We look at 5 of the best garden gloves Gardening gauntlets cream leather and English rose linen, £27.95, www.annabeljames.co.uk Garden in style with these gorgeous, luxurious, lightweight gloves with cuffs crafted in English linen and leather, pictured right. The long, floral linen cuffs are ideal for protecting your arms and the leather shields your hands … Read more
Gin parties, gin menus, ginvent calendars and even a Ginstitute hotel: the UK’s renewed passion for all things gin is fast creating a whole new industry. There are 315 distilleries in Britain – more than double the number operating five years ago. According to figures collected by HM Revenue & Customs, which hands out licences … Read more
Pitch perfect pines, garden tribalism, and the impact of soil regeneration science on the home garden are all top gardening trends for 2018, according to Monrovia, the leading grower of premium garden plants in the United States. “In 2018, the garden will be a both a haven and a laboratory as gardeners seek a respite … Read more
In the era of peak TV, it is no small feat for a series to reach 100 episodes, let alone 200, but it is an achievement that “Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan considers more of an “industry milestone than something our audience truly cares about.” Therefore, Levitan and co-creator Christopher Lloyd didn’t feel the pressure to go physically all-out … Read more
I just wrote another check to my contractor. What do I care? It’s Bitcoin money. Better spend it now before it all disappears. Still, I do wonder what he does with it all. His guys have been working on my house for a month, and the only thing that seems to have changed is my … Read more
The Oakville Drama Series continues with its third show of the season, the Pulitzer Prize nominated play The Dining Room. The show runs evenings from Wednesday, Jan. 10 to Saturday, Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, with a matinee performance on Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. The Dining … Read more
In 1757, on the eve of the historic Battle of Plassey, a merchant called Amir Chand threw in an alarming demand at Robert Clive’s table. “Omichund”, as the English knew him, had served the East India Company, assisting in their shaky relationship with the nawab of Bengal. Now, however, as war looked inevitable, he also made himself … Read more
Blend Into Space [Photo: courtesy designstudio PESI] If you had told me that all these furniture pieces and accessories were part of the sets of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, I would have believed you. These wireless charging surfaces by South Korean design studio PESI–which include tables, trays, containers, mirrors, speakers, and alarm clocks–all feel like they … Read more
Autumnal styling at The Home’s store on Umm Suqeim Street in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National Your Guide to the Home Level 1 has a valet service if you choose not to park in the basement level. This level houses all the kitchenware, including covetable brand French Bull, along with a wide … Read more
As part of its Red Label program, which provides clients with late-model aircraft and flight crews who are assigned to specific planes, the fractional and charter provider Flexjet now offers the LXi Cabin Collection, a series of more than 20 different cabin designs for the aircraft in its fleet. Ric Michaels, the director of product development for Flexjet, … Read more