Good Weekend indeed: Six fun things to do

A classic overachiever, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) has spent his whole life aching for his father’s approval while simultaneously trying to overthrow him. So let’s not analyse why he’s my pick of the bunch: suffice to say he’s going to be a key mover in the show’s hotly buzzed fourth (and final) season, starting March 27 on Binge. Thomas Mitchell

FASHION / Initial offering

Bold belts emblazoned with designers’ initials have become the newest manifestation of logomania as it moves from luggage, handbags and sweaters to the focal point of the waist. It’s okay to want more from a belt than merely holding up your pants or cinching in a baggy dress: the refined hardware on this Carla Zampatti number, for example, also elegantly announce the wearer’s style allegiance. Watch the right belt effortlessly elevate denim from casual to considered and give workwear a splash of glamour this season. Buckle up. Damien Woolnough

READ / I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

When Thalia, a beautiful young white student, is found dead in a New Hampshire school swimming-pool, her black athletics coach, Omar, is convicted of her murder. The case quickly becomes an online cause célèbre: was the crime solved or was Omar the victim of racist policing? More than two decades later, Thalia’s former roommate returns to the school convinced she knows who the real killer is. I Have Some Questions For You, by American writer Rebecca Makkai, is a page-turner about racism, class and violence against women – and the men who get away with it. Nicole Abadee

SHOP / Sprouter Kit

Add nourishment to every meal with your very own homegrown sprouts. Produced from a discarded wine bottle and fitted with a 3D-printed lid made from plant-based products, this sprouter ($49) from Upcycled Glassware offers an economical way to add healthy produce to your table while supporting the circular economy. Frances Mocnik

EAT / Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Melbourne is always a food and wine festival of sorts, for both locals and interstate visitors. But now that the annual Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is here, it’s official.

First, check out Federation Square, home of the festivities, for fun venues such as The Convenient Store. Grocery store and pie shop by day, it turns into a bodega from 4pm to 7pm, with canned Melbourne Margaritas from Curatif, Brick Lane beer on tap and even cocktail slurpees, such as Creamy Soda with Nagambie gin. Open from 8am-8pm daily, until Sunday April 2. How convenient. Jill Dupleix

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