Culture

Given the times we live in, there’s no doubt about this sentiment from Nella Last: “It’s a great blessing if one can lose all sense of time, all worries, if only for a short time, in a book.” And many of us are always on the lookout for the latest…

Do you pine for “the good old days?” Do you miss the tv shows you used to watch, and even wonder what might have happened to the characters, especially if they aged along with you? Well, for fans of the late 80s show Thirtysomething (when in fact you yourself may…

British author Alexandra Potter once said, “Life isn’t complicated. It’s very simple, really. It’s us who make it complicated.” And a good photograph can show us both life at its simplest- a woman’s smile, a mother’s glance- or life in a more complex realm- such as the challenge of an…

No doubt about it, there’s something special about grandmothers and cooking. Some of our earliest memories may be of watching our grandma work magic in the kitchen or eating one of her lovingly prepared meals. Such occasions bolstered our love of food and our love of Grandma as well. These…

Whether it’s for environmental reasons or economic reasons, many of us have considered whether we need to keep buying new clothing- or whether we have enough. While a sale or the new fashion season can entice us to buy something new, the reality is that for many, our closets are…

Who hasn’t stared into a mirror and wondered: what happened to the face of my younger days? Is there a way to stop or even turn back the clock? While you may recognize that you’ll never quite have your youthful face, is it too much to ask for a “better…