No one knows for sure when or how locals in the South of France started eating fleurs de courgette (courgette flowers), but their simple philosophy endures: when life gives you courgettes, make stuffed courgette blossoms. Once an affordable, rural dish due to an abundance of produce, the trumpet-like bright yellow flowers have found their way … Read more
De Walvisch, UK The interior of De Walvisch, a Dutch sailing clipper, now moored in Wapping, East London, is potently atmospheric. It boasts mahogany-toned wood walls and a plethora of striking objects with an old maritime provenance, all sourced by its occupants – artists Zatorski & Zatorski (a couple known as Thomas and Angel to … Read more
Jenna Jameson insists she hasn’t been on slimming medication. The former Playboy model, 49, has been on a weight loss mission since she admitted to gaining 20 lbs in December 2019 after going off her keto diet for a few months, and in an apparent reference to celebrity-favourite drug Ozempic has now told fans it … Read more
Fidgety people tend to daydream, which can distract them at school and work. But fidgeting, like doodling, can also provide physiological stimulation, which can help some people focus on a task. In one experiment, people who doodled throughout a phone call remembered 29% more details than those who did not, suggesting the activity may aid … Read more
3. Eat fast and flavoursome food Next to us, Angie has been running [Malaysian restaurant] Sri Pinang for more than 30 years. It’s BYOB – grab something at the basic bottle shop across the road, or for something a bit more special pop into Everyday Wine a few minutes’ walk away. Portions are generous and … Read more
Steve Borthwick and Gregor Townsend both name Bath Rugby duos for their Summer Nations fixtures this weekend. stuart & Lawrence in for England Borthwick has selected tighthead, Will Stuart, for his second start in as many games in the Summer Nations Series. The prop is one of four players to retain their place in Borthwick’s … Read more
Altyn-Emel’s premier treasure is Aigaikum, (the “Singing Dunes”), a 240-hectare double sand dune stretching more than 3km. Around 200,00 years ago, an earthquake split the surrounding mountains apart and a strong wind corridor formed, carrying grains of sand from the foot of the mountains into the eventual dunes. I wanted to hear Aigaikum’s elusive song: … Read more
Hugo spent the first six months of his life in hospital. To make the family’s trauma worse, his medical team became suspicious that Mikk was shaking Hugo. “That’s still in my husband’s head today,” Helene says. “In some ways you are afraid to go to the hospital.” Helene remembers having her parenting monitored by the … Read more
There, a woman in a quilted beige jacket sat on a bench, her right hand cupped around her ear. Her name was Feleknaz Aslan, and for 30 minutes, her booming voice held us captive. She was a dengbêj, a Kurdish singing storyteller, whose ancestors have passed histories and folktales down through generations. Aslan’s song was … Read more
(Image credit: Sophie Carr) On 10 July, a volcanic eruption near Litli-Hrútur in south-western Iceland saw fissures open up in the Earth – and the creation of a new “baby volcano”. O On the afternoon of 10 July, the Earth cracked open. Three fissures appeared north-east of the base of Litli-Hrútur – a small mountain … Read more