in just 15 minutes. Perfect for small balconies, eco-conscious cooks and lovers of gourmet outdoor cooking, it even delivers that iconic, smoky Weber taste, thanks to a clever, smoke-infusing tray. Available as a stand-alone, or upgrade with a custom stand ($249). Frances Mocnik WEAR | Love them, love them not Few shoes are as divisive as rubber clogs. For the past decade, the staple footwear of hospital staff and chefs has risen through the workwear ranks to fashion's front row, appearing on runways for luxury labels Balenciaga and Simone Rocha. Now, Crocs is tackling the middle market by collaborating with Finnish label Marimekko on floral-print footwear that even your nana might like ($135). Wear as camouflage while stopping to smell the roses. Damien Woolnough SEE | Book mark It's that time again, when Sydney readers come together to see and hear their favourite scribes holding forth, in person, on all things bookish. As usual, Sydney Writers' Festival (May 19-27) has a star-studded calendar. Have a browse to get your favourite dates in the diary now. (Liane Moriarty and David Nicholls discussing the art of the book-to-TV deal with Claire Nichols, perhaps? Or Marion Keyes lifting the veil on her favourite mistake in the company of Holly Wainwright? Maybe you're in the mood for some fortune-telling, as Barrie Cassidy asks three political experts what the next four years are likely to bring in 'Trumpocalypse Now'.) Good Weekend will be there, too, of course: don't miss a live edition of everyone's favourite Saturday-morning ritual, The Quiz, with Benjamin Law and Brian Yatman (May 24). And later, during an on-stage Dicey Topics, Law will be chatting to Torrey Peters (author of Detransition, Baby and Stag Dance). Both events are free.
The Age
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘A sartorial middle finger': The $8500 clutch shaped like a coffee cup
LISTEN | Pregnant pause Amy is a Canadian doula, a non-medical person who provides emotional and physical support during a birth. One day, she receives a call to remotely assist a woman named Kaitlyn, who's totally alone in another state, is pregnant as the result of rape, and is about to deliver a stillborn baby. What follows is days on the phone, with Amy barely eating or sleeping, emotionally spent from shepherding Kaitlyn through crisis after crisis. It turns out that Kaitlyn was lying about everything – and Amy isn't the only birth worker she has deceived. The podcast The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby is confronting and baffling. Since Kaitlyn's motive wasn't money, points out host Sarah Treleaven, what could have prompted her to attempt such a callous deception? Barry Divola SHOP | Smoke, no fire Big flavour, small footprint: meet the Weber Lumin, the electric barbecue that's changing the way Aussies grill $649). Sleek, compact, and channelling serious, retro-suitcase vibes when closed, the Lumin smokes, sears, steams, defrosts and warms with just a flick of a switch, hitting sizzling temps of more than 315C in just 15 minutes. Perfect for small balconies, eco-conscious cooks and lovers of gourmet outdoor cooking, it even delivers that iconic, smoky Weber taste, thanks to a clever, smoke-infusing tray. Available as a stand-alone, or upgrade with a custom stand ($249). Frances Mocnik WEAR | Love them, love them not Few shoes are as divisive as rubber clogs. For the past decade, the staple footwear of hospital staff and chefs has risen through the workwear ranks to fashion's front row, appearing on runways for luxury labels Balenciaga and Simone Rocha. Now, Crocs is tackling the middle market by collaborating with Finnish label Marimekko on floral-print footwear that even your nana might like ($135). Wear as camouflage while stopping to smell the roses. Damien Woolnough SEE | Book mark It's that time again, when Sydney readers come together to see and hear their favourite scribes holding forth, in person, on all things bookish. As usual, Sydney Writers' Festival (May 19-27) has a star-studded calendar. Have a browse to get your favourite dates in the diary now. (Liane Moriarty and David Nicholls discussing the art of the book-to-TV deal with Claire Nichols, perhaps? Or Marion Keyes lifting the veil on her favourite mistake in the company of Holly Wainwright? Maybe you're in the mood for some fortune-telling, as Barrie Cassidy asks three political experts what the next four years are likely to bring in 'Trumpocalypse Now'.) Good Weekend will be there, too, of course: don't miss a live edition of everyone's favourite Saturday-morning ritual, The Quiz, with Benjamin Law and Brian Yatman (May 24). And later, during an on-stage Dicey Topics, Law will be chatting to Torrey Peters (author of Detransition, Baby and Stag Dance). Both events are free.
