Bite-sized barbecue meals allow guests to mix and mingle, says Grant Allen.

You hear it in the streets. You hear it on the television. If you're unlucky you might even hear it from your kids. Swearing, cursing, profanity - call it what you will - is now so common you're unlikely to get through a day without encountering it.

What some people claim to be Paleolithic, I claim to be pathetic. And here's why.

From the way it sounds, to the baggage it carries and the way we use it, director/writer Joss Whedon hates the word “feminist.”

What do you think of voicemail messages? Do you leave them? Do you retrieve them?

Every time Claire Meyer and Alan Linic have a fight, the pair tweet its trigger as a one-liner, and in doing so broadcast a dynamic we rarely get to witness.

How do you define happiness? Do you think high expectations can compromise it? Are our children destined to be less happy than we are?

Stir-it-up Sunday starts off the countdown to Christmas in the kitchen. Grant Allen organises a trio of wooden spoons.

The National Heart Foundation has come up with a new healthy eating guide, possibly spelling the end of the traditional healthy food pyramid. Health expert Dave Shaw deconstructs the new advice.

I have hardened up. In fact, I've become even more resolute in my stance against fireworks. I'm officially past the point at which simple curfews and restrictions seem reasonable.

Think about a healthy habit that you find easy to maintain. Hands up who brushed their teeth this morning?

Ditch any preconceptions, a foodie weekend is fun whether you're a newbie or a seasoned gourmet.

This week on Life & Style we had heaps of stuff to give away to you guys, and great stories to match.

In New Zealand we have our fair share of adventurers and the wives who go with them. And I'm sure they, too, are pesterers.

Ladies' issues and pop culture blogger, Rebecca Kamm, analyses Roast Busters and shares what lessons we can learn.

Many drivers these days don’t give horses the respect that riders think they deserve.

Eating at sporting games isn't the same as eating for sport - even though putting in a full day’s shift as a spectator can be rather exhausting.

I was very excited to hear about the latest project from the healthy nuts at Little Bird Organics - the one-day Spring Clean cleanse.

Grant Allen finds old friends and new dishes.

What is the motivation for including multiple features like gyms, theatres, tennis courts and putting greens in high-end residences?

The public's fear of fat is slowly melting away. Consider the following fat facts to figure out how best to eat.

The results of a 27-year study on 373 hetero couples - all newly married in 1986 - are now public. It's the longest running study so far on what makes a marriage successful.

We risked cracking our skulls open every single day and it didn’t do us any harm. In comparison, subsequent generations of children are soft, pampered and mollycoddled.

"I'm fat". How many times have you heard that, either from your own lips or from a friend? Statement of fact. "I'm fat".

Grant Allen discovers there is much to learn from the highly organised Julie Biuso as she cooks in his kitchen.

From a guy and a girl who've done the distance, here's the good and bad of it. Share your thoughts.

Have you noticed that women out in public alone are expected to shift to accommodate the needs of larger groups?

A dizzying trip from China's courtrooms, to India's women-only spaces, to the very grown-up place that is the French parliament.