Bork, Bork, Bork: The World's Most Famous Chef Makes Pöpcørn
Video is at the bottom but I’d like you to first savor the words. Bork Bork Bork: The Enduring Legacy of The Swedish ChefToday, we're diving into the hilarious world of the most famous (puppet) ch...
Hendrix's Warmth in the Frozen North
When I was 12 years old, my family and I landed in the deep, cold winter of Canada. It was a world away from everything I knew, but it was also where I had my first encounter with something that w...
Video: The Art and Seduction Behind True Luxury
There’s a reason we call luxury ‘luxury’. It’s not just about the name on a label or the price tag attached. True luxury is about craftsmanship, history, and the painstaking attention to detail tha...
Ever wonder why fruit baskets are deep? The fruits at the bottom of the heap often get squashed or are left to neglect. Here comes this brilliant innovative foreign to keep all fruits equal in sta...
A Young Mind Blown: Murano and Burano
(There are many cities that are ‘must visits’ in a lifetime. Florence and Jaipur top my now long list. On it are the Venetian islands of Murano and Burano). Pages from my Diary…. 1980s Arrival and...
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Beachside Discoveries: Sand in Sharp Focus
While lounging at the beach, I stumbled upon a hidden feature on my OPPO 5—a microscope mode I didn’t even know existed. With the sun setting, I started zooming in on grains of sand, each revealing...
Celine: Quiet Elegance. Simple, Carefree, and Young at Heart
There’s a certain magic to Celine—a brand that, without shouting, has captured the hearts of women who value simplicity, carefreeness, and a youthful spirit. Watching videos of Celine’s collection...
Humanity as a Farce. The Attari-Wagah Border
I've never stood at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, never felt the ground shake from the soldiers' stomps or heard the crowd's chants fill the air. My experience of this ceremo...
The Art of Fake Food: A Fascinating Japanese Tradition
One of the most intriguing things I've stumbled upon recently is the world of fake food, or *sampuru* (食品サンプル), a Japanese practice that is as much about art as it is about tradition. Imagine walki...
And here I quote a very flowery email from my good friend Aliye 🥱 "I’ve never experienced a towel like the ones from HELLO TURCO. It’s as if they’ve taken the essence of Turkish craftsmanship and w...
Getting into Bed with Monica Bellucci
Well, well, well. Gocha! It’s ok. What you wish for is here
Jacques Pépin, Patterned Blue Vase (2004). Photo by Thomas Hopkins. I am of the opinion that chefs are primarily artists. Their creativity is the motherlode of wonderful creations. So it must be c...
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PALESTINIAN a poem by Ibrahim Nasrallah
I was silent and nothing came of it.I spoke and nothing came of it.I cursed, I apologized, and nothing came of it.I was busy, I pretended to be busy…and nothing.I sat, I walked, I ran.I shivered a...
French actors Jean Gabin and Brigitte Bardot in the movie En Cas De Malheur, 1958
Because you wondered why tennis balls are yellow:
The answer lies with Sir David Attenborough. In the 1970s, as a BBC2 controller transitioning broadcasts from black and white to color, Attenborough noticed that white tennis balls were hard to see...
Discovering the Brilliance of "Teen Titans Go!" Through My Grandchildren
As a grandparent, I often find myself watching shows that might not have caught my attention otherwise. One such show is "Teen Titans Go!"—a favorite of my grandchildren, who seem to never tire of...
