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Real Stories

JULY 2015

How a recluse who doesn't speak French won the French Scrabble championships.
What Coke does to your body - in just 60 minutes.
We've just found the best obituary of all time.
This might be the most beautiful wedding dance you'll ever see.
'How a carefully worded email made me realise I was a drunk.'
What happens when there's cheese between two shoppers.
'I tried living plastic-free for a week just to see if it was possible ...'
'I talk too much, my husband too little. So we put a rule in place.'
The shock of amnesia: 'I woke in the wrong house. I thought I was 15.'
How 'Miss Lovely' was stalked by Scientology's rogue unit.
There's a simple trick that can calm your fear of flying.
How a man you've never heard of put Daniel's killer in jail.
Six subtle warning signs that could point to breast cancer.
'How did this elderly Nazi live free, when my grandmother could not?'
'My best friend shared her dirty little secret, and it's killing me.'
'My friend staged an Outback intervention. And I needed it.'
Baz Luhrmann's stunning Sydney house is on the market.
'What I've learned from my partner, who is fat - and unapologetic.'
Podcast: A lively discussion of secret racists and old sperm.
'There's a reason we don't fight with the dying. But I did.'
Do French women diet? Of course they bloody do.
What happened when a woman doused in acid was offered revenge.
It's official: This is the right way to stack your dishwasher.
'At 70, I dyed my hair bright pink. Now I believe I can achieve anything.'
Three men. Five dates. Lots of insults. Why dating is a war zone.
Travelling to Cuba: nothing like you would expect. Only better.
Going on a girls' weekend? Prepare to meet these 5 types.
'How I got my revenge on a rude assistant at the beauty counter.'
'I climbed an almighty mountain. I wasn't ready for the way it changed me forever.'
If you're an aunt, this is why you're the real winner.
Pig food and death: The nightmare of life under Pol Pot's mad regime.
The true confessions of a classified ads voyeur.
'I prostitute for a living. Here’s what I’ve learnt about your husbands.'
'I'm just not that into it.' When you aren't a dog lover, but get a dog.
'Welcome to our home: pristine one week, filthy the next.'
'Confession: I have a lover. And my husband approves.'
'Had they sent the wrong baby? She looked nothing like her photo.'
'I know one day my daughter will have sex. But please, not yet ...'
Amazing images show how colour blind people see the world.
Silent shock: How a drug given to mums in the 60s maimed their babies.
'My husband was having an affair. So, I met the 'other woman'.'
5 dirty love letters from famous authors (we can't believe they wrote them).
'My partner's illness brought everything into perspective.'
'I was diagnosed with a 'kids' illness' at the age of 42.'