Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 50th anniversary of my former university – the University of Kent. Formerly known as the University of Kent at Canterbury – UKC. Part of the scheduled festivities included attending my first lecture for 13 years, in a lecture theatre I knew well, but that had been refurbished in the intervening time. Nothing much had changed aside … Continue reading Campus lifestyle: future urban living
Amanda Palmer has written a fascinating insight into the stresses and worries of impending motherhood and becoming a working mum titled No, I Am Not Crowdfunding This Baby (an open letter to a worried fan). In her essay, she describes how she’s built a new wave of funding for her artistic projects using the Patreon platform which enables long-term fans of artists to commit to funding … Continue reading Working Mum: Can you be an artist and a mother?
The battle to find an air freshener that doesn’t overpower, underwhelm, or just remind you of that bowl of potpourri that you man used to keep on the side, on top of a lace doily, is a battle that few survive. The memories of potpourri, weirdly appetising in looks – but foul tasting (it was a mistake ok?), still haunt many to this day. So … Continue reading Yankee Candle Scents [review]
it looks like Can’t cook won’t cook may have finally got an upgrade by the London restaurant scene as the Hotel Café Royal’s Ten Room Restaurant invites diners to submit four or fewer of their own ingredients for the restaurant’s top chefs to concoct a bespoke culinary menu. For £70 a person, and after 48 hours notice of your shopping bag, the chefs will discuss … Continue reading Green Tomatoes (or Red Peppers) at the Hotel Café Royal
The world can be divided in many millions of ways, but us humans are fans of the binary approach. You’re either in this camp… Or that one. No fence sitting please. So for the purpose of today, you either love IKEA furniture (and the meatballs), or you hate that “Scandi furniture store”. You think that the democratisation of bookshelves and the opportunity to craft an … Continue reading IKEA hackers
“One time I was reading on my phone while my older daughter, the four-year-old, was trying to talk to me. I didn’t quite hear what she had said, and in any case, I was reading an article about North Korea. She grabbed my face in her two hands, pulled me towards her. “Look at me,” she said, “when I’m talking to you.” She is right. … Continue reading Why can’t we read anymore?
