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Our favourite long reads from right across Broadsheet.

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Sixteen Leading Sydneysiders On the One Place They’re Pumped To Visit As Soon as Lockdown Ends

City FileAnthony Albanese can’t wait to get back to his favourite inner-west brewery, Kylie Kwong’s desperate to escape the city, and Lankan Filling Station’s O Tama Carey is making a beeline for her favourite natural-swimming spot.

Ever Caught Yourself Staring at Your Own Face In Video Calls? There’s a Name for That, and the Effects of “Zoom Dysmorphia” Are Following Us Offline

ActiveWe ask the experts what to do when you can’t stop thinking about your face during video calls.

Neil Perry on Why Vaccine Mandates Are Essential, Opening a Restaurant in Retirement and Releasing His 10th (and Maybe Last) Cookbook

Food & DrinkIt was a shock when the chef and restaurateur stepped away from his culinary empire – including the jewel, Rockpool Bar & Grill. Retirement didn’t stick, and in between working on a new Sydney restaurant he wrote a 464-page cookbook.

It’s Time To Roll Up Your Sleeves, This Time for Lifeblood

City File“We’ve been really fortunate to see the best of the nation over the last 18 months, but the need for blood is a marathon not a sprint,” says spokesperson Jennifer Campbell Case. She tells Broadsheet there’s an urgent need for more blood and plasma donations right now.

Sensory Overload: We Tried Eating Ramen While Listening to ROYBOY’s Ramen Bowl

EntertainmentWhen it feels like the world no longer makes sense, we’re presented with a random collab between an anonymous hip-hop collective and Rara Ramen – one of the country’s most popular ramen makers. So we asked western Sydney writer Andrew Levins to find out if slurping noods while listening to the spicy new track was an instant mood-booster.

Group Therapy: Should There Be a Government-Mandated Vaccine Pass To Eat and Drink In Australia’s Restaurants, Bars and Cafes?

Food & DrinkDelta has brought many Australian hospo venues to their knees, but the answer to getting the economy going, venues reopened and keeping people safe is not simple. It’s a legal and ethical quagmire that places restaurateurs and chefs at the forefront of the vaccine passport debate. We spoke to six industry figures to get their thoughts.

Online Exhibitions and Q&As: How Sydney’s Galleries Are Getting Through Lockdown

Art & DesignFor some, shows are selling out before they’ve even opened. But others haven’t been so lucky.

“We Feel Really Alone”: Businesses in Sydney’s South-West Have Been in Hard Lockdown for Weeks – And the Strain Is Showing

City File“I think no one is seeing an end at the moment. It’s hard to plan and motivate yourself to keep going.”

Put a Jab on the Menu: Australia’s Hospitality Industry Unites for a Hard-Hitting Campaign To Save Restaurants, Bars and Cafes

Food & Drink“Vaccination is the only way to save our industry. If we don’t get it done, we’re going to lose some amazing businesses,” says Guillaume Brahimi.

Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis: Here’s How To Help

City FileIt can be easy to feel helpless. But you’re not.

A Handful of Little-Known Champagne Makers Is Changing the Face of the World’s Favourite Bubbly

Food & DrinkThe champagne industry has long been dominated by the same big names, all striving for consistency in bottle, rather than individuality. But now upstart small growers are returning to the old ways, reminding the world that champagnes can – and should – have distinct personalities too. In the process, they’re changing the very future of the storied drink.

Call Everyone You Know – Telstra Payphones Will Now Be Free Australia-Wide

City FileFrom today you won’t need to fork out for a standard national call or SMS. It might not seem like a big gesture in the era of the smartphone, but for people experiencing homelessness and those in remote communities or in a natural disaster, it’s a critical lifeline.

A Grassroots Movement Is Channelling Much-Needed Funds Into Climate Action Groups – And You Can Help

City File“The antidote to despair is action.”

Flex Mami Is One of the Most Charismatic Australians on the Internet

EntertainmentThe 26-year-old DJ, TV presenter, podcaster and entrepreneur uses social media to explore everything from orgasms to DIY home decorating to racism, and invites her followers to join in the conversation. Her latest invention: a zero-contact, non-traditional parlour game that’s tailor-made for 2020.

Sydney’s Last Buttonholer Is Still Working – But for How Long?

FashionButtonholes might seem like a simple, insignificant part of a garment. In fact, they require specialist machinery and know-how – things only a single person in Sydney still has. Mick Salih of Quick Buttonhole Services counts Alex Perry, Zimmermann and legions of fashion students as clients. No one knows what will happen when the 69-year-old finally throws in the towel. “I’d probably make garments without buttonholes,” one designer says.

The Restaurant of the Future: Predictions for a Post-Pandemic World

Food & DrinkIs the restaurant as we know it extinct? How about open kitchens, no-bookings policies and communal dining? More than 60 industry leaders share their forecasts on the tiny, touchless venues, robot waiters, perspex barriers and digital menus that might await us on the other side.

Dating in the Time of Covid-19: I Gave It a Go – and Got Tips From Love Guru and Break-Up Boss Zoë Foster Blake While I Was at It

EntertainmentBecause being single in isolation sucks. Or does it?

Ending on a High Note

Art & DesignHarry Vatiliotis has been crafting exquisite violins for 65 years, and has a reputation for speed and affordability. But with a big milestone looming, the Cypriot-Australian is preparing to carve what may be his final instrument ever.

A Brief History of the Chicken Parmigiana

Food & DrinkThe combo of flattened chicken breast, ham, napoli sauce and melted cheese is a total pub classic. But who invented it? And how did it become so popular in Australia?

Yarn for the Ages

FashionTasmania’s 145-year-old Waverley Mills – the last woollen mill of its kind in Australia – is fighting its way into the future with a beautiful new range of scarves and recycled blankets.

How Kitchens Work

Food & DrinkWe eat at restaurants all the time, but few of us actually know how they function. The dance involved in getting a dish to your table on time, at temperature and in order, is complex and precise. How do chefs do it?

Folded Histories

FashionMelbourne’s last hand-pleating workshop – and one of just a few left in the world – is keeping a time-honoured art alive. But it looks certain to go under, unless a crowdfunding campaign can save it.

Off-air with Nas Campanella

EntertainmentThe Triple J newsreader is just like any other. With one big difference.

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Sixteen Leading Sydneysiders On the One Place They’re Pumped To Visit As Soon as Lockdown Ends

Ever Caught Yourself Staring at Your Own Face In Video Calls? There’s a Name for That, and the Effects of “Zoom Dysmorphia” Are Following Us Offline

Neil Perry on Why Vaccine Mandates Are Essential, Opening a Restaurant in Retirement and Releasing His 10th (and Maybe Last) Cookbook

It’s Time To Roll Up Your Sleeves, This Time for Lifeblood

Sensory Overload: We Tried Eating Ramen While Listening to ROYBOY’s Ramen Bowl

Group Therapy: Should There Be a Government-Mandated Vaccine Pass To Eat and Drink In Australia’s Restaurants, Bars and Cafes?

Online Exhibitions and Q&As: How Sydney’s Galleries Are Getting Through Lockdown

“We Feel Really Alone”: Businesses in Sydney’s South-West Have Been in Hard Lockdown for Weeks – And the Strain Is Showing

Put a Jab on the Menu: Australia’s Hospitality Industry Unites for a Hard-Hitting Campaign To Save Restaurants, Bars and Cafes

Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis: Here’s How To Help

A Handful of Little-Known Champagne Makers Is Changing the Face of the World’s Favourite Bubbly

Call Everyone You Know – Telstra Payphones Will Now Be Free Australia-Wide

A Grassroots Movement Is Channelling Much-Needed Funds Into Climate Action Groups – And You Can Help

Flex Mami Is One of the Most Charismatic Australians on the Internet

Sydney’s Last Buttonholer Is Still Working – But for How Long?

The Restaurant of the Future: Predictions for a Post-Pandemic World

Dating in the Time of Covid-19: I Gave It a Go – and Got Tips From Love Guru and Break-Up Boss Zoë Foster Blake While I Was at It

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A Brief History of the Chicken Parmigiana

Yarn for the Ages

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