Beauty
On highly visible birthmarks
Annie Stevens Birthmarks, scars and imperfections don't have to be pitied. But don't call them beautiful either.
Making love last
Does a healthy relationship need 'rules'?
Annie Stevens A new version of 90s best seller The Rules was published this year. Should it have been?
Bridget Jones
Should Bridget Jones come out of retirement?
Annie Stevens Reaction to news of a third book has been v. v. mixed. Is our favourite singleton cut out for being a woman in these times?
Travel: Istanbul
Istanbul gets right under the skin
Annie Stevens There are a lot of feelings to be had when lying half-naked upon a marble slab in Istanbul.
Travel: Singapore
How to have a thoroughly enjoyable stopover in Singapore
Annie Stevens Gobbling and gandering in Singapore makes for an excellent long weekend in the Garden City.
Women and sex
Do women really not like sex?
Annie Stevens Because an awful lot of surveys appear to suggest so.
Home blogging
Q&A with Jess Ibbett
Annie Stevens Jess Ibbett runs Surry Hills shop shelf/life and has a rather lovely blog to boot. We chat homewares, inspiration and what's coming next.
Interior design
How to transform a room with prints
Annie Stevens Just like the interior design experts say, you really can transfer a room with prints. It just takes a little imagination.
Setting goals
The peril of 'free-floating ambition'
Annie Stevens Could this be the biggest problem of our generation?
Body image
I like a little something to hold on to*
Annie Stevens Why men who say this shouldn't expect a huge pat on the back.
Psychology
Is the extrovert ideal losing its shine?
Annie Stevens Introversion has long been considered a "second rate" personality type, but the extrovert ideal might just be starting to shift.
Psychology
Is the extrovert ideal losing its shine?
Annie Stevens Introversion has long been considered a "second rate" personality type, but the extrovert ideal might just be starting to shift.
Yuppie guilt
A strange man reached into my bedroom window*
Annie Stevens *And how it became a catalyst for middle class guilt.
