The first time I read Carol Ann Duffy’s collection Rapture, I finished it, took a breath, and read it again. I had rarely encountered anything so raw and it contains some of my favourite poetry. It tells the story of an affair – a modern one, for the digitised masses. “I tend to the mobile now … Read more
The Strokes – New York’s finest – in January 2006. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/WireImage “Every scene needs a chronicler like Lizzy Goodman,” was Jim Carroll’s wholehearted recommendation, in the Irish Times, of Lizzy Goodman’s Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011. The book is “a meaty oral history”, “a wild … Read more
“Clean house, clear head” rings so very true with me. As someone who is at a constant war with their anxiety, I’m always seeking healthy, straightforward ways to face my mental health head-on. My whole life, I’ve been what people jokingly called a “neat freak,” a trait that I got honestly from my mom. I’m the person people … Read more
About a month ago, I picked up a training lockpick set. I’ve always been curious about how lock picking works and how difficult it really is. In the process of learning, I discovered not only how easy it was, but how to look beyond the lock when it comes to protecting my home. Before … Read more
Stand via Me Lamp made by using herbal materials are blended via a manner that combines the commercial with the hand-crafted. With wood strength and iron will, I stand with the aid of you so I allow you to make out words and give that means to awesome standards. My motive in life? To enlighten … Read more
What colour manner to me colour approach the entirety. one of a kind shades generate special moods. it is easy to trade a room through color, and to create a specific ecosystem with the right coloration. creating a sense of calm and concord in a room is fundamental; then extraordinary hues may be used to … Read more