Abstaining from any activity or vice can help you gain a greater appreciation for it. This is certainly true for social media and the amount of time we spend on it. Health hacker Dave Asprey suggests a social media fast could be the best thing for our brains.

Think of the word ‘fasting’ and you’ll likely think of intermittent fasting by default. Intermittent fasting is the practice of limiting the window of when you eat, or the amount of food you eat in a day. But you can effectively fast from anything, and it could be a good option if you start noticing you’re addicted to something.

Health hacker Dave Asprey makes this point in a recent Instagram post, saying “You can fast from common addictions like alcohol, tobacco, or any other lifestyle patterns you want to change.”

He adds that you’re creating a dopamine fast by taking a break from social media. Dopamine is a chemical released by your brain that is “involved in reward, motivation, memory, attention, and even regulation of body movements,” according to Healthline.

Ultimately, dopamine is associated with pleasure and reward, so when you experience a release, it will feel good, causing you to want to repeat the behaviour again to feel the same positive feeling. Dave suggests social media causes this feeling of pleasure, so we’re more than happy to scroll through our feeds for hours on end.

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“Doing a dopamine fast by avoiding social media can give your mind a break from processing junk culture and devote more resources to creativity and original thinking. Less distractions = more power, [sic]” he relates.
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“The world will keep turning. Your device will still be there, ready to scroll at your heart’s content,” he adds.

“Remember to be still. If you’re lucky enough to be surrounded by nature, get out for a few more hours in that vitamin D. Play some outdoor games with your kids if you have them, toss a ball with your pooch, or simply ground!⁠”

Dave Asprey

It should come as no surprise to learn that social media can be incredibly distracting, and DMARGE’s very own Men’s Matters study returned some alarming statistics about the effects of social media usage on men.

The study found over a third of men (34%) feel as if social media has negatively impacted their relationships, and over two thirds (68%) also shared that they feel that online apps have made dating less enjoyable.

DMARGE Director & Founder Luc Wiesman recently experienced a social media fast of his own when he completed The Hoffman Process in the picturesque town of Byron Bay. He said his reasoning for signing up for the process was to leave “work and social media, plus a few other vices behind for [a] week.”

At the end of the week, Luc found he was “really nice to people and actually smiled more,” and he also “became more conscious about [his] choices regarding thoughts and usual behavioural patterns.”

DMARGE reached out to a few other people who have either completed or are currently conducting, social media fasts of their own to find out why they chose to do it, how easy they found it and how they felt once they reconnected with their social feeds once again.

Sonya Sartorio, a 28-year-old sales manager from Sydney said, “I had a 6 month Instagram fast toward the end of 2021. I decided to do it because I realised just how unhealthy my relationship with social media and my phone had become.”

“I did a lot of research to solidify my reasons behind deleting it and I wrote these down so I could look to them if I ever felt tempted to log back in.”

Sonya Sartorio

“I started with a one month challenge, but 6 months later and it had felt like a breeze. I actually felt quite anxious returning to Instagram following this 6 month period, but after setting some healthy digital and social media boundaries, I feel like I now consume socials in a much more conscious way.”

Linking to what Dave says, Sonya did find that the time away from social media meant she was less distracted and had more time to focus on herself and found the experience “even more transformative than I could’ve imagined.”

“Ultimately a social media cleanse, became a discovery into who the hell I am without the noise, without the vortex scroll, without the seeking of approval. It has me relearning what a relationship with this seemingly harmless app looks like. Discovering how to be intentional, purposeful and consume social media consciously.”

Harriet Parker, a 32-year-old social support worker from the United Kingdom has just begun her social media fasting journey. She told DMARGE “I deleted the Instagram app because I wanted to spend less time on social media for the sake of my mental health, I always found myself comparing my life to others and feeling like mine isn’t as good as other people’s and feeling anxious that my relationships might not be as good as others.”

“I’d already deleted any accounts I followed that made me feel not good enough about the way I look or made me feel like I needed to buy stuff (I gave up shopping in January) but Instagram was still making me feel shit.”

Harriet Parker

“I’ve actually found giving it up really easy, it’s only been a week or so but I haven’t missed the content. But I do find myself scrolling through other things like my photos more often so I haven’t mastered finding other things to do when I’m bored!”

“My aim is to never go back on Instagram because the negatives outweigh the positives, I followed loads of positive content like feminist and anti-racism groups and rape survivor support groups but the toxic stuff isn’t worth it for me.”

It’s no wonder they feel good after a social media fast. As clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, Phd told Well & Good in 2021: “A social media fast can offer a much-needed respite for the body, mind, and spirit. Fasts can increase positivity, decrease anxiety, and assuage feelings of depression.”

For many, the thought of giving up their social media feeds can be incredibly daunting and even more may think they have no reason to need to take a break from them. For those that do feel they should start to limit their time online, but can’t quite pull the plug, just having the awareness is a major step in itself.

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Scott Morrison has not yet (at the time of writing) updated his LinkedIn profile to reflect the fact that he is no longer the Prime Minister of Australia. This is actually a common area of neglect for all of us, sparking the question: how long is too long (to leave your old job up on your LinkedIn profile)?

Scott Morrison (or whoever is responsible for managing Scott Morrison’s LinkedIn account) appears to have forgotten to update his profile so as to indicate he is no longer Australia’s Prime Minister. His profile currently states that he was the Prime Minister from 2018 “until present.”

The new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in yesterday. Anthony Albanese does not appear to have a LinkedIn profile. On Twitter, people were quick to point out Scott Morrison’s neglect to speedily update his status, not just on LinkedIn but also on Facebook and Instagram.

It still says he’s the prime minister of Australia on his Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn…

— The Sage (@SarkySage) May 24, 2022

Malcolm Turnbull, for one point of comparison, shows how an ex-Prime Minister’s (updated) profile looks, (for reference see the image below). Turnbull’s profile reads: “29th Prime Minister of Australia.”

It remains to be seen when Scott Morrison will update his. Morrison did, however, take to LinkedIn two days ago to wish Mr Albanese and his government luck, thank his supporters (and Australia) and say: “I am now looking forward to returning to the Shire, my family and continuing to serve my local community.”

Morrison is far from alone in forgetting to keep his LinkedIn profile up to date. It’s a common ‘oopsie’ many people have, seeing as most social media users log into LinkedIn sporadically, as opposed to daily (or in some cases hourly, or more) as they do with such platforms as Facebook, Instagram; TikTok.

There is also a debate over what the statute of limitations for not changing your profile is. One hour seems a bit harsh. Maybe one day is a bit harsh, even, too. But where’s the line? One week? One month? One year? Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, Lynne Williams says you might actually want to wait 90 days.

Writing for VistaToday, she said: “If you don’t have another job lined up, you don’t want to leave your current position shown as still employed by the company for too long. I have heard that anything more than three months is pushing it.”

“However, if you don’t have a job, it may be more challenging to get a job,” she added. “If you do have another job to go to, you have a couple of choices. You can announce it right away or wait to see if you are still there after the first 90 days.”

Media Bistrot also urges you to hold your trigger fingers steady when it comes to updating your LinkedIn profile.

Speaking to Randy Ksar, VP of Digital at Voce Communications, journalist John Lombard writes: “Sure, after you land a new job, the first thing you want to do is update your LinkedIn profile. But it might be better to wait, and maybe even check in with the new boss first.

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Ksar told Lombard: “My recommendation is to chat with your manager before you update your LinkedIn profile, especially if your role is public facing.”

“While Ksar says a good amount of time to wait is generally a week or so ‘as long as you’ve got your personal brand story and your role in the company defined,’ it’s smart to consider what happens next,” Media Bistrot reports.

“Remember, think about what will happen when you update your job title/description: one, your network will congratulate; two, your network will ask you questions about your job; three, you’ll start getting recruiters and potential partners emailing/connecting with you.”

Randy Ksar

There you have it – maybe it wasn’t an oopsie after all…

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Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon are Australia’s newest high-profile celebrity couple – and the only thing more impressive than their exploits in the pool is their rather good taste in watches.

While Emma’s story is already the stuff of legends – the 27-year-old securing her name in the history books last year in Tokyo by officially becoming Australia’s most decorated Olympian of all time – Cody’s amazing career pivot from pop star to elite swimmer has captivated the Australian public.

On Wednesday, he finished third in the 100m butterfly at the Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide to secure a dream call-up to the Dolphins, Australia’s national swim squad, for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Cody shared a touching video to Instagram showing the moment he found out he’d be representing Australia for the first time, with Emma by his side to celebrate with him and share a warm hug. It’s beautiful stuff… But we couldn’t help but notice the nice watches the pair had on each of their wrists.

Cody was wearing his OMEGA Seamaster Professional Diver 300M “Tokyo 2020” (ref. 522.30.42.20.04.001), a limited-edition variant of the iconic 90s dive watch that, as the name implies, was produced to commemorate the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

It features an eye-catching white ceramic dial paired with a blue ceramic bezel and blue dial elements; ‘Seamaster’ dial text written in contrasting red and a Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games emblem decorating its sapphire crystal caseback.

Back in 2020, when it wasn’t clear that the Tokyo games would actually go ahead, some watch fans were speculating that these models would become real collector’s items – the allure of a watch from a games that didn’t happen a self-explanatory novelty. Thankfully (or perhaps regrettably, depending on your perspective) the games went ahead.

For her part, Emma was wearing her IWC Schaffhausen Portofino Chronograph (ref. IW391035). A luxurious rose gold variant of one of IWC’s most underrated watches, the Portofino Chronograph is an incredibly stylish watch that says much about Emma’s taste.

Of course, Emma is an IWC ambassador, and has a few IWCs in her collection, including one of the brand’s new Big Pilot 43s in stainless steel. DMARGE had the chance to chat with Emma earlier this year about her love of watches, as well as the role timekeeping plays in the life of an elite swimmer.

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We’ll see Emma and Cody compete together with the Dolphins at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games from the 28th of July to the 8th of August.

As Cody told Today host Karl Stefanovic, “It’s nice to be on the same team. We’re going to England, it’ll be a nice holiday.”

Fingers crossed they don’t set off too many metal detectors with their watches at the airport on their way to the UK…

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Joe Rogan is a man who shouldn’t need much of an introduction, but we thought we’d give him one anyway. He is a man with a world-famous podcast, a UFC commentator, stand-up comedian and occasional actor. Put simply, he’s involved pretty heavily in the media industry.

But who is he, how did he become famous and, perhaps most importantly to some, how much is he worth?

Joe Rogan Quick Facts

Name: Joseph James Rogan
Age: 54
DoB: August 11th 1967
Nationality: American
Height: 5ft 6in / 1.72m
Relationship Status: Married
Spouse: Jessica Ditzel
Net Worth: $120 million (estimated)
Instagram: @joerogan – 15.1m followers
Twitter: @joerogan – 9m followers
Spotify: The Joe Rogan Experience

Who Is Joe Rogan?

Joe Rogan is an American podcaster, UFC commentator, comedian and actor. He was born on August 11th 1967 in Newark, New Jersey. His parents got divorced when Joe was five and it is claimed Joe hasn’t been in contact with his father, Joseph, since he was 7-years-old.

Joe Rogan attended Newton South High School, from which he graduated in 1985. His career commentating on UFC mixed martial arts isn’t entirely surprising, given Joe formed an interest in martial arts in his early teenage years. He has previously said martial arts, “gave me not just confidence, but also a different perspective of myself and what I was capable of. I knew that I could do something I was terrified of, and that was really difficult, and that I could excel at it.”

He took up Taekwondo at the age of 15, and won the US Open Championship as a lightweight when he was 19. He further became a four-time consecutive champion during his years attending the University of Massachusetts Boston and eventually became a Taekwondo instructor.

He dropped out of University early, finding it “pointless,” and lived in Boston until he was 24.

Comedy Career

Joe Rogan dipped his toes into comedy at a young age, having found himself being a fan of Richard Pryor’s film Live on the Sunset Strip. It was his friends at Taekwondo school that eventually convinced him to try his hand on the stand-up comedy circuit. He performed his first stand-up routine at the age of 21 at Stitches comedy club in Boston.

Joe Rogan eventually secured the management services of Jeff Sussman, who was impressed with a routine he performed at a comedy club in Boston. He later became a full-time comedian following a move to New York City in 1990.

UFC Commentator Career

Joe Rogan began working for the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship – in 1997, as a backstage and post-fight interviewer. He managed to secure the role as his manager, Jeff Sussman, was friends with Campbell McLaren, the co-creator of the UFC. He quit after 2 years as his earnings couldn’t readily cover the cost of travel.

He returned to UFC in 2002 as a color commentator, after becoming friends with new president Dana White. He initially offered his services in exchange for free tickets to UFC events, but after 15 shows, he began accepting monetary payments.

He has continued to commentate on UFC events but missed UFC 271 in February 2022 following controversies relating to his podcast, which included a compilation video of him using racial slurs that went viral.

The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast

Most people will know Joe Rogan for his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, which launched on December 24, 2009 on Ustream. The first guest, comedian Ari Shaffir, didn’t appear until episode 3 in January 2010. In May 2010, Joe Rogan managed to secure sponsorship from sex-toy company Fleshlight but withdrew its sponsorship in 2012.

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The Joe Rogan Experience moved to YouTube in 2013 and eventually to Spotify in September 2020, following an exclusive licensing deal worth an estimated $100 million, although this was later confirmed to be closer to $200 million in February 2022 by The New York Times.

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Joe Rogan’s podcast has been involved with its fair share of controversy in recent years, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, where some 270 health care professionals demanded Spotify develop counter-misinformation policies, due to them claiming Joe Rogan and specific guests were spreading misinformation relating to the Covid-19 virus and the vaccine.

Onnit

Joe Rogan has also dipped his toes into the supplements industry, being a co-founder of fitness company, Onnit, which produces the Alpha Brain nootropics, which claim to boost cognitive function, among other supplements.

Joe Rogan Fitness

As previously mentioned, Joe Rogan has had a keen interest in mixed martial arts from a young age. Now in his 50s, he continues to look after his health and regularly posts his workouts and workout advice on his online social media accounts. He’s also experimented with various diets, with the most well-documented one being the carnivore diet, which consists entirely of meat and animal products, and excludes all other foods.

Joe Rogan Family

Joe Rogan has a wife, Jessica Ditzel, a former cocktail waitress to whom he has been married since 2009. They have two daughters together, born in 2008 and 2010, and Joe is also a stepfather to Ditzel’s daughter from a previous relationship.

Joe Rogan’s Net Worth

Thanks to his glittering career as both a UFC commentator and host of one of the world’s most popular podcasts, Joe Rogan’s net worth is an estimated $120 million. It is claimed affiliate connections and endorsements he’s received as a result of hosting his podcast earn him $30 million a year.

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A Miami flight attendant has shocked the internet with an explosive claim. She says you should “AVOID” aeroplane toilet paper and instead opt for the tissues. She says that this is because of an issue that occurs during turbulence…

Miami based flight attendant @flightbae.b has surprised everyone, creating a viral video on TikTok which has now spilt over into the tabloids. Though many “never touch this item on a plane” videos are a bit of a stretch, or a bit hypochondriac sounding, this one really takes the cake.

Why? @flightbae.b recommends you don’t touch one item of the plane most people consider an unavoidable thing which you – at some point (especially if it’s a long flight) – have no choice but (butt?) to touch. That item, as we mentioned, is toilet paper.

However, according to @flightbae.b there is a way you can get around having to use toilet paper (though we’re not sure many airlines would recommend it). In any case: here’s @flightbae.b’s toilet hack, for all you germaphobes out there (and for those who fear they can’t tell if the toilet paper has been made wet at any point).

In her TikTok video, @flightbae.b says: “Use the tissue paper instead of the toilet paper and here’s why. When turbulence hits and little boys are pointing and shooting they kind of you know shoot everywhere and that usually ends up on the toilet paper.”

Comments beneath her video were predictably disgusted, with one TikTok user claiming: “I’m never flying again.” Another said: “Why didn’t you tell me this sooner? Like 30 years ago?!?!” Others chimed in with health tips of their own.

“And also, antibacterial wipes !!! I used to be an aircraft cleaner and we just used a dry rag to dust off the seat and wipe those tables.”

TikTok user/apparant former aircraft cleaner @Natty.

If you don’t want that on your nether regions, she says “use the tissues which are up yonder.” @flightbae.b has also shared advice on hotel safety, warring flight attendants and the different types of flight attendants passengers should be aware of.

This isn’t the first toilet-related flight hack to go viral, either. Flight attendant Kat Kamalani shared a controversial economy travel hack that has left some first-class passengers furious in the past, when people have actually tried it (hint: the hack is to simply walk up and use the business or first class bathroom even when you’re an economy passenger).

Happy flying, people.

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It’s not just business class upgrades (or wine, or petrol) you can spend your Qantas Points on. Qantas frequent flyers can now use their Qantas Points to book holidays online (with a range of packages, from Antarctica to Africa) with TripADeal – an Australia-based, online travel agent.

Qantas has bought a 51% stake of TripADeal, which was Australia’s fastest-growing company back in 2016. Though – like the rest of the travel industry – it has faced a difficult couple of years since COVID-19 entered the world, it’s now back on its feet and picking up speed. In fact, as its founders shared with media at Qantas’ head office in Mascot this morning, it just recorded its best month ever.

Now, in a move that both Qantas and TripADeal hope will supercharge TripADeal’s growth, Qantas has partnered with TripADeal, with plans to significantly grow TripADeal’s revenue through a close partnership with Qantas’ loyalty program. To that end, Frequent Flyers can now use Qantas Points for any TripADeal holiday package.

Why did Qantas get into bed with TripADeal? The online packaged holiday booking market is estimated to be worth $13 billion, and is now experiencing an even further boom as people get back to travel, satisfying the pent up demand of the last few years. The e-commerce sector is also pegged to continue growing.

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TripADeal offers its customers a lot. It has thousands of direct supplier relationships with hotels, tour operators and other vendors that allow it to offer attractively priced holiday bundles both in Australia and overseas. They have tour guides in over 30 countries.

TripADeal holiday packages range from Japanese ski trips and exploring Antarctica, to South Australian wine tasting tours, Bali beach holidays and African safaris. All these holidays are now able to be booked with Qantas points, regardless of which airline is part of the package. Frequent flyers will also earn three points for every dollar they spend with TripADeal and can also use ‘points plus pay’ to book a holiday with a mix of points and cash (i.e. pay to bring their TripADeal holiday forward if they don’t have enough do book it solely with points).

As Qantas shared in a media release this morning, before COVID, “TripADeal had a yearly growth rate of more than 40% and in the 12 months prior to the pandemic, bookings were in excess of $200 million.” TripADeal’s monthly bookings are now “significantly higher,” Qantas says.

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The other shareholders in TripADeal are the founders, Norm Black and Richard Johnston – two entrepreneurs who hatched the plan for TripADeal while travelling – as well as private equity firm BGH Capital, which purchased a stake in TripADeal in 2020.

Qantas’ agreement with TripADeal provides a mechanism for Qantas to acquire the remaining 49% of TripADeal in four years’ time at an agreed multiple of TripADeal’s bookings at the time.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the purchase was: “a great opportunity at the perfect time.” He said that “coming out of the pandemic, people want a holiday experience that is special but also tried and tested, and there is a huge shift to booking online.”

“That’s exactly what TripADeal does. It’s an Aussie success story built on delivering ready-made holidays at very sharp prices, and their level of repeat customers shows how well they do it.”

Alan Joyce

Mr Joyce added: “We know that the number one thing people want to spend those points on is travel. That’s why the opportunities that TripADeal opens up for our Frequent Flyers will be so positive.”

The partnership comes amid the expansion of Qantas’ loyalty program, with the group continuing to perform strongly across earnings growth and the number of points redemptions and member engagement recorded.

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TripADeal currently employs around 100 people in Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, and they have dedicated personnel in over 30 countries to manage customer experience on the ground.

For the specifics of some of the holiday packages available for booking with TripADeal, see below:

• 10 day tour of Japan including Qantas flights, accommodation in Tokyo, Osaka and Gifu plus a tour of Mt Fuji. Packages from 140,000 points + $1399 per person, twin share.
• 9 day package to explore India’s famed Golden Triangle – Agra, Delhi and Jaipur, including Qantas flights, visits to the Taj Mahal and Chandni Chowk Market. Packages from 125,000 points + $1249 per person, twin share.
• 17 day tour of Alaska, Yellowstone & The Rockies including Qantas flights, 7 night Glacier Experience cruise and visits to Yellowstone National Park, Vancouver and the Great Falls in Montana. Packages from 250,000 points + $2499 per person, twin share.

Frequent flyers can also book holiday packages using points only and will earn three points per dollar spent on all TripADeal packages, Qantas notes.

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The Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 twins are widely regarded as some of the best sports cars of the 2010s. Good-looking, affordable, rear-wheel drive and famously well-handling, enthusiasts love them. But how does the second generation compare? In short: very well.

We had the chance to drive the new Subaru BRZ in both automatic and manual guise and we were truly impressed. Subaru (and let’s be honest, it’s really a Subaru – Subaru makes the damn cars and they have a boxer engine) might have taken an evolutionary rather than revolutionary approach with the second-gen BRZ but that’s by no means a bad thing.

While virtually every external body panel is completely different, under the skin, it’s more or less the same car: same fundamental chassis, same external dimensions, you’ll even notice it’s got the same steering wheel as later model BRZs. Also, like the previous generation, the Subaru is the better looking of the two cars. In our opinion.

But it’s not all show and no go. Its roof, hood and front fenders are made from aluminium to lower its centre of gravity, for example. The biggest change is the engine, which is now 0.4L bigger, about 20kW more powerful and develops peak torque at a lower engine speed – and without the big torque fall-off between 3,000–5,000 RPM the old donk had, which resulted from Toyota/Subaru tuning that engine for fuel economy.

On that note: one of the biggest changes the new BRZ has been blessed with is that it’s now wrapped with decent Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber from the factory instead of the Prius-spec economy tyres early examples of the first-gen car were burdened with.

But enough about all that. How does it drive?

Well, it’s an absolute hoot. Rev-happy, nippy and just a bit wild, the Subaru BRZ is full-fat driving fun. You feel like a real fighter pilot driving it: low-slung and dripping in Alcantara, its red-highlighted interior makes even average drives feel like high-stakes missions. It also sounds bloody amazing, something which is helped by a general lack of sound insulation. No sound being piped in here.

It’s also proper fast. As Motor points out, its 0-100km/h time of 6.21 seconds eclipses its more powerful rivals, like the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf GTI and the BMW 128ti as well as performance car icons like the Honda NSX or the Nissan S15 Silvia/200SX.

It’s also much cheaper than any of those cars, with Australian pricing starting from AU$40,290. For reference, that’s cheaper than a Mazda MX-5, which isn’t as fast and doesn’t have a fixed roof (and isn’t nearly as good-looking, but that’s subjective, I suppose).

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Unlike the previous gen, which always felt like a bit of a blank canvas that really invited and needed modification (i.e. a big fat turbo), the new Subaru BRZ is an amazingly complete package that doesn’t need to be fiddled with.

Be warned: the Subaru BRZ is not a car for the faint-hearted. The manual box might have a nice, short, notchy throw but the clutch is incredibly heavy – it’s a real workout for your left leg. The ultra-low seating position and aggressively bolstered buckets are comfy but a pain to get in and out of. The rear seats are more or less theoretical; one of my mates got in the back and his legs haven’t been the same since.

But that’s not the brief for the BRZ. It’s not meant to be a luxury car or some V8 monster. It’s meant to be an honest, unadulterated, small sports car that handles like nobody’s business and revs to infinity – and it delivers on that in spades. It’s an enthusiast’s machine that has enough mod cons to be easy to live with (like its great EyeSight driver-assist system, for example) but stripped back enough to appeal to automotive purists.

The fact that it’s also so affordable just sweetens the deal. It’s the best-value sports car in Australia by a country mile. It’s why we also highly recommend picking one up in manual as opposed to auto – not because the auto box is bad (because it isn’t) but because you’ll save extra coin and the car really deserves it.

Waiting lists for this thing are already pretty long, but earlier this month, Subaru reopened its order books for MY23 BRZs. We’d recommend you get in there quick – we don’t see demand abating any time soon.

Find out more about the new Subaru BRZ at Subaru’s online showroom here.

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Roger Federer might have missed a lot of tennis tournaments thanks to injury over the last two years, but he’s by no means been idle – he’s been all around the world, travelling to Malawi to support his charitable endeavours, fronting Switzerland’s latest tourism campaign, and most recently, getting a backstage pass to Mercedes’ garage for the 2022 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner was seen hanging out with 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, his talented co-driver George Russell and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff in the Mercedes garage at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya over the weekend – an exciting sight for tennis and F1 fans alike.

But something most people missed was the watch on Federer’s wrist: a new Rolex GMT-Master II ‘Sprite’ (ref. 126720VTNR), one of the most hyped timepieces to emerge from Watches & Wonders 2022 and perhaps the most bizarre watch Rolex has ever released.

Also called the ‘Destro’ or ‘Starbucks’, the Rolex ‘Sprite’ is a left-handed take on the classic GMT watch – that is, it’s designed to be worn on your right hand (confusing I know). Not only does it have its crown on the left-hand side, but its date window is rather unusually on the left-hand side, too. Its bezel also features a novel colour combination: black and green.

Back when the Sprite came out, we predicted that many owners would still choose to wear the watch on their left hand – and that’s exactly what Roger’s done with his.

While the Rolex Sprite officially retails for AU$15,500, aftermarket listings on sites like Chrono24 are already asking six figures for the damn thing. That’s hype for you.

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Grace Tame is an Australian sexual assault survivor and advocate, who is best known for her campaign work to change Tasmania’s ‘gag laws’ which prevented sexual assault victims from being publicly identified even if they permitted it.

Her work with the #LetHerSpeak campaign helped give voices to women all around Australia and reform outdated laws silencing victims of sexual assault.

But there’s a lot more to Grace Tame’s story, read on to find out more about her work and her life.

Grace Tame Quick Facts

Name: Grace Tame
Age: 27
DoB: 28th December 1994
Nationality: Australian
Net Worth: $500k (estimated) 
Instagram @tamepunk– 239k Followers
Twitter @TamePunk– 201k followers

Who is Grace Tame?

Grace Tame is an Australian sexual assault survivor and activist, who has been an important voice in reforming the treatment of assault in Australia in the last few years.

Grace Tame was groomed and assaulted by her 58-year-old maths teacher, Nicholaas Bester when she was only 15 years old. Due to Tasmania’s Evidence Act, survivors of sexual assault were unable to publicly speak about their incidents, leaving Tame unable to speak about her experience as she tried to raise awareness.

She then spent the next decade advocating for reforming laws and attitudes towards sexual assault survivors.

In November 2018, Grace Tame and journalist/sexual assault survivor advocate Nina Funnell spent several months campaigning with the #LetHerSpeak campaign, which gained support from celebrities such as John Clease and Alyssa Milano.

The campaign aimed to abolish sexual assault victim gag laws in Tasmania, as well as the Northern Territory and Victoria.

Almost 18 months later, in April 2020, the law was finally changed to allow Tasmanian survivors to speak out.

What does Grace Tame do now?

After successfully changing the Evidence Act, Tame has worked to enable survivors to be able to tell their stories, she has educated the public about grooming, and advocated to ensure policies and laws support survivors.

She’s also launched The Grace Tame Foundation (a not-for-profit organisation) to campaign and fund initiatives working to respond to sexual abuse of children. It also aims for cultural and structural change to eradicate the sexual abuse of children.

Additionally, she has worked with the Los Angeles Human Trafficking Squad to help prevent grooming and sexual assault.

Grace Tame and Scott Morrison

During the Australian of the Year morning tea on Australia Day 2022 (Grace Tame won the Australian of the Year Award in 2021), Grace Tame was pictured next to Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny, at The Lodge with a stern expression. The pictures divided the public with some seeing it as ‘childish’ and ‘rude’ while others praised the move noting she had no responsibility to smile in the situation.

On the matter, Grace Tame stated “the survival of abuse culture is dependent on submissive smiles and self-defeating surrenders“ and she wasn’t going to wear the “consequences of civility for the sake of civility”.

Grace Tame was a vocal critic of Mr. Morrison and his government while they were in power for their handling of women’s safety issues, stemming from allegations of rape and assault from parts of his team.

Grace Tame Tattoo

Grace has a tattoo on her hand, which says “Eat My Fear”.

“It’s about acknowledging fears and negativity that’s naturally out there in the world but being prepared to swallow that and doing things anyway despite that and actually converting that negative energy into positivity that can fuel you throughout your life.” she said when she appeared on Q&A.

Grace Tame Australian of the Year 2021

In 2021 Grace Tame was named Australian of the Year. The panel said she’d won the award for demonstrating “extraordinary courage” and “using her voice to push for legal reform and raise public awareness about the impacts of sexual violence.”

She is both the first Tasmanian and the first public survivor of sexual assault to win the award.

Grace Tame Personal Life

In 2017, Grace Tame married American actor Spencer Breslin but they later divorced. She has been with Max Heerey since 2020, whom she met through the running app Strava. They announced their engagement in January 2022.

Outside of her advocacy work, Tame is also a visual artist, a yoga teacher and a long-distance runner.

Her father, Michael Tame, is a former first-grade Tasmanian cricketer.

Grace Tame Net Worth

Grace Tame’s net worth is estimated to be around $500,00 according to Apumone. While her work hasn’t been done with a focus on profits, she’s become a leader in sexual assault advocacy in Australia and is paid to campaign around the country, often featuring as a keynote speaker at events.

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