What is it about being approached by a strange man out of the blue and told to “Smile!” that’s so infuriating?

What do you think of mediums and clairvoyants? Do they possess an uncanny hotline to dead people – or are they mere unscrupulous tricksters?

Learning to live more of our life in the moment is a life-changing secret of happiness.

Don Kavanagh samples beer brewed under a mysterious moniker.

There’s an enduring misconception that it is not lawful to marry one’s cousin. Shelley Bridgeman finds out the facts.

Here are a few of Shelley Bridgeman's favourite gripes, come and share your own.

If you haven't tried a good rum you're missing a real treat, says Don Kavanagh

Do your joints crack? Does the sound satisfy you? Knuckle cruncher Nicky Park finds out why it's happening and if it's causing any harm.

Germs are everywhere. Some people find this off-putting, others think germs are good for us and that anyone squeamish about them should just harden up.

Today in sad news, research says women's body image doesn't actually get better with age and wisdom after all.

A common trait that all happy, energetic people have in common is that they know their strengths and they play to them. They are also honest about their weaknesses and they delegate, hire or just plain cut out of life the stuff they are not so good at.

Why are only three per cent of Wall Street's top executives women? Surely there are more female graduates than that coming out of university and wanting a piece of it.

Should athletes be treated more favourably than the rest of us? Do they really deserve name suppression?

Anyone still in their 20s had better have a good group of friends because it's believed that making friends over the age of 30 is a significant challenge, writes Shelley Bridgeman.

In celebration of how things were here are some very sweet Valentine's Day things from years and years ago that make me love all the old-fashioned people.

Giving a gift and receiving can be complicated. Shelley Bridgeman points out potential pitfalls.

Rebecca Kamm digs out some interesting laws that hang around the present day, mainly in musty files everyone's forgotten about.

Shelley Bridgeman isn't fond of cats. She's even gone as far as using cat repellent to keep the neighbourhood cats away.

Would you take MDMA to save or enhance your relationship? Are we biologically at war with ourselves by trying to 'mate for life' - and could this be the answer?

After nearly five years of penning her parenting blog, Dita de Boni is laying Keeping Mum to rest.

Real estate agents have discovered that using words such as "family", "comfort", "safe" and "sunny" in a house advertisement elicits a positive response from prospective buyers.

Rebecca Kamm is a bit puzzled by some new research whizzing all over the world of internet right now.

Nicky Park has recovered from the silly season by daring to detox and tackling a juice cleanse.

What's your attitude towards shark fin soup? Were you aware how its key ingredient is often sourced?