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Rebecca Shaw

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Show us your dome! Hot, balding, confident men are bringing sexy back

The Oscars were this week, and as usual I took the day off to judge the red carpet looks from my tracksuit pants-ed position on the couch, pick apart...

19.03.2026 10

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My girlfriend’s a New Zealander and so hates possums. It’s not a dealbreaker (but I’ll bring her round)

A few days ago, after a weekend of partying at Mardi Gras, I was in my garden at 2am in the quiet night air, trying to recover enough to be able to...

05.03.2026 10

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Rose-tinted glasses: why I’m gunning for an Australian upset in the best actress Oscar race

Every year around this time, I become like a cliche TV husband who disappears from his wife and children’s lives in order to follow footy season. I...

19.02.2026 10

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I loved Prue, but Nigella joining Bake Off feels like the good news I need

05.02.2026 20

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Vertigo has turned my world upside down. But knowing there are famous people suffering steadies me

22.01.2026 10

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The deliciously delusional popularity of Toowoomba pasta – a viral seafood dish inexplicably named for my home town

08.01.2026 10

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There’s an itsy-bitsy fear I want to overcome. I will never be a fan, but can I at least be Normal about spiders?

26.12.2025 10

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Not one but two new shows with a Bitch Lesbian lead? It’s a Christmas miracle

11.12.2025 10

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I’m always on my phone, my girlfriend would rather communicate via woodland creatures. Somehow we make it work

27.11.2025 10

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It soothes my bitter heart to know that no matter how much money Elon Musk has, he will never, ever be funny

13.11.2025 20

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Dogs bred for herding sheep shouldn’t be stuck in the city. I would know – years ago, I tearfully gave one up

23.10.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on the Gaza ceasefire – cartoon

09.10.2025 20

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My girlfriend is supportive as a partner, but completely baffled by my love of sports

09.10.2025 10

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Jeff Hiller and Katherine LaNase’s surprise Emmy wins buoy those of us who also don’t fit a template to continue The Slog

18.09.2025 10

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If you’re looking for a small break from the world, try abandoning highbrow television and delving into crime

28.08.2025 10

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Renting has robbed me of precious cat years. So I’ve turned to pet sitting to fill the void

14.08.2025 10

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People love to say ‘sexuality doesn’t matter’ and shouldn’t come up in AFL – so why do players hurl homophobic slurs?

01.08.2025 20

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Ben Affleck has dated more Jennifers than there are famous Rebeccas. It’s time for us to rise up

26.06.2025 10

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The noises you make every day fill me with disgust. Now I’m not afraid to tell you

29.05.2025 20

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I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people?

01.05.2025 40

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Growing up surrounded by boys, I’m fascinated – and a bit scared – by the dynamic between sisters

17.04.2025 20

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Looking at my late-90s high school diary, you would assume I was a regular horny straight teen girl. The reality was very different

03.04.2025 10

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Country music is cool now – even the pop girlies are leaning into it. I’ve finally been vindicated

20.03.2025 20

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The thin-obsessed world is growing more vicious by the minute. But fat people aren’t going anywhere

17.03.2025 20

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Nepo babies should do what they want. Except complain to the rest of us

06.03.2025 20

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Problematic Age Gap discourse is back – but we need more nuanced understandings of power dynamics

20.02.2025 20

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I have entered ‘nanna mode’ – bring me all your movies and shows about older women

30.01.2025 10

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Life may stink, but so does Putricia – and I love her for it

24.01.2025 20

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I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

16.01.2025 80

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Rebecca Shaw