Queen Camilla recalls sneaking Lady Chatterley’s Lover as a teen, a novel about love across class lines that was tried for obscenity in 1960. Her memory leads into a wider message: books can educate, comfort and rescue. A torch under the blankets, a forbidden book, a teenager hoping nobody hears the page turn. According to…
Bajra has no gluten, so the dough relies on warm water to bind it. Take the flour in a wide plate, add salt and pour in warm water a little at a time, mixing with your fingers. Knead for four to five minutes, pressing with the heel of your palm until the dough turns smooth…
Looking to escape crowded cities on your vacation? The Andaman and Nicobar Islands make a dreamy October getaway for travellers seeking ocean waters, white-sand beaches and a little adventure. October falls during the transition out of the southwest monsoon, so conditions can vary, but visitors can explore beaches, go snorkelling when sea conditions permit and…
The Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifying to a Senate committee. Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning arrived in US cinemas on 9 October, putting the Facebook whistleblower back in the spotlight five years after she first came forward. The film follows how Frances Haugen worked with a Wall Street Journal reporter to expose the company’s most…
Love needs time, but adult life can quickly fill every available minute. Work gets busy. Friends need attention. Family responsibilities grow. Phones take over the few quiet moments left. Couples can genuinely love each other and still stop prioritising the relationship. And sometimes, the distance begins there. Drifting apart does not always mean the love…
Anyone who has kept the nine-day vrat knows the pattern. Day one feels special, day four feels repetitive, and by day seven the thought of another plate of sabudana khichdi is enough to test your devotion. The restrictions are real, with no regular grains, onion or garlic, but they do not have to mean the…
“You did such a good job!” a parent tells their child after seeing a drawing. The child smiles briefly, then starts talking about a cartoon they watched or asks what is for dinner. Another child receives a compliment about a school performance but immediately begins discussing something that went wrong that day. Parents may find…
(Image Credit: sulabhtoiletmuseum.org) Typically associated with celebrated paintings and portraits, ancient artifacts, and stories from the past, some museums around the world are doing things a little differently. Across the globe, some museums have ditched the conventional and turned the bizarre into an experience worth travelling for. This makes the museum experience more attractive to…
A comforter does a lot of quiet work, soaking up sweat, body oils and the odd spilled cup of tea night after night, so it’s no surprise that it starts looking dull and smelling stale long before it feels dirty. Many people put off washing it because it seems like a big job, or they…
Tanning acts as a defense mechanism of the skin against ultraviolet rays. When the UV rays touch the skin, the melanocytes increase the production of melanin, which absorbs the rays, protecting the inner layers of skin from damage. This is a temporary, homogeneous darkening process that usually follows the areas exposed to sunlight and gradually…
