Jess Wilson and the Blazing Stump: country pub voters give would-be premier a reality check (and a daiquiri)

Once the ultimate symbol of Hollywood rebellion, the former Nvidia chief’s signature look is now being mocked as a midlife crisis cliche For nearly two decades a black leather jacket has been a key part of Jensen Huang’s look. Now it’s become a punchline. As the founder and chief executive of Nvidia resigned this week after reports of multiple affairs, his affinity for a leather jacket, an item of clothing typically associated with a man in midlife crisis mode, has become widely mocked. Continue

Neither side have lost in the league yet but a more competitive division should take title race to the wire There was a time when the games between the top three – traditionally Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal – were title-deciding games. Where every point taken off a title rival was key. Such was the gap in investment and quality between those teams and the rest of the Women’s Super League that it was extremely rare that points would be dropped to teams outside that elite clique. As the WS

Barrie Cassidy is back from his break and keen to dive into the lessons for Australia from one of the biggest US midterm shifts in history. What can Labor learn from the Democrats about how to select winning – and inspiring – candidates? Tony Barry gives his take on why the Republicans lost Texas despite being bankrolled by the richest man in the world – and why George W Bush was so pivotal to the bad result for the right wing party. The Barries also discuss the prime minister’s trip to Turkey t

The bestselling author and reformed cartoonist on the ‘naughty frauds’ she admires, the challenges young people face, and why women read about having sex with fairies Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “I brought you a present,” author Kaz Cooke tells me, handing over a book titled Elvis Presley Speaks. A browning, dog-eared mass market copy, it’s the King’s account from beyond the grave, written by the parapsychologist Hans Holzer. It’s perfect – the sort of thoughtful, thematically re