Covid in the Big Apple: how New York’s Sydneysider community coped
Few cities have been hit harder by Covid-19 than the Big Apple. Amanda Smith checks in with New York City’s vibrant community of Sydney expats to see how they’ve fared.
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The pleasure and pain of being an expat locked into the lucky country
Gary Nunn – one of Australia’s 1.2 million British expats – describes the mixed emotions of living in a virtually Covid-free country while watching the pandemic ravage his homeland.
‘What Covid has taught me over the past 12 months’
It’s been a year since the first Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in Australia. Guy James Whitworth shares what he’s learned since then.
Things that weren’t so bad about 2020
It’s been a tough year – but 2020 also had its positive aspects, Richie Black helpfully reminds us.
Virtual intimacy and fatal attraction: dating during a pandemic
The Sentinel talks to a panel of imbedded experts about how Covid-19 has changed Sydney’s dating scene.
Darlinghurst Theatre is coming into Bloom
After months of lockdown, the Darlinghurst Theatre Company is about to bloom with an exciting new festival.
Sydney’s drag kings back for monthly parties
The Sydney Kings Supper Club is back after a Covid-19 induced hiatus, reports Mike Hitch.
Beyond the Covid bubble
Sunny Grace found her world contract during lockdown. Now, with restrictions easing, she’s getting out and about – and discovering new strands to our multilayered city.
The late bloomer
Sydney writer, producer and director Sunny Grace – a self confessed ‘late bloomer’ – outlines her path to filmmaking.
Lentil As Anything in fight for survival
Lentil As Anything, the not-for-profit restaurant chain famous for its ‘pay what you can afford’ policy, is in a fight for survival.
Cabaret triumphs over Covid in Showqueen
Covid-19 be damned – Trevor Ashley is bringing Showqueen back to Sydney, with a little help from Bob Downe and other famous friends.
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Sydney writer, producer and director Sunny Grace on how Covid-19 has affected her, her neighbourhood and society at large, in this thought-provoking piece.