Gearing up for the school holidays? Here’s how to survive them without social media

A world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16 starts on December 10, which is also around the same time school holidays kick off for some families. “It’s difficult timing,” says Catherine Page Jeffery, a senior lecturer and researcher in media and communications at the University of Sydney. Meta has already begun […]

How to survive the cruise ship dinner table

Picture this scene: with newly sanitised hands and an appetite as big as the QE2, you have been seated at a restaurant table where you will dine for the duration of your cruise. You’re then handed a printed card by the couple next to you. It reads: “Please do not smile or greet us at […]