Football
Football star's hair insured for $US1 million
American football star Troy Polamalu has a price on his head, with a shampoo brand taking out a $US1 million insurance policy on his trademark mane of black ringlets.
Man love
Sam de Brito So, I went on a hot date recently and I'm not sure how to follow up with ... well ... him ...
Weigh in
Sam de Brito So, thanks to my somewhat pathetic, pleading blog post last month 'Give me a TV show', I've hooked up with a production company called R & R Media and we're going to shoot a 'sizzle reel' for All Men...
Outdoor Type?
Sam de Brito One of our great Australian songs, generally not considered an Australian song, is the Lemonheads 'Outdoor Type', sung by the once omnipresent Evan Dando ...
Male sex drive to blame for world wars
Nick Collins The male sex drive is to blame for most of the world's conflicts from football hooliganism to religious disputes and, even, world wars, say scientists.
Respect
Sam de Brito Next to a well-regarded and successful doctor, guess what is the most universally respected profession in the country of Vietnam? No, not a model, football player, newsreader or Celebrity Apprentice...
Just two movies and $19m: how Naomi Watts became Australia's highest paid actor
David Hirst Naomi Watts may have had a quiet year when it comes to movie releases but that hasn't stopped the King Kong star from becoming Australia's highest earning actor for 2011.
What to do?
Sam de Brito A teenage boy attacks another with a broken bottle and slashes him viciously on the shoulder, opening up a 30-centimetre cut ...
Moustache politics challenges Movember
Susannah Singh Jeff Kennett's sexuality comment creates a split among the moustachioed Movember crowd.
Naked ambition: the business of pleasure
They're a feted society couple, who just happen to be purveyors of porn. So how do Malcolm Day and his wife, Bree Maddox, mix respectability with raunch?
How to be Mr Modern Manners
Iain Hollingshead A guide to chivalry for the confused and fallible 21st-century male.
The biff
Sam de Brito It will be interesting to see what the NRL review committee has to say tonight about last Friday's all-in brawl between the rugby league teams Manly and Melbourne ...
Our own worse enemy?
Sarina Lewis, Sunday Life Women appreciate domestic help, yes, but are they able to loosen their hold on the household reins?
Mental in a good way
Andrew West Andrew West meets the artist and rock legend formally known as Chris O'Doherty.
Bad boy of sumo in trouble again
Julian Ryall in Tokyo Standing with his fists clenched and arms aloft, Asashoryu's celebration after beating a bitter rival would be considered fairly restrained in most sporting arenas.
I am what I am
Interview: Paul Connolly, Sunday Life Former Socceroo Craig Foster on his sporting start, World Cup failure and life behind the mike.
From screen to stage, a moving feast
Andrew Murfett Andrew Murfett meets The Chaser boys before a recent performance in Geelong.
Truly a premiere
AFP Laos - with only two movie theatres and no production companies - has released its first film.
Moscow socialite opens celebration of Russian art
The girlfriend of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Daria Zhukova, opens her refurbished Moscow gallery.
Sulky 'Mozart of chess' the new Kasparov
He recently completed high school without huge success, but 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen is now already at the top of the chess world, following in the footsteps of his mentor, legendary chess champion...
