The first time’s the charm
Living in a first-world country, it’s easy to complain about the way things are or pine for changes…
Mixtape: Gettin’ Jolly With It
Ah, the holidays. So it turns out there are - and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise - two kinds of people in the world: those who enjoy Christmas music and those who don’t.
Let’s run, and we’ll have some fun now, before I melt away
When the snow blankets the ground and cakes the bottom of your shoes and you call to cancel that doctor’s appointment because your hand is regaining some sensation after exams are over (so it wasn’t carpal tunnel after all-phew!) it can only mean one thing: holiday time is here.
All the fine young cannibals
It’s the reaction that comes involuntarily and naturally. A shudder, the closing of eyelids so tight little wrinkles form around the eyes, maybe the lips retracting back inside the mouth. It’s pure defence, and everyone knows it.
Life is a cabaret ol’ chum, so come to Crazy Horse
Paris is undeniably the city of the cabaret. From Le Chat Noir (considered the first modern cabaret, where…
You are where you eat
Nowadays, nearly everyone can recommend the best brand of shampoo or cleaning product. But while that’s fine and dandy, there’s a marked difference between what this gesture meant 50 years ago in comparison to today.