Not only is the 14th of February the day of rose petals, tiny chocolate hearts in fiddly foil wrapping, and (sometimes daunting) romantic expectations – it shares the honor of being “International Book Giving Day,” which, for many, might be the more appealing celebration. Giving a book to...
Love is in the air. And on the shelves. And in restaurants, malls, hotel lobbies, florists, and everybody’s minds (and DMs) at this time of the year. Whether you’re flying solo or you’re happily settled with a soulmate, it’s impossible to avoid the Valentine’s Day vibes. This year, if you’re...
It’s 2023. “Geek” isn’t a schoolyard insult anymore – it’s a way of life! Over the past 20 years, franchises like Star Wars and Marvel have gone from being the domain of the quiet kid sitting at the back of the class to multi-billion-dollar entertainment empires that everyone seems to have an...
There’s nothing that says “summer afternoon” more than a picnic. Whether it’s a solo adventure, sprawled out on the grass to read a book, a fun afternoon spent snacking and searching for butterflies with the little ones, a low-key get-together between friends or even a romantic, idyllic date –...
What IS art, actually? Is it limited to oil paintings of fancy ladies in gilded frames and towering marble sculptures of chiseled Greek men who appear to have misplaced their shorts? Does it extend out to particularly adventurous mid-century scallywags scribbling their names on upturned...
It’s been 84 years since we popped the champagne corks as the clock struck 2023, and we’ve spent every second of the decades that have made up January so far watching our bank balances eke ever closer to the danger zone. No matter how many times we seem to wake up, work, sleep it off […]
School’s out for the summer, but that can mean the opposite of a vacation for parents. Though it’s always wonderful to have the little ones around, having to entertain a troupe of overexcited kids 24/7 without the usual break of the school week can be exhausting. Figuring out how to occupy them...
We’ve all had that feeling: New Year’s Eve will be “the night.” The final party to see out the year and set the tone for the next one in magnificent, sparkling fireworks. We’ll daydream about it when Christmas lunch has had time to digest and start planning our...
Don’t let primary school memories of being legitimately terrified by a showing of Alice in Wonderland fool you; tea parties can be a sophisticated and thoroughly enjoyable activity for adults to enjoy – and unless you’re very unlucky, you probably won’t encounter any caterpillars, either. In...
Tis the season to be jolly – but that doesn’t mean environmentally sustainable living has to go out the window. We know you’re doing an awful lot of an awful lot: giant meals, tons of spending, loads of socialising, and using far more wrapping paper than any reasonable person should have...