An in-depth article in The New Yorker dealing with dementia care and the way its practictioners struggle with the lying and untruths that are part of the life of carers and patients. Over the decades and even within among practitioners differing points of view and practices have been dominant and then given way to others. …

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This is a heart-achingly sad feature article by Garry Maddox on Fairfax about the Olympia Milk Bar (Parramatta Road, Sydney) and its owner. The Milk Bar was forced closed by the local council due to severe structural problems in the building, along with other signs of disrepair. And yet, within the milk-bar that never opens …

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